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00:00Lou, how did we get to the point where Alex Cora wants to be here and commits to a contract
00:05that I think some people feel like is maybe less than he could have gotten on the open
00:09market.
00:10It seems like a lot of us were resigned that they were going to play this out this year.
00:14How did we get to the point where he was comfortable re-upping?
00:15Well, I know he talked about his family being comfortable here and everything.
00:19Obviously, seven million is a lot of money.
00:21Probably could have got more years elsewhere.
00:23I do think that he was convinced, at least moving forward, that this isn't a rebuild
00:29anymore.
00:30You know, that we're kind of good with it.
00:31Because three years especially, he doesn't want a rebuild.
00:35He wants to play in October.
00:37So I don't know what kind of promises you can make.
00:39I think in this game, you really can't promise too much.
00:42But if you're going to be aggressive and actually sign guys in the offseason, then I think that's
00:46something he wanted to hear, whether something happens here in the deadline or not.
00:49So I think it's overall just a good sign.
00:52You've got a bunch of young kids.
00:53And this is a really good spot.
00:55If the team's willing to spend and supplement, you really do have some really good young
00:58players that can take it to another level here in the next few years.
01:01Lou, Foye and I were battling over this yesterday.
01:04And I'm curious to get your thoughts.
01:06Does more money mean more expectations necessarily for Alex Cora?
01:11Or is he unique in this sort of Red Sox setup?
01:15Yeah.
01:16You know, I don't, I don't, listen, I still think you need good players to win.
01:20Yeah.
01:22You know what I mean?
01:23So it's like, if that's all they're going to give them and not give them good players,
01:25he's not going to win.
01:26So, you know, if they don't go out and get like a, you know, a frontline starter next
01:29year or a right-handed bat, like, you know, solidify the bullpen, they're not going to
01:33win.
01:34I don't care how much money you give them.
01:35So I just think it was the market, you know, what happened out in Chicago.
01:40Council's not exactly winning the money he gave them.
01:42So it's not like, and plus it's 7 million bucks.
01:45Like holy smokes.
01:46Like we're talking about high paid managers.
01:497 million.
01:50These guys aren't making 12, 15, 20, you know, but 7 million bucks.
01:54I don't think it changes.
01:55He still needs good players.
01:56I don't really think it adds much pressure.