“But we are, as a group, going to need to help these guys get to a more consistent level of performance.”īloom did not highlight the need for veterans Sale (8.22 ERA) and Corey Kluber (6.75 ERA) to turn things around. “I think it would be unfair not to expect highs and lows,” Bloom said. And those problems have been starting in the very first inning. While Bloom was predictably upbeat about the team’s potential and direction, much of the conversation still focused on the glaring problems that have so far kept the Red Sox from maintaining much traction. In a conversation with The Athletic, Bloom discussed the state of the Red Sox roughly a month into the season. … Everyone is engaged in what we’re doing, and I think we’ve seen that every night.”
They have a mentality of pushing to the last out and understanding that it really is a team effort and different guys are going to step up. “But the group as a whole is a really focused group. “Obviously, we’ve had ups and downs on the run prevention side,” Bloom said. (Even that early season sweep at the hands of the Pirates wasn’t looking so bad with Pittsburgh now leading the National League Central.) Rafael Devers, Alex Verdugo and Kenley Jansen had been terrific, and Masataka Yoshida, Jarren Duran and Josh Winckowski had been eye-opening, though Chris Sale, Triston Casas and Christian Arroyo had been often tough to watch. A strong offense and much-improved bullpen had generated nine come-from-behind wins. They were within three wins of every major-league team except the Rays, and they’d won five of eight series, including against decent competition from the Angels, Twins and Brewers. Their rotation had been one of the worst in the game, and injuries had robbed them of several surprisingly important contributors.īut at 13-13, the Red Sox also were within one win of three different first-place teams. 500, having just lost two of three in Baltimore. “We know that there’s absolutely nothing easy about our division, and you’re going to have to grind it out, and that’s what the group has been doing.”Īfter playing 19 days in a row, Thursday’s off day arrived with the Red Sox in last place in the loaded American League East. “They’re grinders,” chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said.
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