The Boston Red Sox are in rough form, and Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom knows the challenge ahead.
“This is not what any of us want,” Bloom told The Boston Globe Sunday. “There’s a lot of work to be done.”
The Red Sox (6-16) have lost seven rights and have the worst record in the American League. They have started 11 different pitchers in just 22 games this season. That roster instability was evident early on.
Boston lost ace Chris Sale to an injured and suspected opening day starter Eduardo Rodriguez to complications from COVID-19 and gave David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a deal that also sent MVP outfielder Mookie Betts.
“Obviously, the results were not what we wanted,” Bloom said. “We knew we were a few kicks down and that this was going to be an area of our team that was a work in progress, and sure enough we’ve had really bad results so far.”
With its season in a tailspin, Bloom acknowledged that the Red Sox are likely sellers on this year’s trading date.
“From day 1 here, I felt like long-term sustainability needed to be a really important priority here,” said Bloom, who is in his first year with the organization. “How we started, you have to weigh that. We want to participate, but we have to prioritize our big image goals.”
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