Ken Rosenthal Calls Red Sox's Coaching Staff Overhaul 'Major Disruption'
Boston's team has a completely different identity and trajectory now than it did a week ago.
Ken Rosenthal Calls Red Sox's Coaching Staff Overhaul 'Major Disruption' originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . For the second year in a row, the Boston Red Sox got off to a bad start.
And for the second year in a row, Craig Breslow wasn't afraid to shake things up. Last June, Breslow boldly traded the team's best hitter , Rafael Devers, to the San Francisco Giants. The Red Sox's season took off after that, as their winning percentage improved from .
507 before the trade to . 584 after the trade. This April, Boston fired its manager in the middle of a campaign for the first time since 2001, parting ways with Alex Cora and much of the coaching staff in an effort to turn its season around.
Overhauling the coaching staff one month into the season is incredibly jarring, which is why it typically happens during the offseason. Several players, including Trevor Story, have already spoken out about it . MLB insider Ken Rosenthal understands why.