Just last week it was announced that the Detroit Tigers had signed A.J. Hinch as their new manager, bringing him back to the majors after being sidelined for a season due to his part in the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal. It seemed, then, like a foregone conclusion that Alex Cora would get his second chance soon enough.
Soon enough happened this past weekend, as Cora reunited with the Boston Red Sox, the team he’d been with when the punishments came down, forcing him to step away from the Sox.
With players like George Springer hitting the free agent market this offseason, we’re on the verge of finding out how friendly the market is for the players — who were unpunished in the scandal — pans out.