Boston Red Sox Will Not Hire a General Manager
As the Boston Red Sox continue to lose front office personnel, they have made the decision to not hire a general manager.
Earlier this week, the Boston Red Sox announced that head of international scouting Eddie Romero had been promoted. According to Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal, Romero will now serve as the senior vice president and assistant general manager.
The Red Sox have promoted Eddie Romero to assistant general manager. Romero had headed up their international amateur scouting operation.
— Brian MacPherson (@brianmacp) October 25, 2016
Boston also announced that they will not be hiring a single general manager to serve under Dave Dombrowski, the president of baseball operations. The club added that this decision may change at a later point in time.
Instead of a singular GM, the Red Sox are going to rely on Romero and Brian O’Halloran (also assistant GM) to work under Dombrowski. Romero had previously ran Boston’s international amateur scouting department since 2012. He has been in the Red Sox organization since 2006. Romero has overseen a number of notable international acquisitions, including Cuban top prospect Yoan Moncada.
This unorthodox decision by Boston was made due to several significant losses in their front office. Amiel Sawdaye chose to pass on the Bostom AGM position to follow former Boston GM Mike Hazen to the Diamondbacks. Other individuals have also left, including most recently Bob Tewksbury, the mental skills coach.
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Boston hired Dave Dombrowski with the full intention of giving him absolute power in the front office. Now, between members leaving and the decision not to directly hire a GM, it looks like he has it.
With a weak free agent market coming up for starting pitchers, the front office will surely be busy. They will have to decide what to do with the bottom portion of their starting rotation since Clay Buchholz and company didn’t seem to be the answer. David Price, Rick Porcello and Steven Wright all had years ranging from solid to excellent, but to be a championship caliber team they’ll need more than that.
Dombrowski and his two AGMs will also have their hands full with the rest of the team. They will be losing their best hitter David Ortiz to retirement and will need to somehow replace his production. Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista hit free agency this offseason and either could serve as a dependable designated hitter. The Red Sox may also address the outfield situation since it is overloaded with quality talent.
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Regardless, the Boston Red Sox front office is in for an interesting offseason without an official general manager. All eyes are on Dave Dombrowski now as he has complete control over the team.