Alex Cora is gone. It is called being a mutual parting of ways, and while that may be technically true it’s pretty clear he was going to be out the door whether he agreed or not. None of this is a surprise after A.J. Hinch and Jeff Lunhow were fired by the Astros just over 24 hours prior after being suspended for the season by MLB for their role in Houston’s sign-stealing scandal. Cora’s punishment hadn’t been handed down yet, but it was going to be at least that severe, and likely moreso. The Red Sox simply got ahead of it.
No, this is not an excuse to rebuild
