Alex Cora out as Red Sox clean house, changes could be coming soon for Mets & Shohei Ohtani Cy Young chances update

Over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox made the shocking decision to fire Alex Cora, along with five other members of the coaching staff, in hopes of jump-starting the club after a rough start to the season. Cora, who was in his eighth season managing in Boston, found himself as the fall guy for the Red Sox—but was his firing fully justified?

On this episode of the Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman examine the difficult position Red Sox ownership created by making a change at this point in the season rather than sticking with the manager who delivered a title to Boston in 2018. Should the team’s Chief Baseball Officer, Craig Breslow, receive more blame, since this is the roster he constructed? Or is there a larger issue that needs to be addressed when it comes to payroll limits set by principal owner John Henry?

Later, Jake and Jordan take a look at the situation with the New York Mets after being swept by the Colorado Rockies following the end of their losing streak. If the Mets begin to slide after this weekend, is there a real chance Carlos Mendoza could find himself, like Alex Cora, out of a job? They also discuss Shohei Ohtani’s current odds of capturing his first Cy Young Award, the New York Yankees calling up Jasson Domínguez and preview the latest MLB power rankings.

0:43 - The Opener: Red Sox fire Alex Cora
37:01 - How Sweep It Is: Mendoza on the hot seat
45:53 - Other sweeps around MLB
51:13 - Around the League: Ohtani Cy Young watch
56:30 - Yankees call up Jasson Domínguez
59:34 - Turbo Mode: Everything else from the weekend

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