![]() The Sox could try to make deals that fall into either category, or they “ might just be baseball trades that help everybody accomplish what they’re trying to accomplish.” While the standings could certainly provide more clarity over the next two weeks, there are enough teams at least on the fringes of contention that Bloom feels “ the conversations are just gonna require more creativity.” Trade talks have already been ongoing in advance of the August 1 deadline, and Bloom again implied that the Red Sox (like many teams) won’t be clear buyers or sellers. As long as we keep seeing the things we wanna see from our core guys, that’s obviously something that we’re gonna keep front and center.” The CBO noted that the core’s development “ has not only given us a chance to stay in this race in 2023, but I think has made us - and hopefully a lot of people who care about this team - really optimistic about where this is headed longer-term….Obviously what happens in the short-term, on some level we’re gonna need to factor that in and be responsive to it. We feel like we’re making a lot of progress and we just want keep layering on more and more positive things toward that ultimate goal of a championship club.”īloom was clear that long-term competitiveness is still the front office’s overarching goal, yet competing this season certainly seems possible. “ I think the this bigger picture of how we’ve gotten here and how it’s come through a lot of progress from a lot of good performances from our long-term core - whether that’s young players or veteran players - is really encouraging in terms of where the arrow is pointing,” Bloom told Chris Cotillo of. ![]() That said, Bloom’s overall perspective about the deadline hasn’t entirely changed, though naturally he is happy with how the Sox have been playing. The Red Sox are two games out of a wild card berth and, despite a competitive AL East and AL playoff picture in general, it looks like Boston will be some kind of factor in the coming weeks and months leading up to October. Since then, the Sox have been doing their best to force the front office’s hand, winning nine of their last 10 games and moving to a 49-43 record. ![]() A little under three weeks ago, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom wasn’t yet sure how the Red Sox might approach the trade deadline, or whether not the team might lean more towards buying or selling.
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