The Boston Red Sox’s pursuit of adding proven talent around their young core could come at a high price – the trust of the future face of their franchise, Roman Anthony.

The Red Sox are reportedly still in conversations with the Arizona Diamondbacks’ $116.5 million star Ketel Marte. Apart from trying to re-sign Alex Bregman, they’re actively involved in trade discussions for both Marte and Houston Astros’ Isaac Paredes.

Neither of the deals is close yet, but as insider Chris Cotillo says, the talks are still very much “exploratory” for Ketel Marte.

If a Ketel Marte trade goes through, Marcelo Mayer could end up being part of the package. Apparently, he has drawn interest from the Diamondbacks.

But Roman Anthony might not be too happy about that.

Recently, he talked about how close he

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