The Red Sox baseball operations department may be close to gaining new leadership.
According to multiple major league sources, Chaim Bloom, the vice president of baseball operations for the Tampa Bay Rays for the last three years, has interviewed with the Red Sox about joining their baseball operations department. Multiple industry officials characterized the Red Sox as having significant interest in Bloom, though it is not known what position (general manager, president of baseball operations, or another) the team has been discussing with him.
If Bloom comes to the Red Sox, he will do so after making a significant mark on a Rays organization that earned widespread respect for emerging as a contender despite limited resources.