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The Boston Red Sox experienced a brief win streak after firing manager Alex Cora, but it ended with a loss. The team may require further changes to improve their playoff chances.
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The Boston Red Sox enjoyed some immediate success in the wake of a dramatic move, but it might have been short lived.
Shortly after news surfaced that the front office had cut ties with manager Alex Cora amid a disappointing start, the team earned a win against the division rival Baltimore Orioles, then another one against the division rival Toronto Blue Jays. But that brief win streak came to an end on Tuesday with another loss on Wednesday, and it seems the team will need some more change if it’s going to return to the playoffs.
“The offense has been poor, powerless, with the team ranked in the bottom 10 of just about every major offensive category,” Buster Posey noted for ESPN. “Roman Anthony will be better, Caleb Durbin is bound to produce more. But will this group generate significantly more homers? Doubtful, unless they change the composition of the roster.”
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The Boston Red Sox fired Alex Cora due to a disappointing start to the season.
After firing Alex Cora, the Red Sox won two games against the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays but then lost their next game.
The Red Sox may need further changes to their roster to improve their chances of returning to the playoffs.
The article does not specify the current manager of the Boston Red Sox following Alex Cora's departure.
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After cutting ties with Alex Bregman in the offseason while bringing in Ranger Suarez and Sonny Gray, it became clear that the Red Sox were going to emphasize their pitching strength. But on Wednesday, franchise ace Garrett Crochet was placed on the injured list, dealing a blow to the rotation.
Still, this isn’t uncharted territory for the team. Just last year, it managed to enjoy a second-half surge in the standings and a postseason bid after cutting ties with a significant figure in the organization, when it traded away franchise slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants well before the trade deadline.
Though the Red Sox look like they need some offensive reinforcement this year, getting rid of Devers might have been a savvy decision for the team, as he is slashing just .211/.250/.298 with only two homers so far for the Giants.
Devers has been avoiding the San Francisco media this season as he struggles at the plate, but reporters recently caught up with him as his team visits the Philadelphia Phillies.
“Devers speaks to media for the first time in 3 weeks, says he isn’t frustrated — down stretches are something hitters go through,” the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser reported on Wednesday. “He isn’t making any major changes, he knows he will come out of it.”
But even though Devers was willing to go on the record about his slump, he was less interested in sharing his thoughts about the Red Sox’s decision to fire Cora, who was his manager for seven seasons in Boston.
“Rafael Devers spoke to reporters in Philadelphia. He said he’s not frustrated, and while he acknowledged he has to make adjustments, he said he’s going to stay with his swing,” the Mercury News’ Justice delos Santos reported. “He had no comment on Alex Cora’s firing.”
This article was originally published on Forbes.com