Nothing the Boston Red Sox do in the foreseeable future will be as important as this. It's the charting of a new course, the writing of a new narrative.
This isn't one of those cutting-edge, outside-the-box hires, either. Success is guaranteed with the hiring of Dave Dombrowski as the Red Sox president of baseball operations. At least that's his track record.
He'll surround himself with good people, build on a solid nucleus of talent and love every minute of it. Let's be clear about that last part of this thing.
The Red Sox are on their way to finishing last for the third time in four years.