Red Sox Legend Pedro Martinez Chimes In On Alex Cora Potentially Joining Front Office
The Boston Red Sox have a franchise-altering decision that will be made in the coming weeks, as they decide who will lead their front office for the foreseeable future -- or the next four years if the trend continues.
When news broke of former chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom's firing, media members were quick to speculate that manager Alex Cora could step into the role. Cora has expressed his desire to lead Boston's baseball operations one day and has a great relationship with the ownership group.
I asked Red Sox legend Pedro Martinez what he thought of Cora leading the franchise someday.
"I think he's suited to do anything you ask him to do here in Boston," Martinez told Inside The Red Sox. "He had a very unique experience here in Boston, which is playing, managing -- win, lose and win again. Very few people have the experience in such a short period of time that Alex Cora has.
"I'm not suggesting his name because we don't know yet what's going to happen. We need to get back to the drawing board and get all together to see what is best for the team. That includes management."
Cora withdrew his name from the current search for a new leader of baseball operations but appears to be in line to make that jump when he's ready.
Here is the full interview with Pedro Martinez:
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