What's next for the Boston Red Sox?
In the wake of Alex Cora's firing, what's ahead for the players, owner John Henry, interim manager Chad Tracy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow?
Organizational turmoil be darned, the Boston Red Sox are finally playing some decent baseball. This mini hot stretch started a few hours before former manager Alex Cora was let go , with the club’s rousing 17-1 victory over the Orioles on Saturday. The Red Sox have now won twice under interim manager Chad Tracy, jumping their playoff odds nearly 11 points over the past few days, from 28.
1% to 38. 8%. And because it’s still ridiculously early in the season, the Sox are just two games out of a postseason spot in the still-very-crowded AL wild-card picture.
The Sox’s pitching, in particular, has been brilliant. Boston starters have surrendered just two runs in their past three games. And the offense has been markedly better.
Another few wins against a division rival this week in Toronto could put Boston on a five-game heater and change the tenor of the first home game of the post-Cora era (Friday against the Astros). But a few well-played games, on their own, cannot save a season. The Red Sox remain a franchise with an uncertain outlook, a maligned top baseball exec, a dangerously detached owner, a rookie manager, a flawed roster, a bottom-five offense, a $200 million payroll, a furious fan base and enough internal discord to fuel a reality show.
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