Reports surfaced a couple weeks ago that Craig Breslow was looking for someone to install as his right hand in the unoccupied GM position. Long-time front office member Paul Toboni was mentioned as a leading candidate for the role, but Craig can go ahead and cross his name off the list, because he’s just been hired by the Nationals to lead their baseball operations department. (Tim Healey, Boston Globe)

Many media members are describing this as “a significant loss” for the Red Sox front office. That may or may not be true, but let’s all be honest here: absolutely no one outside of the offices at 4 Jersey Street actually knows how impactful Toboni has been or will be going forward. Reporting on front office personnel can be really silly sometimes. Or, as the fellas at the Tipping Pitches P

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