Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has faced plenty of criticism in recent years for some of his decision-making. With the club once again struggling, light has been shed on his reputation in Boston.
According to Tim Healey of The Boston Globe multiple people within the Red Sox organization believe Breslow could benefit from having his own interpreter.
Part of the problem seems to be Breslow’s issues communicating with players. It is a bit odd given the 45-year-old played in the majors for more than a decade (2005-2017), which seemingly would have made it easier for him to communicate with both active players and scouts.
Instead, the Red Sox chief baseball officer seems to largely fall back into another side of his story. He is a Yale University alumnus with a degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry, and he was well-known during his playing career for his intellect and analytical thinking.
“People talk externally about not a ton of diversity within the operation in terms of experience.”
Anonymous MLB executive on Boston Red Sox CBO Craig Breslow
What seems to be the issue in Boston is that not only is Breslow poor at effective communication, but he is also seemingly devoted to analytics to the point of overreliance. He has also surrounded himself with a Red Sox front office that is alarmingly short on experience on the playing side.
The hope in Boston was that the firing of manager Alex Cora, along with his top coaches, would turn things around and even make communication more streamlined. Instead, the club still has a losing record under interim skipper Chad Tracy and entered June nearly 10 games below the .500 mark.
For now, Breslow’s job seems safe. However, the fact that the club has yet to make a postseason appearance since his hiring does not bode well for his job security. If the club continues to struggle, further reports about issues with Breslow will likely continue to trickle out, and that could lay the groundwork for an eventual firing.
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