Cora deserves a ton of blame for how putrid the Red Sox are fundamentally (and have been for YEARS now), but we need to start having serious conversations about how the fundamentals are taught in the Red Sox system.
I hear a ton about analytics in the minors. Exit velocity, barrel rate, etc., but is anyone teaching these kids how to PLAY the game of baseball?
Serious question, is Marcelo Mayer the only guy that's come up in recent years who looks like a fundamentally sound, intelligent baseball player? Not like he's lit the world on fire, but I haven't seen him make a dumb mistake yet. The rest of these guys play with their heads up their ass. They make mistakes constantly in the field, on the bases, and they're all awful across the board situationally at the plate. It's widespread and it's only getting worse.
I don't think the game is being taught at all in the Red Sox system. It's a massive problem.
@Jared_Carrabis theyre dumb as shit. Can't make productive outs when needed. Let guys like Pivetta, Wacha and Eovaldi go over the years to bring in an asshat like Giolito.