It’s become clear that the Red Sox have long known that they were never going to offer Xander Bogaerts a contract that he would accept. In the wake of Bogaerts’ megadeal with the Padres, angry fans have recriminated against ownership, management and even journalists for passing along what is, in retrospect, obvious misinformation. How did it go so wrong?
On Friday, Chris Cotillo published a peek-behind-the-curtain interview with Chaim Bloom on MassLive during which the GM repeatedly claimed that he didn’t care how much shit he had to take (his words) to build a winning team.