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3 biggest Chaim Bloom failures for 2022 Red Sox

By Gabrielle Starr

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 25: Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom of the Boston Red Sox addresses the media during an end of season press conference on October 25, 2021 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 25: Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom of the Boston Red Sox addresses the media during an end of season press conference on October 25, 2021 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /
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FORT MYERS, FL – MARCH 16: James Paxton #65 of the Boston Red Sox poses for a portrait on Major League Baseball photo day on March 15, 2022 at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on March 16, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images) /

Signing James Paxton

Signing James Paxton to a one-year deal with a two-year option was another strategic move that failed to make the jump from theory to reality.

While making his first rehab appearance since his April 2021 Tommy John surgery earlier this month, Paxton suffered a Grade 2 lat strain, ending his season after making only two outs.

The Sox always knew that Paxton would miss a significant portion of the season, but they gave him $10M in guaranteed money anyway, banking on the hope that he’d return and pitch like he had for the Seattle Mariners in the mid-2010s.

It’s bad enough that the Sox just gambled $10M away, but Paxton’s agent, Scott Boras, negotiated what he calls a “swellopt” deal that included a two-year, $26M club option. And if the Sox decline that, Paxton has a one-year, $4M player option for 2023, which he would likely exercise, given that many teams won’t want to give him a chance after so much missed time.

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