The MLB GM Meetings begin in Scottsdale, Arizona on Monday, giving Chaim Bloom his first opportunity to mingle with rival executives. He’s only been on the job for a couple of weeks but these meetings will be pivotal to shaping the offseason for the Boston Red Sox.
Next month’s Winter Meetings are generally when the hot stove burns brightest with many of the top free agents waiting until then to sign. We may not see any major moves this week but the GM Meetings allow Bloom to lay the groundwork for his plan.
The Red Sox can’t make significant free agent signings without knowing how much room they have in the budget, which means Bloom’s focus will be on how to carve out payroll space so that the Red Sox can afford to plug the holes on their roster.