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Rays Will Not Hire External Executive To Replace Chaim Bloom

By Jeff Todd | October 28, 2019 at 8:06pm CDT

The Rays have decided not to hire an executive from outside the organization to replace the departing Chaim Bloom, as Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Rather, the club will deploy a trio of top lieutenants under the leadership of senior VP/general manager Erik Neander.

Bloom, who was just named chief baseball officer of the division-rival Red Sox, had worked alongside Neander to lead the Tampa Bay baseball operations group. That partnership of youthful execs had gone quite nicely for the club, but Bloom was targeted repeatedly for top positions with other organizations in recent years.

The Rays were hardly blind to the situation, with Neander saying in an appearance on RaysRadio (audio link) that “we had been preparing for this possibility for several years now.” While Bloom had a “wide-ranging impact,” says Neander, the club felt ready to fill in — and do so entirely from within.

Neander discussed the group of executives that will be stepping into expanded roles. James Click will continue to serve as VP of baseball operations, with broadened responsibilities for representing the Rays with teams, agents, and league officials on a day-to-day basis. Carlos Rodriguez, the VP of player development and international scouting, will continue in the same direction he had already been headed with his recent promotion.

Peter Bendix will make for a trio of personnel a tier down from Neander. Bendix was boosted from director of baseball development into a VP role of his own. He’s a data-oriented executive, though his role is more about making the analytics work for the organization than simply working the numbers. As Neander describes it, Bendix is responsible for making “effective connectors between perspectives,” in addition to “bigger picture strategic thinking” and broad “player personnel” input.

Clearly, the loss of Bloom will present some challenges to a Rays organization that is constantly striving to adapt. While it’s surely a net loss, Neander does note that there’s a silver lining. For those execs that are climbing into larger roles, it’s “energizing” to have an “opportunity to step up,” he says.

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  1. itslonelyatthetrop

    3 years ago

    He is a smart guy. Losing one is never easy.

    Reply
  2. Ejemp2006

    3 years ago

    This is another reason Rays innovate so well. Young talented guys know they can climb the ladder in the organization without their ascent being blocked by some hired gun.

    Reply
  3. Neil5611

    3 years ago

    I wish they could get a real stadium built

    Reply
    • coldbeer

      3 years ago

      How about a real fanbase first?

      Reply
      • TampaBayRays85

        3 years ago

        Stadium in a new location will show the fan base.

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  4. matt4baseball

    3 years ago

    Eric Neander is the brains behind the Rays recent success. We know that because Andrew Freidman (who hired and mentored both Eric and Chaim) only would hire Eric Neander for GM and complete control of the Dodgers and not Chaim bloom when Farhan Zaidi left LA and took the Giants job. Rumor has it that Freidman offered a prized prospect if Stu Sternberg would release Neander from his Rays contract…Stu (smartly) said no and gave Eric a raise. Eric Neander is probably the smartest and most respected GM in baseball.

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