Former MLB GM Thinks Alex Cora Deserved Better From Red Sox
Jim Bowden doesn't agree with Boston's decision to fire Cora.
Former MLB GM Thinks Alex Cora Deserved Better From Red Sox originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Alex Cora knows what it takes to win a championship.
He did it as a player with the Boston Red Sox in 2007, as a bench coach with the Houston Astros in 2017 and as the manager of the Red Sox in 2018. It's why he pushed for Boston to acquire championship-caliber players like Alex Bregman. However, the Red Sox have their own way of doing things with an analytical, data-driven approach.
They value models, numbers and projections more than intangibles , team chemistry and the human element. Accordingly, former MLB GM Jim Bowden believes Boston's front office clashed with Cora on this front and didn't appreciate his insight enough. "He knows what it takes to put a World Series team on the field.
And his input wasn't heard, nor was it respected, and so someone had to go," Bowden said on Thursday's episode of "Foul Territory. " Alex Cora knows what it takes to win a World Series, and his input wasn't heard or respected, says @JimBowdenGM . "When you have a manager at the level of Alex Cora, that's not someone you fire.