'We're ready to roll with this group': After passing on making a major move ahead of the MLB trade deadline, Chaim Bloom explained why he he has faith in the current Red Sox roster.
Shortly after the 6 p.m. ET deadline passed, Bloom explained the organization's decision to forgo any major moves.
"We were on the phone near constantly today and through a lot of yesterday, just looking at all sorts of possibilities and just trying as much as we could to stay true to everything I've talked about," Bloom told reporters."We really like what we're building. It's not something that we're asking people to close their eyes and dream on. You're seeing it more and more each night on the field, the core we're building, what we're building towards.
"That could've meant going out and adding and it could've meant if we're able to get a core player. And I told you guys this leading up to the deadline that it might result in guys leaving our club. But ultimately, at the end of the day, didn't match up on any of those things, and we're ready to roll with this group.
Oddsmakers may consider the Red Sox to be underdogs, but the wild-card standings say they're firmly in the mix with two months left in the regular season. They enter Tuesday night only 2.5 games out of the final wild-card spot. Each of the three AL teams currently holding wild-card spots --- the Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, and Toronto Blue Jays -- made an effort to improve their rosters over the last week.
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