Kim Ng not pursuing Red Sox front office job

Someday, the Miami Marlins will likely have to compete against their ex-general manager Kim Ng once she lands a gig with another MLB team's front office. That day might not be coming this offseason, though. Ng was "thought to be of strong interest" to the Boston Red Sox, Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam of MassLive report, the only other franchise actively searching for a new baseball operations department leader. But on Friday, she declined to interview with them.

While "the reasons for Ng’s refusal are unknown," there are plenty of other prominent executives who have done the same during the month-plus since Boston's chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom was fired:

Traditionally, working for the Red Sox came with the flexibility of a top-five MLB payroll, but ownership tightened the purse strings during Bloom's tenure. The expectation to win World Series titles is still there, contributing to the frequent turnover that the Sox have had since Theo Epstein's tenure ended.

The New York Mets could be in the market for a GM to replace Billy Eppler, who resigned earlier this month. However, David Stearns just took over as their president of baseball operations. Ng reportedly parted with the Marlins largely due to Bruce Sherman's plan to hire a POBO to oversee her, so it's difficult to imagine her going there (unless ultra-wealthy Mets owner Steve Cohen overwhelms her with a massive salary and long-term job security).

It's possible that other teams who currently have a GM as their top decision-maker could target Ng to be their POBO, reacting to her sudden availability rather than conducting broad searches like the Red Sox and Marlins. If not, perhaps she'll bide her time in an advisory role until the 2024-25 hiring cycle begins.