Craig Breslow, Neal Huntington, and Thad Levine were the final three candidates for the Red Sox in their search for a new front office bo s, writes. That search came to an end earlier this week when Breslow as Bostons new chief baseball officer, putting the former Cubs a sistant GM and 12-year big league veteran in charge of a front office for the first time. Huntington and Levine were known to be under consideration, though Levine initially didnt appear to be a finalist when that the Red Sox had told him he was no longer a candidate for the job. At the time, it seemed like the Sox were moving onto a second round of interviews in their hiring proce s, yet it now appears as if that second round had already begun, and the Sox had made their decision about Breslow. It seemed as though Breslow Jacob Degrom Jersey sealed the deal with a strong interview with Sox principal owner John Henry during that secondary stage. Back in September, Peter Gammons that the Red Sox had some interest in Breslow for a po sible role as a director of pitching development. That early link between Breslow and the Sox could tie into McAdams breakdown of how the team didnt initially have Breslow on the radar as a CBO candidate at first, in part due to his lack of experience as a GM or president of baseball operations. However, as the Red Sox increasingly became open to the idea of at least making Breslow the chief lieutenant of a CBO, they still had difficulty finding someone appropriate for that top job, thus making Breslow an even more attractive candidate. McAdam also notes that the Sox were concerned that the Cubs might offer Breslow a promotion to stay in Chicago if he was offered anything le s than a CBO position, or that another team might come calling about Breslow in the near future about a CBO/PBO job if he was only in a secondary role in Boston. The front office search was marked by several notable executives who declined to interview with the Red Sox, though McAdam writes that Boston had interest in a candidate that seemingly wasnt given permi sion for an interview. The Sox wanted to speak with Orioles a sistant GM Sig Mejdal, yet the Os dragged their feet on the proce s and never provided the Sox with the go-ahead to speak with Mejdal, according to McAdam. The 57-year-old Mejdal has been with Baltimore since November 2018, and was one of Mike Elias first hires when Elias took over the Orioles front office as general manager. Mejdal has been one of the key figures of baseballs analytics movement over the last two decades, as his work with the Orioles, Astros, and Cardinals has led those clubs to tremendous results in maximizing talent and finding and developing young players. As McAdam observes, it probably isnt surprising that the Orioles wanted to keep Mejdal in the fold, even if most organizations generally allow employees to interview for promotions on other teams. It isnt known if Mejdal wouldve been open to an interview anyway, as there has been that Mejdal is happy in a behind-the-scenes role rather than running a front office himself. Returning to Breslow, its still too early to tell how hell approach the makeup of his baseball operations department, which will continue to have several longtime holdovers (a sistant GMs Eddie Romero, Raquel Ferreira, Michael Groopman) who are expected to stay in the organization. Whether one of them could be elevated to a full-time general manager role to act as Breslows No. 2 remains to be seen, or if he might hire a GM from outside Fenway Park to provide another new voice in the mix. As for on-field matters, speculates that Giants pitching coach Andrew Bailey might be a candidate to join Bostons staff, as Breslow and Bailey are close friends and former teammates from when they pitched together with the Athletics and Red Sox from 2009-13. The Sox fired pitching coach Dave Bush after the season, and suggest Bailey might look to leave San Francisco for a job closer to his family on the East Coast. Leody Taveras Jersey