Chaim Bloom provided Red Sox fans with quite a disappointment at the trade deadline. The Red Sox remained incredibly quiet and made few moves.
The Red Sox found themselves in position to be buyers at the deadline.
They're nine games out of the AL East lead but are only 2.5 games out of the final AL Wild Card spot. The chance to make the playoffs is right there for the taking, Chaim Bloom just had to go get a few pieces.
And that is exactly what he did. Right? Wrong.
Chaim Bloom disappoints Red Sox fans with underwhelming trade deadline
The Red Sox made just one trade on the day of the trade deadline. They acquire Luis Urias from the Brewers in exchange for Bradley Blalock. Urias is an average infielder that has never hit above .250 for a full season in his six-year MLB career. He's currently slashing.145/.299/.236 across 55 at-bats in 2023. Urias has just three extra-base hits as well.
The worst thing to do at the trade deadline, especially when you're on the bubble of making the playoffs, is nothing. The Red Sox should have been buyers. All signs pointed to them being able to make moves to have success this season. But if that wasn't the plan, they should have at the very least been conservative sellers. Trading a few expiring contracts to add to their farm system would have been an alright move for the long-term outlook of the team.
But now, with the American League contenders all seeming to have added a big difference-maker, the Red Sox stood still. They let other teams, that were already a bit ahead of them in the rankings, get better while they didn't make any positive additions. Boston media is up in arms about the lack of aggressiveness at the trade deadline and there's good reason behind it. Chaim Bloom will have to answer to the media about these questionable decisions.
