3 Boston Red Sox questions concerning Chaim Bloom’s strategy
Boston Red Sox Chaim Bloom’s plan is not discernible
So to sum up the offseason work to date, it’s hard to comprehend what Chaim Bloom is trying to do, or if there is any concrete plan at all. Will he spend more, or go back to the bargain basement?
The logical moves would have been to lock in or replace what was lost and augment the team where it needed additional help.
Instead, Bloom has seemingly allowed key players to leave in free agency like Rodriguez (and possibly even Kyle Schwarber) or sent them packing like Renfroe and really not done much at all to replace them and better the club.
That’s not a good optic for the Chief Baseball Officer. One has to speculate on exactly what Bloom’s plan is based on his mandate is from the team’s ownership, the Fenway Sports Group.
Is he to build a championship team on the cheap? Is he to grow a champion from within? Just what is the mandate? No plan frankly is evident at all.
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Weakening an already competitive team and not doing much to replenish it doesn’t seem to be the answer to any of these questions.
If this space were to grade the offseason for the Boston Red Sox to this point, it would be a D-. For a team that should be bolstering itself for a championship run, it’s just not good enough.