And what do you know?! Chaim Bloom has already made a trade with the team that fired him. He sent former Yankees pitcher Sonny Gray to the Red Sox in a surprising deal that helps Boston replace Lucas Giolito. But New York can still be on the winning end of the St. Louis Cardinals' purge.
If the enemy of your enemy is your friend, the Yankees should be set up for an intimate relationship with the Cardinals president of baseball operations. Bloom was fired by the Red Sox in September 2023 after four years as their chief baseball officer.