ESPN MLB Insider Wonders About How the Boston Red Sox Will Handle Chaim Bloom This Offseason

The Boston Red Sox open up play on Friday night at 72-68 and in fourth place in the American League East.

They also open up Friday at 5.0 games back of the third and final wild card spot.

While the Red Sox are not mathematically eliminated from playoff contention this year, most Red Sox fans are looking ahead to 2024 already.

The question is, who will be running the Red Sox in 2024? Chaim Bloom has been the Chief Baseball Officer since 2020 and has overseen two last-place finishes (2020, 2022) and one trip to the ALCS (2021).

What is Bloom’s ultimate future with the organization? ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney joined ‘The Brady Farkas Show’ on Thursday to discuss:

“…There’s always been a conversation about whether or not Chaim, who came from the Tampa Bay Rays, if he was going to try to institute a system like the Tampa Bay Rays, would there be enough time?” We’ve seen with Red Sox ownership that they will veer…it does feel like there’s an expiration date in place when you’re talking about the frustration of fans and the question is whether ownership will veer again off this plan that was a very, very long-term plan.”