Red Sox Reportedly Have Selected A Former Player To Succeed Chaim Bloom

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Scott Neville | Oct 24, 2023

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The Boston Red Sox appear to have finally found their new leader of baseball operations after completing a very extensive search full of rejection and creativity.

"According to multiple industry sources, the team is believed to have offered the job to (Chicago) Cubs assistant GM and former Red Sox pitcher Craig Breslow," The Boston Globe's Alex Speier reported Tuesday night. "While it has yet to be confirmed if he’s finalized the deal, sources expect Breslow will succeed Chaim Bloom as the next Red Sox head of baseball operations."

Breslow has yet to accept, but it would be quite a shock for a candidate to go all the way through multiple rounds of interviews and be offered the top job only to decline the position.

The former Red Sox reliever was able to prevail over a hefty list of candidates that included internal options Eddie Romero, Paul Toboni and Mike Groopman as well as former San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler, Minnesota Twins general manager Thad Levine and former Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington.

Breslow's work as the director of pitching for the Cubs could be deemed the top feather in his cap, as Chicago seemed to make serious strides under his leadership.

The Yale graduate also has a nice blend of being a seasoned executive and a former player. Bloom received criticism at times for not having a good grasp of what his players needed -- fair or not -- especially at the last two trade deadlines.

Not only can Breslow relate to the players in the clubhouse but has the competitive drive of a professional athlete, something that appeared to be lacking from the front office in years past.

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Published Oct 24, 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