MLB Insider Names Rumored Chaim Bloom Replacement If Red Sox's Season Goes Awry

Does Boston already have some replacements candidates in mind?

Scott Neville | May 29, 2023

MLB Insider Names Rumored Chaim Bloom Replacement If Red Sox's Season Goes Awry /

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The Boston Red Sox exceeded expectations to open the season but are starting to come back down to their level.

Boston sits at 28-25 after a disappointing West Coast road trip, fourth place in the historically excellent American League East and three games back of a Wild Card spot. Those placements are roughly where the consensus would have expected.

If the Red Sox maintained their current pace, Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom would likely be safe -- though there would be plenty of local media members calling for his head. The New York Post's Jon Heyman just added fuel to the fire.

"Former (Milwaukee) Brewers general manager David Stearns, who’s sitting the year out following the misguided Josh Hader trade, though generally he did excellent work, is a rumored potential candidate for a top Boston job if the Red Sox falter," Heyman wrote Thursday.

Heyman is not the only one going around looking for potential replacements for Bloom. The Athletic's Jim Bowden claimed New York Yankees executive Brian Sabean could be in the running for the job if Bloom is let go.

It's a little odd that there are reports of Bloom's potential replacements at all, especially in May. It would likely take a notable collapse for the Red Sox's ownership group to send Bloom packing. The current roster is good enough to win multiple divisions around Major League Baseball. If the AL East was not one of the best divisions of all time, Bloom would be receiving much more praise than criticism.

Even with the current adversity plaguing the team, I believe it's much more likely that they will take a step forward than back -- though a middling .500 club is the most likely result. Given the Red Sox's goal of resetting the luxury tax this season, that record would not be the worst thing.

Barring an awful second half, I would expect Bloom to make it through the offseason and use next season as an audition to prove whether he's right for the job or not -- with money to spend and some of his lauded prospects making it up the system.

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Published May 29, 2023

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu