"We wanted to give this group a chance at the postseason," Bloom said.
With Chris Sale effectively done for the year, Trevor Story recovering from a broken wrist, Eovaldi's velocity down significantly, and the bullpen featuring just three reliable arms, it's hard to imagine the Red Sox sustaining a playoff push into October, let alone through it.īloom was asked if he considered making the Hosmer and Pham deals without, you know, trading his starting catcher. However, the schedule is a bear, and the overall talent level probably projects to be more lamb-like over the long haul. It may even buy Bloom a reprieve in the court of public opinion. Martinez, it's entirely possible the Red Sox go on a run and look more like the world-beaters of June than the egg-beaters of July. With Rafael Devers returning Tuesday night and the pressure now off Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Tomase: Hosmer trade addresses Red Sox' most glaring deficiency They addressed deficiencies at first base ( Eric Hosmer) and in the outfield ( Tommy Pham), but created holes at catcher ( Christian Vazquez) and in relief ( Jake Diekman, who may actually end up improving the bullpen by his absence).Ĭhief baseball officer Chaim Bloom described the roster as "more functional," which isn't exactly Rally Monkey levels of inspiring. One can argue they're ever so marginally better today than they were when the weekend began. That leaves them where no team ever wants to be, but where they probably belong - stuck in the middle. The Red Sox opened the trade deadline as sellers.
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