💁🏼‍♀️ MLB rumors: 'No real momentum' between Red Sox, Diamondbacks in trade talks for second baseman https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/mlb-rumors-no-real-momentum-between-red-sox-diamondbacks-in-trade-talks-for-second-baseman/ar-AA1RX8BZ ⚾️ Besides Devers, The Sox haven’t paid or bought a multi-year contract that would take a position player past the age of 34 since 2018. They’re not going to start with taking Ketel Marte to 37yrs. Red Sox are not trading for Marte. It’s a media driven topic for the headlines, a fandom trade created for the uneducated masses to get clicks. On the one hand you’ve got ownership crying poverty, on the other hand the headlines tell you the Red Sox are willing to take on $100m in salary and give up major league players and/or prospects. It’s the old magic trick of look over here (Marte) while we throw away more money on posting fees (Murakami).