Has Red Sox manager Alex Cora considered playing Marcelo Mayer at shortstop or second base vs. a lefty starter?

To call the Boston Red Sox's season a disappointment so far would be a major understatement. At 30-35, Boston fell 10 1/2 games out of first place with a 9-6 loss to the New York Yankees on Friday night.

With the Boston Red Sox vastly underperforming expectations, one prominent Boston sports commentator predicts manager Alex Cora will be fired in the next month.