There’s a potential that the Boston Red Sox will attempt to replicate the Los Angeles Dodgers’ uncopyable system once more this offseason in their never-ending quest to become like them after failing to do so since 2019

After dismissing Chaim Bloom this month, the Red Sox will now end up in last place in the AL East and with a sub-.500 record for the third time in four years. While they have won four titles in the last 20 years and are regarded as one of the top organizations in the sport, they have also missed the playoffs ten times, finished below.500 six times, and finished in last place in the division six times.It’s not quite consistent with the model.

Since Theo Epstein left, they have had a plethora of executives. Ben Cherington, Mike Hazen, Dave Dombrowski, and Bloom are just a few of the players that have come and gone in a big-market team that probably ought to value stability over upheaval.

However, we are unable to dispute the outcomes. They are title winners. Bloom was unable to lead them beyond a lone ALCS participation in 2021, though. Furthermore, the Red Sox roster is at its poorest point in a very long time, and it might take some time to improve (assuming Shohei Ohtani’s unmerited and undeserving gift).

Los Angeles could lose another top executive under Andrew Friedman if they choose Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes to lead the challenging project (the last being Farhan Zaidi, who took the president of baseball operations job with the San Francisco Giants after the 2018 season).

After going without a general manager until last year, Gomes is already drawing attention from other teams in hopes of being promoted.

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MLB insider Jon Heyman writes in his most recent column that the Red Sox are considering a move for Gonzales, a native of Massachusetts. He also names former Boston executive Josh Byrnes and A’s general manager David Forst as potential candidates. Along with Hazen, the current general manager of the Diamondbacks, and Eddie Romero, the deputy general manager of the Sox, Alex Speier of the Boston Globe also recommended Gomes.

Taking a chance on Gomes or Forst would be similar to what the Sox just tried to accomplish with Bloom, who joined from the Rays in the hopes of bringing a small-market mentality and Friedman-esque strategy to a big-market team. But the Red Sox restricted Bloom’s spending and made him deal the team’s best-developed player since Ted Williams.

Ownership is due for another unpleasant surprise if they intend to intervene in baseball operations concerns, particularly with a big number of inexperienced candidates taking on a more comprehensive role.

Dave Dombrowski’s aggressiveness directly resulted in the roster that went on to overcome the Dodgers in the Fall Classic as the 2018 World Champion. Among other things, he traded for Chris Sale, Nathan Eovaldi, and Steve Pearce and signed JD Martinez, David Price, and Craig Kimbrel.

Prior to that, Cherington’s team finished 69-93 in the previous season, which sent them reeling into the 2013 World Series. Gomes is a bright baseball mind, and Dodgers supporters have enjoyed having him as Friedman’s right-hand man, but he will be set up for failure if he is thrust into this role in Boston with the limitations Bloom faced.