Chaim Bloom is next in line to be raised to management hero status or to be summarily dismissed and be relegated to a Red Sox historic footnote. The details of Bloom’s management history are now well-known to the denizens of Red Sox Nation including special attention to his former employers the Tampa Bay Rays where he spent his professional baseball life.
Bloom’s connection to Tampa is invariably followed by references to Tampa’s payroll which – no surprise – connects to Boston’s payroll. In 2019, the Rays accomplished more for less or far less, but the Rays also have never won a World Series in their history.