Red Sox Reportedly Fire Chaim Bloom After Another Failed Season

Bloom never got much of a fair shake

Scott Neville | Sep 14, 2023

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The Boston Red Sox are once again stepping away from a multi-year plan before seeing it through.

The Red Sox have parted ways with chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom, according to a team announcement.

Red Sox owner John Henry seemed to admit that Bloom was given the short end of the stick while scapegoating him.

“Our organization has significant expectations on the field and while Chaim’s efforts in revitalizing our baseball infrastructure have helped set the stage for the future, we will today begin a search for new leadership," Henry said in a statement.

After what Dave Dombrowski did to the organization, it's insane to expect his successor to do anything but fail if not given the proper runway. Bloom rebuilt the farm system, signed the face of the franchise -- Rafael Devers -- to a long-term deal and started to develop the makings of a young core.

Right before Bloom was given the chance to use Boston's resources to its highest capacity with a reset luxury tax, they swept the rug out from under him. The next man up will be in a perfect position to receive all the praise such as Dombrowski did when Ben Cherington drafted and developed the core that set the 2018 World Series in motion.

The only silver lining is that the move signals that Henry and the ownership group are focused on winning and likely will invest heavily in the 2024 team to rebuild their ailing reputation.

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Published Sep 14, 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