Analysis by Chelsea Janes: Downward is not the trajectory the modern-day Red Sox, with wealthy-enough owners and an always-eager fan base are supposed to move. But they have not pivoted to forward motion as a new calendar year begins.
under his regime: Homegrown stars have not stayed. Free agent stars have not come. And a franchise that always seemed to have money to spend and a city that cares has stagnated in a division that does not make way for the mediocre.The Bogaerts deal was particularly jarring because Bloom had said many times that the Red Sox wanted desperately to re-sign him.
But Bogaerts’s decision came after years of advanced notice in which the Red Sox had the chance to negotiate an extension and were not able to do so. The decision to trade Betts came because of the expectation that he, too, would choose a new home in free agency. Now, the only starting infielder and bona fide Boston-grown superstar left from the team Bloom inherited is entering his final year before free agency. Bloom has said locking up third baseman Rafael Devers is a priority, too.
“ something we very much have wanted to do. We very much continue to hope to be able to extend,” Bloom recentlyFrom the archives: It’s clear why the Dodgers love Mookie Betts. It’s a mystery why he was traded. Yet the predominant feeling about the Red Sox seems to be that signing stars or retaining them simply shouldn’t be this hard. Exactly how much of that feeling is a result of Bloom’s leadership is difficult to quantify, but there is a sense around the game and the franchise that his hands are often tied by owner John Henry’s less-aggressive approach.
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