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Red Sox not close on Ketel Marte! Alonso not expected to sign with a team this week!

December 10, 2025·53 min·2 clips

The best executive in baseball got his guy and one of our trolls says what's he done since 2018... well he won a pennant in 2022 and he's won two division titles.

Bastards of Boston Baseball analyzes Red Sox's 2026 offseason challenges after Kyle Schwarber's signing with Philadelphia Phillies for $150M/5 years. Hosts debate why Red Sox weren't competitive and criticize GM Craig Breslow's execution versus Dave Dombrowski's Phillies success. Episode focuses on Alonzo as urgent priority since Schwarber unavailable; analyzes roster constraints from Yoshida contract preventing DH flexibility. Hosts provide critical organizational analysis comparing Breslow's pitcher-only strengths to superior executive peer performance and poor trade record, with frustration evident throughout.

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Boston's first-base problem keeps the discussion anchored.

This is a Red Sox offseason talk centered on Alonso and Boston's first-base problem. It keeps coming back to Casas, then fans out to Yoshida, Bregman, Marte, and Suarez as possible answers or tradeoffs.

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