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Red Sox: 3 offseason decisions Chaim Bloom wishes he could have back

By Drew Koch

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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Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Philadelphia Phillies in action.
(Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

2. The Red Sox should never have let Kyle Schwarber walk.

Kyle Schwarber had great success with the Boston Red Sox in 2021. On July 29, the Washington Nationals traded Schwarber to Boston for minor-league pitcher Aldo Ramirez. Schwarber then proceeded to destroy opposing pitchers throughout the rest of the 2021 season.

Schwarber hit .291/.435/.522 with seven home runs and 18 RBIs in just 41 games for the Red Sox last season. Schwarber was also tremendous in both the Wild Card Game against the New York Yankees and the ALDS against the Tampa Bay Rays. He did drop off, however, in the ALCS versus the Houston Astros.

Schwarber was pursued by the Red Sox over the offseason with a return to Beantown looking like a distinct possibility, but instead, the former Chicago Cubs outfielder signed a four-year/$79M contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.

While Boston was said to be looking for a right-handed bat instead, Nick Castellanos’ name never surfaced either. J.D. Martinez is a free agent after this season, and Kyle Schwarber would have been a perfect fit to be Boston’s designated hitter going forward.

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