From the
Globe
Cora is in a delicate position. The Astros are hosting Game 6 of the American League Championship Series against the Yankees on Friday and it would be somewhat inappropriate for him to accept a new job until that series concludes.
The Red Sox also face an edict from MLB not to make any major announcements during the playoffs.
Monday is a scheduled day off before the start of the World Series and that could be when the Sox make a formal announcement.
I guess I understand the whole “edict” thing from MLB, but if your playoffs are at all entertaining, the hiring of a manager, even on a high profile team like the Sox, should not take away from the postseason in the slightest.
It makes more sense to me that HOU would want to delay the announcement until Monday at least to minimize any distraction, not that I think announcing Cora’s hiring IS a distraction. If he’s the Sox guy, I’m sure the players in the Astros clubhouse already know.