Coveted Cubs' Executive Being Targeted to Run Red Sox Front Office

One of the Chicago Cubs' most coveted executives is being targeted to run the Boston Red Sox front office.

While the Chicago Cubs haven't had a lot of overall success to hang their hats on after the 2016 World Series championship, it's clear that their front office has done a good job acquiring and building talent.

They've created one of the best pipelines in all of Major League Baseball and have developed their young stars into becoming impact players.

A lot of that credit has gone to President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer, but there are plenty of other people to credit as well.

It seems like the Boston Red Sox have taken notice of this also.

According to Patrick Mooney of The Athletic, they are targeting Cubs executive Craig Breslow to become their No. 1 guy in their front office.

Breslow is a former Major League pitcher who spent 13 seasons in the big leagues.

He won a World Series with the Red Sox in 2013.

After his playing career finished, Breslow joined the Chicago organization in 2019 and has worked his way up to his current role of Assistant General Manager/Vice President, Pitching.

Mooney writes, "The Chicago Cubs expected that Craig Breslow would be poached to run another major-league team at some point. The Cubs also understood that Breslow, a rising executive with a Yale degree and a World Series ring, would be selective about his next opportunity."

This could be that opportunity.

Breslow still lives in the suburban Boston area with his family after growing up in Connecticut.

He has obvious ties to the Red Sox organization after spending four seasons playing there.

But, Mooney also notes that the rising executive has a strong bond within the Cubs' current franchise setup.

"Breslow has strong relationships with president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and manager David Ross, who played with Breslow on the Red Sox team that won the 2013 World Series," he writes.

He has received a ton of internal credit for the emergence of pitching prospects and reviving careers of their veterans.

Mooney also mentions that Boston might not offer him the full reigns of the organization.

"If the Red Sox ultimately decide to hire two executives — but without giving Breslow the top spot and full authority — the Cubs would be well-positioned to make a substantial offer to stay in a job that already carries a lot of clout," he clarifies.

Whether the rising executive ultimately leaves or decides to stay, signals that Chicago is doing something right within their front office that other teams are looking to hire away their guys.