The Boston Red Sox fired chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom on Thursday, bringing an end to his four-season tenure with the team. This comes after the team proved highly inconsistent throughout Bloom’s tenure and now looks unlikely to grab a playoff berth this year.

Bloom joined the Red Sox in 2019 after the dismissal of general manager Dave Dombrowski. This came a year after Boston won its fourth World Series in 15 years. The chief baseball officer was viewed as a fresh change of pace from Dombrowski – while Dombrowski was a big spender, Bloom achieved small-market success with Tampa Bay, building a strong team from within.

Many Red Sox officials were surprised by the decision to axe Bloom. While the team’s performances have been inconsistent in recent years, numerous members of the organization believe that the franchise is on the rise and destined for a promising future.

“The decision was not made lightly or easily,” team president and CEO Sam Kennedy stated during a press conference. “We all know where we are in the standings. It’s a painful reality that fans feel as deeply as we do. Our fans deserve a winning, competitive team that consistently plays postseason baseball.”

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Chaim Bloom, the team’s chief baseball operator, announced Thursday that Chris Sale will undergo Tommy John surgery. The left-hander decided to do the procedure now in order not to miss significant time in the 2021 season.

Sale, 30, has felt discomfort as early as the Red Sox world series run in 2018, and pain has been on and off since then, which caused his velocity to fluctuate. He was shut down last August after discomfort caused him to have the worst season of his career (6-11, 4.40 ERA), but Sale knew it was for real when the problems returned during Spring Training.

Recovering from ligament repairs in the elbow typically takes 12-14 months which would schedule him to return sometime in the early-mid 2021 season. Many pitchers have done the now famous Tommy John surgery with close to 90% returning to pitch, although with mixed success.

The team did not specify that the delayed 2020 season was the reason for scheduling the surgery now, but it seems like a good time considering the Red Sox ace could potentially miss much less games than the average Tommy Johner.

This adds another brick in the offseason of change for Boston, who dealt star Mookie Betts to the Dodgers, replaced Dave Dombrowski with Bloom, and fired manager Alex Cora amidst his involvement with the Astros sign-stealing scandal.

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The Boston Red Sox fired chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom on Thursday, bringing an end to his four-season tenure with the team. This comes after the team proved highly inconsistent throughout Bloom’s tenure and now looks unlikely to grab a playoff berth this year.

Bloom joined the Red Sox in 2019 after the dismissal of general manager Dave Dombrowski. This came a year after Boston won its fourth World Series in 15 years. The chief baseball officer was viewed as a fresh change of pace from Dombrowski – while Dombrowski was a big spender, Bloom achieved small-market success with Tampa Bay, building a strong team from within.

Many Red Sox officials were surprised by the decision to axe Bloom. While the team’s performances have been inconsistent in recent years, numerous members of the organization believe that the franchise is on the rise and destined for a promising future.

“The decision was not made lightly or easily,” team president and CEO Sam Kennedy stated during a press conference. “We all know where we are in the standings. It’s a painful reality that fans feel as deeply as we do. Our fans deserve a winning, competitive team that consistently plays postseason baseball.”

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Chaim Bloom, the team’s chief baseball operator, announced Thursday that Chris Sale will undergo Tommy John surgery. The left-hander decided to do the procedure now in order not to miss significant time in the 2021 season.

Sale, 30, has felt discomfort as early as the Red Sox world series run in 2018, and pain has been on and off since then, which caused his velocity to fluctuate. He was shut down last August after discomfort caused him to have the worst season of his career (6-11, 4.40 ERA), but Sale knew it was for real when the problems returned during Spring Training.

Recovering from ligament repairs in the elbow typically takes 12-14 months which would schedule him to return sometime in the early-mid 2021 season. Many pitchers have done the now famous Tommy John surgery with close to 90% returning to pitch, although with mixed success.

The team did not specify that the delayed 2020 season was the reason for scheduling the surgery now, but it seems like a good time considering the Red Sox ace could potentially miss much less games than the average Tommy Johner.

This adds another brick in the offseason of change for Boston, who dealt star Mookie Betts to the Dodgers, replaced Dave Dombrowski with Bloom, and fired manager Alex Cora amidst his involvement with the Astros sign-stealing scandal.

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