* In years to come, it’s likely that July 2024 will not be remembered for anything the Red Sox did at the trade deadline, but rather, what they did the week before, when they extended Alex Cora with a three-year deal.
For an organization that had a revolving door on its front office, with five heads of baseball operations in the last 13 years, Cora’s new contract provides some stability in the dugout. More than that, it plants another flag for the future.
