Alex Cora Credits Red Sox Front Office For Offseason Moves

Key Highlights

• Bregman signed with the Chicago Cubs earlier this winter, leaving the Red Sox with a hole at third base.
• After Bregman left for Chicago, Boston pivoted and spent big on the starting pitching market in Suarez. Alex Cora addressed the media in Fort Myers on Monday and credited the front office for their decisiveness.“Give credit to the front office.
• That Saturday in Boston [when Bregman left], it felt like the world was falling and there’s no direction and this and that, but they did an outstanding job getting Suarez here, and we kept working, working, working,” Cora said. While plan A was likely to bring Bregman back, the Red Sox ultimately lost out to Chicago.
• With a lack of offensive options on the free agent market and money to spend, Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow pivoted to defense and pitching by signing Suarez to a five-year deal.
• Some might see the move as reactionary, but Suarez is an upgrade to the pitching staff nonetheless. The roster picture is starting to become clear for the Red Sox, although there’s still over a month before the season kicks off. More Red Sox: Alex Cora Reveals Main Reason Red Sox Lost To Yankees In ALWC.