Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
Red Sox hope to emulate the Rays success with Bloom in charge.
The Boston Red Sox were under new ownership in 2002 and they were also in the process of reaching out for the preeminent general manager in cost control, using the new-fangled metrics and finding value where none was perceived. That was Billy Beane and he was presented with a $12.5 million opportunity to be at the GM helm. After much deliberation, Beane turned down the offer and remained with the Oakland Athletics.