The Boston Red Sox are officially in a bad way. Their offense has been poor all season, but their record suddenly reflects that more than ever after a June 10 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays dropped them to a season-worst 12 games below .500.
Red Sox fans are hunting for a shred of accountability from the front office without much success. Alex Cora and six other coaches' firings haven't changed much, if anything, on the field while the front office scrambles to find a right-handed bat on the trade market that could save the team. Meanwhile, outside Fenway, fans have been calling for chief baseball officer Craig Breslow's job and the noise is only getting louder.
But their wishes will go ungranted. Red Sox CEO and president Sam Kennedy on June 11 appeared on WEEI's "The Greg Hill Show" to discuss the state of Boston's front office and fans haven't liked his answer.
"Look, I fully understand and appreciate questions regarding Craig Breslow and his job security, but the issue of change there, just to be clear, is not even on the table," Kennedy said. "He is working as hard as anybody in terms of getting things back on track. But again, words are hollow right now, and as bleak as things appear, I think it'd be ridiculous to say anything other than, 'we're all feeling it.'"
Sam Kennedy says Craig Breslow's job with Red Sox is safe amid poor communication with players, calls for his firing
Craig Breslow's job security- Is Breslow's job safe? Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy joins! "A change there, just to be clear, not even on the table"
— The Greg Hill Show (@TheGregHillShow) June 11, 2026
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Even if the Red Sox were considering firing Breslow, they'd never admit it. For now, he's their CBO and he's still in charge in the clubhouse as the trade deadline looms. The front office wants to ensure he keeps operating in the best interest of the team rather than scrambling and making hasty moves to save his job.
But the Red Sox only need to "get back on track" in the first place because of Breslow's terrible resource allocation and trade decisions. It's also well-established that Breslow is a terrible communicator and is seemingly rarely on the same page with his players and staff. A lack of communication from the front office upset Rafael Devers and led to his trade to the San Francisco Giants, Breslow was unsympathetic to players' emotions after Cora's firing and players aren't being told how and why their playing roles are being reduced.
Breslow has also refuted team statements about Garrett Crochet's injury. Shortly after a June 10 report that Crochet's lat strain is "a lot worse" than the Red Sox initially thought, Breslow said he's under the impression that the ace is still making "good progress" with the injury. This is the second inconsistent message on an injury this year — Kennedy himself denied that Roman Anthony had a torn ligament in his injured finger, which Anthony later rebutted.
The Red Sox would never admit that an executive's job was in danger mid-season — they said Chaim Bloom's job security wasn't in question in the months before firing him before the 2023 season was even over. A firing may not be on the table now, but it could be if Boston's slide continues.
But continuing to stand by Breslow while he makes awful trade decisions and can't communicate with his own players is also a terrible look for a Red Sox organization which has already become famous for disastrous management in recent years.
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