It is not yet May and two marquee MLB franchises have broken the glass to smash a big red emergency button with gusto.
On Saturday, the Red Sox cleaned house by sending Alex Cora and several other members of the coaching staff home after a 10-17 start. Three days later the Phillies have sent another shockwave through baseball by parting with Rob Thomson in the face of a 9-19 record and 10 1/2-game hole to climb out of in the National League East. These moves represent stunning detours for each organization as they both entered 2026 with high expectations. For them to come so quickly out of the starting blocks just increases the whiplash.
