Brian reacts to a quiet trade deadline for the Red Sox, which saw the team add pitchers Steven Matz and Dustin May, but miss out on other, better players (0:20). Then, he chats with Sox Prospects' Chris Hatfield about the deadline, the Red Sox’s trades, why the Sox didn’t make bigger moves, who might get called up to the majors as the season winds down, and more (22:20). Brian and Jamie offer up some final thoughts on the deadline and Craig Breslow’s GM tenure (1:00:20).

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Host: Brian Barrett

Guest: Chris Hatfield

Producer: Jamie McClellan

Additional Production Supervision: Steve Ceruti

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Crickets at the Trade Deadline for the Sox With Chris Hatfield