The Boston Red Sox are reportedly hiring Chaim Bloom for the position of Chief Baseball Officer, replacing former president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski at the top of the front office hierarchy.
A slight tweak to the job title isn’t the only difference we’ll see with Bloom in charge. Under the reign of Dombrowski, the Red Sox emptied the farm system and spent with reckless abandon. It was a win-now approach that paid off with a World Series title in 2018 but the plan wasn’t sustainable. Bloom will need to take a different approach to improving the team without the benefit of a minor league system filled with trade chips while simultaneously reducing payroll in an effort to dip below the luxury tax.