With each passing day, the Boston Red Sox fall further and further from the playoff picture. It's only June and the season is essentially unsalvageable. The brutal first half of the season has put Craig Breslow directly in the crosshairs of the fans and the media.
While the Red Sox are publicly backing Breslow, not many people believe he will be in his job by the start of next season. Now the fanbase is starting to throw around potential replacements to be Boston's next Chief Baseball Officer, and some wild theories are making the rounds.
One made its way to Boston sports talk radio, bringing Alex Cora back to be the head of baseball operations. They talked about this theory on WEEI's "The Greg Hill Show," saying they should have gone as far as firing Breslow earlier this season instead of Cora, and moved Cora to the front office.
The Alex Cora-Red Sox front office rumors aren't new, but they seem even more far-fetched now
"I think Craig Breslow is on his way out" Greg: "Any chance they fire Breslow and then bring Alex Cora back as Chief Baseball Officer?" What's the future look like for Breslow/Red Sox? Does the looming lockout impact Breslow? #RedSox #MLB #Baseball #RedSox pic.twitter.com/WKx81cesYl
— WEEI (@WEEI) June 15, 2026
Cora to the front office rumors have swirled in Boston for years. Cora has front office experience from his time with Team Puerto Rico, where he has served as the team's general manager since 2016. When the job was vacant following Chaim Bloom's firing, it was the first time people truly thought Cora could have a Brad Stevens-style step up. The rumors quieted after Breslow's hiring, but never truly went away, and ramped back up after the brutal start to the 2026 season.
Cora was never shy about saying that he didn't know exactly how long he wanted to be an MLB manager, citing his family as a big priority for him. Fans started theorizing that maybe a move to the front office would entice the World Series-winning manager to stick around for longer.
Unfortunately for any fans of Cora, this is unlikely. Any bridge to returning to Boston was likely burnt when it fired him and five other members of his coaching staff. Cora posted some not-so-cryptic messages to social media and through the team's internal email in the days following his departure that made it seem like he was happy to leave Boston, and likely wasn't going to return.
Even though Cora turned down the Phillies managerial opening, it's highly unlikely he isn't running a dugout for another team next season. It would take a massive offer, and likely full autonomy, if Cora were to even consider taking up the CBO position, and even then, it likely wouldn't be enough.
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