Ep. 197: Rick Hahn and Rick Renteria from SoxFest

Chuck Garfien is joined by Rick Hahn, Rick Renteria, and Jason Benetti in a live podcast taping from SoxFest

1:45 - Hahn on why Machado decision is taking so long

4:15 - Renteria on why he’s not concerned about Machado timing changing his lineup

5:15 - Hahn on why rumors from media have almost all been wrong this offseason

6:45 - Renteria on Yonder Alonso and his skillset

7:30 - Renteria on which 2018 Sox players grew the most during the season

8:55 - Renteria on Yoan Moncada and growth during season and off-season

10:20 - Hahn on visiting Eloy Jimenez and his family in the off-season

12:50 - Reacting to Eloy saying that he plans to win Rookie of the Year

13:45 - Hahn on the pursuit of Machado and how the Sox are major players in free agency

15:45 - Hahn on why Sox are set up for a very bright future

17:15 - Hahn on why he used the word ‘fail’ when describing pursuit of Machado

19:00 - Hahn on his favorite offseason additions

21:00 - Renteria on how much contact he has with players in the offseason

22:10 - Renteria on his own offseason and approach

23:00 - Renteria on what baseball nightmare he wakes up from

24:05 - Hahn on status of Kelvin Herrera and status for opening day

25:05 - Renteria on Carlos Rodon

26:05 - Renteria on how to cultivate leadership in a young clubhouse