HOUSTON — If the Red Sox were looking for their experienced coaches to help the inexperienced Alex Cora, who is about to enter his first year as manager after serving for only one year as the bench coach for the Houston Astros, they’ll have to look elsewhere.
The 2017 coaching staff, full of experienced voices, has disbanded.
Brian Butterfield, the Sox’ infield instructor and third base coach who just completed his 38th year of professional baseball, has joined the Chicago Cubs coaching staff where he’ll handle third base coaching duties under Joe Maddon.
Chili Davis, the hitting coach the last three years who has been coaching since 2011, is also joining the Cubs in the same role.