Red Henry Davis Jersey Sox manager entered the 2024 season without a contract lined up for 2025, and comments he made to reporters, including , yesterday indicate that he and the club do not intend to discu s a po sible contract extension during the season. Well play it out, and whatever is decided is decided, Cora said, per McCaffrey. My situation will be taken care of in the future, whatever the organization decides or whatever I decide to do. Cora has been at the helm of the Red Sox since 2018, with the exception of the shortened 2020 season when he was replaced by Ron Roenicke while serving a due to his role in the 2017 Astros sign-stealing scandal. Boston, of course, won the World Series during the first season of Coras tenure. The Red Sox mi sed the postseason in 2019, however, and upon Coras return to he managers chair in 2021 have generally hovered in the vicinity of .500 with 277 wins and 267 lo ses entering play today. Theyve made the postseason just once during Coras second stint with the club, advancing to the ALCS in 2021 after securing a Wild Card spot. Of course, much of the blame for that mediocre performance in recent seasons lies at the feet of the front office, which is currently on its third head of baseball operations since Cora joined the staff in 2018 after hiring former Cubs a sistant GM as chief baseball officer this past offseason. Given the turmoil the Red Sox have faced at the top of their baseball operations department and a payroll that has surpa sed $200MM just once in the past five seasons after reaching a peak of more than $236MM in 2019 (per ), its hard to place Bostons struggles in recent years at the feet of Cora. In fact, the Red Sox have generally exceeded expectations to this point in the 2024 campaign, posting an even 29-29 record entering play today despite minimal additions after last years 84-lo s campaign and significant injuries to key pieces such as , , , and . The clubs solid play amid those injuries and low expectations have reinforced Coras reputation around the league as one of the games most respected managers, and should make him an enticing managerial candidate in the event that he doesnt return to the Red Sox in 2025. Coras situation brings to mind that of former Brewers manager , who departed Milwaukee after choosing to enter the 2023 season without an extension in favor of a five-year, $40MM contract with the Cubs this past winter. McCaffrey notes that Cora was keenly aware of Counsells deal with the Cubs this past season, and it would hardly be a surprise if he hoped to land a similar deal for himself this winter. On the other hand, its at least po sible Cora could look to take his impending free agent status as an opportunity to move out of the dugout entirely. The 48-year-old has previously that he would like to move to a front office role at some point down the line, although he noted last autumn that he was not yet ready to make the jump. Coincidentally, the Red Sox themselves figure to be in the market for an addition to their front office brain trust this winter, with noting that Breslow recently told reporters he doesnt expect to hire a second-in-command until this winter. Thats hardly a surprising development, as it was reported just last month by that the club had hired an outside consulting firm to conduct an audit of the organization and offer Breslow recommendations regarding potential changes. As noted by McAdam, Breslow suggested that the ongoing audit could have an influence over his decision regarding the GM job, noting that it could nudge them toward promoting an in-house candidate or indicate that theyd be best served hiring from outside the organization. While the opening in Bostons front office and Coras previously stated long-term career goals appear to line up, theres been no indication from either side that Cora and the Red Sox are considering the po sibility of their manager moving upstairs next season. Instead, it appears that decisions by all parties, both regarding Coras future in the organization and the vacant GM role below Breslow in the baseball operations hierarchy, will be set aside until this winter as the club attempts to weather a storm of injuries and return to the postseason after back-to-back last place finishes in the AL East. Aaron Fletcher Jersey