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Red Sox pursuing Michael King? Or are they full of crap!

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Nick says qualifying offers apply to Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette, Ranger Suárez, and Michael King.

1. Bastards of Boston Baseball focuses on the Red Sox rumor around Michael King and what it says about Boston’s offseason approach. 2. Nick the Voice hosts with Jeremy Schilling and Charlie Smith, and all three matter because they drive the team’s fan-side reaction to roster moves. 3. The episode asks whether the Red Sox are seriously pursuing Michael King or just circulating another interest rumor. 4. The hosts say King comes with injury concerns, a down season after recovery, and a qualifying offer. 5. Jeremy argues Boston keeps using short, risk-shifting contracts that let pitchers “prove it” before leaving for bigger deals. 6. He cites Lucas Giolito, James Paxton, Patrick Sandoval, and Liam Hendriks as examples of the same contract pattern. 7. Charlie says Boston should stop behaving like a bargain club because the Red Sox have revenue, ownership scale, and a major-market profile. 8. The hosts compare the Red Sox approach to the Devil Rays, Pirates, and Marlins, which they treat as a sign of diminished ambition. 9. Nick argues that qualifying offers should not scare Boston away from players like Kyle Schwarber, Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette, or Ranger Suárez. 10. The conversation keeps returning to the idea that Boston should pay the cost if it wants actual impact talent. 11. Jeremy says the team’s repeated links to “interest” reports from Sean McAdam or Chris Cotillo no longer move him. 12. Charlie points to the franchise’s habit of using pitchers as a rehabilitation center and then losing them to another payroll. 13. Nick says Alex Bregman’s opt-out structure and the team’s hesitation around long commitments fit the same pattern. 14. The hosts repeatedly describe the roster as likely to open with placeholders such as Tristan Casas and Nick Sogard if no major move lands. 15. They also discuss how a trade market can weaken while Boston waits, using other teams filling needs before the Red Sox act. 16. Jeremy says the organization’s commitment to “efficiency” has made the deadline and free agency worse, not better. 17. The tone is angry, argumentative, and fan-driven, with all three hosts talking over one another at points. 18. The format is loose panel discussion with long back-and-forth stretches and no formal interview structure. 19. Fans frustrated by Red Sox roster inertia and media spin. 20. Listeners looking for a calm, transactional recap of signings.

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