Red Sox Take Firm Stance on Craig Breslow's Job Security
Although the Boston Red Sox are in the midst of an extremely disappointing season, it seems that they won't be shaking things up any further.
A few days ago, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reported that the Red Sox had no intention of firing chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, who is currently in his third season in charge. This stance was then solidified by CEO Sam Kennedy, who joined The Greg Hill Show on Thursday.
When asked about Breslow's job security, Kennedy confirmed that Boston's roster architect is not on the hot seat.
"Look, I fully understand and appreciate questions regarding Craig Breslow and his job security and all that," Kennedy said. "But the issue of a change there, just to be clear, it's not even on the table. Craig is working as hard as anybody in terms of getting things back on track."
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
Curtis asks Kennedy, "Is your job safe?" #news#mlb#Redsoxpic.twitter.com/xt6lcVRcPO
It is a certainly a surprising vote of confidence, as the Red Sox have shown little patience with Breslow's predecessors. Before Breslow, Chaim Bloom was Boston's chief baseball officer from 2020 to 2023; he was fired before the 2023 season ended. Before Bloom was president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, who built a World Series champion in 2018. He was also fired from his post in 2019, his fourth full season in charge.
With these previous short leashes in mind, perhaps the Red Sox no longer believe that rotating executives is a viable strategy, especially since every executive has their own visions when building a team. But on the other hand, it's confusing why Breslow is the one who Boston is putting their full confidence in.
After being swept by the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, the Red Sox sit at 27-39. It's the first time the storied club has been at least 12 games under .500 since 2020, and is the first time they've been that many games below .500 in June since 1997, which was Nomar Garciaparra's rookie season.
Baffling.
— Maury Brown (@BizballMaury) June 11, 2026
Red Sox CEO Sam Kennedy calls season ‘embarrassing,' but says Craig Breslow's job is safe https://t.co/gCXLV3w6VN via @NYTimes
Breslow has already fired manager Alex Cora and five other members of his staff, so maybe the Red Sox higher-ups don't want to completely start from scratch, especially in a wide-open American League. Ace left-hander Garrett Crochet and young outfielder Roman Anthony have also missed far more time than anticipated due to injuries, which may convince Boston that the reason they aren't contending is because of two principal players are out long-term.
But with a punchless offense that has struggled even when Anthony was healthy, this is still a flawed team, and that falls on Breslow. So while the Red Sox claim that Breslow's job is safe right now, things could definitely change by the time the season ends.
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This story was originally published June 11, 2026 at 1:17 PM.