Boston Red Sox rumors: Talk of offseason ‘plan’ is a joke on the fans
Last season, the Red Sox traded one of their best hitters, Hunter Renfroe for the former outcast, weak-hitting Jackie Bradley Jr., and paid him more money. They also failed to re-sign another top player traded for in 2021, Kyle Schwarber. Chaim Bloom undid two of his best 2021 moves and sunk the Sox season before it even began.
Then they spent money on a sore-armed pitcher, James Paxton who never saw the field and they are now indebted to the same for $4M for this season.
Bloom should be wary of his employers. These money makers have only one thing in mind, the bottom line. After seeing them can Dave Dombroski after his winning three AL East titles in four years along with a World Series, Bloom should be wary that his one playoff appearance and two last-place finishes place him securely on the hot seat.
Not that the absentee ownership cares about winning as long as the money keeps flowing in. But appearances are appearances and there has to be a scapegoat, you know, to keep up appearances. And you can bet Bloom will be the fall guy if they flop again this season, which is a distinct possibility at this point.
So what’s the plan? Well, there really isn’t one, except this. Spend as little as you can and hope for the best. Sign older players, former injury types, and anyone else who may appear to be a reasonable addition. Problem is, Red Sox Nation is too smart to buy into those shenanigans.
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The dedicated and knowledgeable Red Sox fan base can see this smokescreen as a joke. They get the fact that the absentee ownership could care less about the product on the field. As long as the stands are full, enough expensive jerseys are bought, and hot dogs and $10 beers are sold at the old ball yard, things are just fine.
It’s a real shame but as they say in Foxborough, it is what it is. That is until it isn’t. That will be the day the owners you never see sell this team to someone who actually cares, and that day can’t come soon enough for Red Sox Nation.