What does Alex Cora as manager mean?

Aug 15, 2018; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora (20) sits in the dugout before the start of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports The latest reports coming out all but acknowledge that Alex Cora is goin

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The latest reports coming out all but acknowledge that Alex Cora is going to be the next manager of the Phillies once the season ends.

Alex Cora, who turned down the job when Thomson was fired, is expected to be the Phillies’ next manager barring a World Series berth or title.

Bob Nightengale has been known to get things wrong from time to time, but considering that Cora was asked to be the manager when Rob Thomson was fired, this feels like it’s about right. Knowing that, with all the smoke that is surrounding

the situation, what Alex Cora probably being the next manager mean to you? Does it move any kind of needle for you? Could he possibly get more out of the roster than what Don Mattingly has done now or Rob Thomson did in the future?