Daily Red Sox Links: Chaim Bloom, John Gibbons, Sam Kennedy

This entire offseason will be filled with hot takes about what’s next for the Red Sox, but a level-headed approach will be a necessity from Chaim Bloom as he takes the franchise forward. (Matt Vautour; MassLive)

With Bloom and the Red Sox’s first order of business being the need to pick a manger, John Tomase lays out some of his early ideas. (John Tomase; NBC Sports Boston)

This is a name that hasn’t been thrown out much, but about John Gibbons? (Rob Bradford; WEEI)

Hiring a manager won’t be a cure-all and is just one piece of the to-do list. (Chad Jennings; The Athletic)

Consistency is the buzzword of choice for Sam Kennedy. (Katie McInerney; Boston Globe)

The Red Sox were postseason stalwarts before and Jon Lester had a lot to do with some of those runs. Tim Kelly examines Lester’s work in the playoffs along with his contemporaries. (Tim Kelly; WEEI)