Daily Red Sox Links: Chaim Bloom, Alex Cora, AJ Hinch

The free agent market is getting more clear and we are quickly approaching the end of the quiet period and the start of the actual offseason. With that in mind, Jason Mastrodonato checks in on Chaim Bloom’s quite long to-do list. (Jason Mastrodonato; Boston Hearld)

On Friday, A.J. Hinch was hired by the Tigers to be their next manager. Like Alex Cora, Hinch just finished serving a one-year suspension due to the Astros 2017 sign-stealing scheme. Does Hinch’s hiring make it more likely the Red Sox will bring back Cora? (Bill Koch, Providence Journal)

The team certainly isn’t putting the possibility to bed, as they have spoken with their former manager multiple times since his suspension ended at the conclusion of the World Series. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)

Is Kevin Gausman a good option for the Red Sox? (Christopher Smith; Mass Live)

Jon Lester remains a good dude. (Mark Gonzales; Chicago Tribune)