My Thoughts on Alex Cora and Whats to Come
After a disappointing 10-17 start, the Red Sox have parted ways with manager Alex Cora, as well as hitting coach Pete Fatse, third base coach Kyle Hudson, and first base coach Ramon Vazquez. Game plan and run prevention coach Jason Varitek, who has spent nearly 30 seasons with the organization, has been reassigned to a new role. AAA Worcester manager Chad Tracy will step in as interim manager for the time being. The Red Sox hired Cora prior to the 2018 season, a season in which the Red Sox won 108 games and walked through the playoffs in route to a World Series championship. Since that season however, the Red Sox have made the playoffs just twice, and finished dead last in the AL East 3 times (including the shortened 2020 season). Since that 2018 season, the Red Sox have struggled to find the organizational consistency that was so important to the Red Sox teams of the 2000s and 2010s. They have traded multiple star, home...