Alex Cora Has Strong Odds To Replace Chaim Bloom As Speculation Grows
Will the Boston Red Sox fill one of their front-office vacancies by promoting their manager?
The idea is not unprecedented, we've seen the Boston Celtics make the same move with Brad Stevens years ago. Like Stevens, manager Alex Cora has shown interest in moving into an executive role at some point in his career.
With the firing of Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom, the idea of Cora making the jump has been speculated heavily.
"It'll be interesting to see if Alex Cora emerges as one of the candidates to run Boston's baseball operations," ESPN's Buster Olney tweeted Thursday. "He has a broad range of experience, and others in the organization felt he increased his presence in the player development this year."
MassLive's Chris Cotillo added to the conversation during the Red Sox's press conference.
"(Red Sox president Sam) Kennedy wouldn't outright rule it out," Cotillo wrote. "It's a career path Cora wouldn't mind pursuing. But it feels like they need an experienced leader who has done it before."
Kennedy also said he expects Cora to manage next season, which was conflicting.
Cora has the fourth-best odds to become Bloom's successor with +850 odds (10.5%) according to BetMassachusetts. It should be noted that this site makes hypothetical odds based on their analysis of who could fill the vacant spot. You cannot actually bet on these odds.
A 10.5% chance sounds about right. I do not expect Cora to jump into the front office this fall. I fully expect him to keep his current job as manager.
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