Chad Tracy Quashes Rumors About How Red Sox Are Being Managed

Boston Red Sox Interim Manager Chad Tracy

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It's been nearly two weeks since Chad Tracy replaced Alex Cora as the Boston Red Sox's manager, and things have been going pretty well so far. The Red Sox have played better baseball lately and are 6-4 under Tracy after starting the year 10-17 under Cora.

Previously Boston's manager at Triple-A Worcester, Tracy is managing in the Major Leagues for the first time. Accordingly, some have wondered how much autonomy he has over decisions and how much input he's getting from Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow.

During a phone interview with WEEI on Wednesday, Tracy described his approach and process to managing the Red Sox so far.

"I have autonomy over those," Tracy said regarding lineups and in-game decisions. "The final pen-to-paper on what we're gonna do is my call. Not one time has Bres walked in here and said, 'You're gonna do this.' If that's the perception, that's completely false."