Chaim Bloom’s short tenure as chief baseball officer continues to pay dividends for the Boston Red Sox. 2023 fifth-round pick Connelly Early struck out 11 over five innings in a 6-0 win against the A’s on Tuesday. Early’s 11 punch outs tied Don Aase’s mark from 1977 for the most strikeouts by a Red Sox pitcher in his major league debut.
As the Sox battle for the division and an October playoff spot, Craig Breslow is turning to the farm system to bolster the roster for the stretch run.
To Breslow’s credit, even before the relatively quiet trade deadline, he added big names in the offseason that helped cover holes in the roster.