I would think Bloom and Cora saw eye-to-eye perfectly on that one.
Bloom is the guy who acquired Arroyo.
Cora is the guy who likes platoons and L-R matchups.
I understand the logic behind trying Arroyo. He's cheap and his 2021 offensive numbers were decent, especially against lefties. He had no position once we signed Story.
It looks like Refsnyder may be the guy now.
I realize he doesn't look good in the outfield. They thought he could make a better transition.
Bloom obviously thought Arroyo's bat had some potential, I think that's why he acquired him in the first place...
No, it's not pure fiction.
For various reasons, the only starting pitcher left from the 2019 rotation in the 2020 season was Eovaldi.
Betts was gone and Cora was gone.
Unless you really think it was Bloom's idea to trade Betts.