Sez Shaughnessy:
Bloom’s tenure saw considerable dropoff in fan interest as the Sox lurched toward irrelevance in a competitive sports market. Boston’s beleaguered baseball boss seemed to care more about his coveted draft picks than the success of the major league team. He gave Cora a misfit roster sprinkled with spare parts (Franchy Cordero?) forced to play out of position. He left Cora without enough healthy arms on multiple occasions.
So if Shaughnessy's article is indicative, Boston media will be putting a lot of the heat on ownership for their part in this, i.e. trading Betts and cutting the budget.
Who knows? Dombrowski stayed with Farrell for 2 years. Bloom re-hired the guy DD hired. People assume the new CBO wants his own manager, but it varies from one case to another.
I'll always believe his biggest problem was his inattention to the rotation.
It's stunning to think that Bloom will be leaving having never signed a single starting pitcher for more than a $10 million contract.