Out of the blue, the Boston Red Sox traded away franchise player, Rafael Devers, just hours after hitting a home run in the series sweep versus the New York Yankees. The Red Sox looked like they were steering the ship in the right direction, posting a record above .500 and going 8-2 in their last 10 games before trading Devers.
Without Devers, the Red Sox's winning stretch and playoff hopes seemingly will come to an end, as the team lost its leader in home runs (15) and RBIs (58). Off the field, this trade has officially signaled a new turn in the Red Sox’s front office that has no support from the fans.
These past few days have felt reminiscent of the low point when the Red Sox traded Mookie Betts away in 2020, leaving fans stunned and angry at the front office. Fans are even more upset at the front office with this latest report of dysfunction happening in the front office.
Red Sox Using AI in Interviews
On NBC Sports Boston, Joon Lee reported that the Red Sox used AI to interview a candidate for their baseball operations department. Lee reported that the candidate went through five rounds of the interview, recording his answers, while having no talks with a member of the Red Sox organization.
The Red Sox and Craig Breslow have some serious problems.
— Savage (@SavageSports_) June 18, 2025
Per: @joonlee, @NBCSBoston
“A league source was recruited by the Red Sox, only to go through five rounds of interviews with an AI without speaking to a single person.” pic.twitter.com/tbbsp5tbDi
This report adds to the dysfunction and embarrassment that already surrounds the Red Sox’s front office. The team opting to use AI to interview a candidate instead of conducting the interview themselves doesn’t make a good impression on other future candidates across the league.
Who would want to work for a place where you can’t meet or ask questions to the hiring party? Every year, it seems the Red Sox’s front office stoops lower and lower from the big-market franchise they are to a small-market, poorly managed team.
This, along with a speculated power struggle between Alex Cora and Craig Breslow is all John Henry’s fault. Henry has shifted the franchise to its current direction by not wanting to pay big bucks for the team’s best players and instead using analytics and new metrics to run the team.
So far, it hasn’t worked in his favor, as the Red Sox have only made the playoffs once since winning it all in 2018. Henry and the front office must make swift changes in how they operate if they truly want to get back to their winning ways.