The Boston Red Sox lost a general manager candidate this week when multiple sources reported the Washington Nationals are hiring Paul Toboni as their new head of baseball operations .

The 35-year-old Toboni has been an assistant general manager for the Red Sox and one of the candidates to be the new GM in Boston.

So who’s next on the list for the Red Sox?

“To me, internal GM candidates would be Eddie Romero, Brian Abraham, maybe Mike Groopman (doesn’t have as much time in org),” Masslive.com’s Chris Cotillo tweeted on X. “Red Sox will also certainly look outside, too.”

Earlier this month, WEEI’s Rob Bradford reported Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow plans to hire a general manager after the 2025 season.

The 45-year-old Breslow has overseen all baseball operatio

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