The idea that this team was overly reliant on injury-prone players was often discussed *before the season.* I'm sorry you missed those discussions--perhaps you were too busy making Excel graphs purporting to show that Chris Sale was going to be fine?
Speaking of slinging ad hominems ... as someone who has been reading SoSH for two decades, I would hope you recognize that these kind of insults and attacks aren't really how we do things here.
I think the Bloom criticism and defenses are as simple as this: Bloom says he has a plan but for the most part the team hasn't been particularly competitive on his watch, barring 2021. In a lot of ways, he is the Anti-Dombrowski -- not doing much at the deadlines, signing splashy free agents or cashing in prospect capital for big names.
I was pretty confused by Bloom's approach all the way up until July 1 or so. What changed?
1) Duran emerged as one of the most exciting players in the game,
2) Bello showed he could perhaps be a legit top of the rotation starter,
3) Casas came into his own as a power hitter,
4) Yoshida showed he was worth his contract, and
5) Wong looked like one of the better catchers in the league.
To me, FIVE different things all coming together in a single month, combined with great play from the team overall, suggested that Bloom's approach was paying off. That's kind of remarkable -- and for me, enough to not want him to start moving guys at the deadline just to be "competitive." This team has a future.