Bastards of Boston Baseball (Red Sox) · Red Sox Podcast

Ketel Marte worth the drama in Boston?!

December 31, 2025·57 min·3 clips

Hazen's quotes sound like insecurity, not confidence—it reads like he's upset teams won't give him the offer he wanted.

The Bastards of Boston Baseball opens by jumping straight into the Cattell Marte trade rumors and spends the segment working through what a move like that would mean for Boston. The hosts focus on the risk of adding a player who may need more managing than the clubhouse can comfortably absorb. They keep asking who, if anyone, would be the veteran able to get in his face if things started going sideways. Jarren Duran does not sound like the answer, and Roman Anthony is not treated as one either. A newly acquired veteran first baseman comes up as a possible stabilizer, but that still does not fully settle the worry. Alex Cora is mentioned as the obvious adult in the room, though even that role is not framed as enough on its own. The conversation also folds in the Devers situation as part of the larger backdrop. From there, the panel compares the dynamic to Bryce Harper and the idea that tension can still sit beside production if a player channels it well. That comparison does not make everyone comfortable. The hosts keep circling back to the red flags and the danger of brushing them off. They also keep insisting the price matters, asking what the Red Sox would have to give up if they decided to chase the idea. By the end, the segment feels less like a clean verdict than an uneasy audit of the fit, the cost, and the risk of regret.

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A Red Sox trade debate that turns the Marte rumors into a broader clubhouse question.

The discussion stays on the Marte rumors and the larger Red Sox mess around clubhouse control, Alex Cora, roster fit, and whether the team would regret making the move.

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You want the Red Sox version of a star-trade argument, minus the polite stuff.

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