Alex Cora's Red Sox: Slow Starts, Tough AL East

0:00It's April 3rd. I'm Corey with the story. This is Boston Red Sox News today, driven by AI and Bill for fans. Alex Kores in his eight season managing the Boston Red Sox, and they've done solid work under him. Three trips to the postseason, one-world series, title, and a 536 winning percentage. But here's the pattern as stands out, his teams just can't get off to hot starts most years. Back in 2018, they crushed it early, going 17-2 after a one-game stumble on opening day. That was the exception though. The next year, they stumbled to 2-8 amid a world series hangover, and in 2021, an awful Baltimore squad swept them at home. Outscoring Boston, 18-5. Fans and analysts have pointed fingers at Kores Spring Training approach, like easing up too much on pictures after big playoff pushes. It's created real headaches, forcing comebacks in the cutthroat AL East, where early holes are brutal to climb out of. Sometimes they rally for playoffs.

1:01Other times, they flop hard. Lately, it's no different. 2024 started 7-3, but ended at 500. Last year opened 1-4, and now they're 1-5 to kick off 20-26. Theories float around poor prep, or funky early schedules in cold weather. After the cause, this slow start habit keeps testing Kores squad, and in a division this tough, they can't afford to dig those ditches year after year.