LAS VEGAS — If November is always a tricky month for MLB executives—free agency, trade proposals, qualifying offer decisions—there’s an extra challenge this year. The rules of the game are changing: Next season will bring a pitch clock, larger bases, a ban on infield shifts and more. All of these changes were tested in the minor leagues first. But it remains to be seen just how they’ll manifest in the majors.
So how does a front office go about making roster decisions right now?
“I want to look at these as opportunities, not necessarily challenges,” says Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom. “Every constraint gives us a chance to find a way to win.”
