Red Sox Superstar Thinks Alex Cora, Other Coaches 'Paid The Cost' For Poor Play

Former Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora

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The Boston Red Sox fired Alex Cora and several other coaches on Saturday, and players got a chance to share their thoughts on Sunday.

Cora, hitting coach Peter Fatse, third base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ramon Vazquez, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson and major league hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin were all let go following a 17-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Despite a dominant victory, a 10-17 start was enough for the organization to make a significant change.

Chad Tracy is the interim manager and picked up a win on Sunday, but the big talking point is still Cora being let go. Garrett Crochet was among the players who spoke to the media and shared his thoughts.

"We've been playing terrible, and it kind of feels like those guys paid the cost of our own crime," Crochet said, per The Boston Globe's Tim Healey.

It's not a reach to say the Red Sox have underperformed. Even Crochet, last season's American League Cy Young Award runner-up, has not been at his best. Plenty of the Red Sox's hitters are off to slow starts as well. Overall, the team needs to play better. Craig Breslow and company felt that moving on from Cora was the way to get the team on the right track.

Despite what changes Tracy may bring, the players need to play better. Crochet made it very clear that he felt that the players' performances early on had not been good enough.