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The Red Sox have their new head of baseball operations. A major league source confirmed that former Rays Vice-President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom has agreed to take the position vacated by Dave Dombrowski. Bloom's official title is not yet known. Joel Sherman of the New York Post was first...

The conversation with a baseball executive took place in the final days of the 2019 season, with all attention shifted away from what was happening on the field and toward the idea of who might replace Dave Dombrowski. Some candidates' names were surfaced, with the exec bringing up Tampa Bay...

The Red Sox may be on the verge of finding Dave Dombrowski's replacement. The Sox have interviewed Rays Vice-President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom for the job of their next chief decision-maker when it comes to baseball matters. The 36-year-old has been working hand in hand with Tampa Bay GM...

David Ross explained on the Bradfo Sho podcast this week how much he wanted the job. Now he has it. According to multiple reports, the Cubs will hire the former Red Sox catcher to become their next manager. (David Kaplan of NBC Sports Chicago was first to report the news.) Ross, who worked in the...

The Red Sox are thinking somewhat outside the box when it comes to hiring their next assistant hitting coach. Sources confirmed Monday that the Red Sox are bringing in Peter Fatse to fill the position vacated by Andy Barkett. (The news was first reported by Brandon Warne of Zone Coverage.) The 32-...

The Red Sox' front office has been partaking in a flurry of interviews of late, needing to fill spots for their pitching coach, assistant pitching coach and assistant hitting coach positions. One notable name has been surfaced as a candidate. According to Yahoo! Sports' Tim Brown former Reds...

Steven Wright is in the process of starting over, in more ways than one. The Red Sox announced Friday that the knuckleballer was being released, ending a stint with the organization that began in 2013. Wright only pitched in six games for the team in 2019, experiencing a foot and arm injuries that...

This is the John Henry quote from just a few days before the end of the regular season that so many keep pivoting to: "This is a challenging offseason. So, to put one of the (internal) candidates you keep bringing up in charge and responsible for that, that’s sort of a tough way to start your...

It was an interesting idea. It's also not going to happen. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman became another well-established name that won't be in the mix for the Red Sox general manager/president of baseball operations job, telling the Los Angeles media that he is close to...

(The following is an excerpt from "The Sunday Baseball Column" which ran on Oct. 13. Click here to read the entire column.) Corey Wimberly has more experience than most with the minor-leaguers from the Red Sox organization who currently find themselves in the Arizona Fall League. But what the...