- July 8, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Of all the worries Red Sox fans might have over the next month, Chaim Bloom sitting out the trade deadline shouldn’t be one of them.
Since the Red Sox haven’t opened their wallets as an organization since Bloom arrived in the fall of 2019, there’s a narrative forming that they have no plans to spend between now and the July 30 MLB trade deadline.
“Spending,” whatever that means in the context of late July, is a red herring. There are plenty of ways to upgrade the roster without breaking the bank, and what matters more in the end — making a splash or making a difference?
To see this principle in action, look no further than the current Red Sox roster. Without spending more than $14 million on anyone, Bloom added a number of contributors to what has emerged as the best team in the American League.
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