That’s the thing. Just because Bloom is gone doesn’t mean the purse strings are back open. Just because Keith Law said the Sox “need to act like [the Red Sox] again” doesn’t mean they will.
I know the Sox repeatedly have said “money will not be a factor” but that stopped meaning anything during the Betts’ negotiations, which, regardless of what story you believe, fell apart when money became a factor.
There may be a small to mid-market future here…