At 31-35, the Boston Red Sox are one of the most disappointing teams in baseball, however it's not expected to cost manager Alex Cora his job. Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today: The Boston Red Sox may be playing sloppy and mediocre baseball,

Let’s start with his contract, which was agreed to last July and kicked in at the start of this season. If the Red Sox terminated him now, they’d owe him about $20 million. The Red Sox have eaten bigger contracts in the past, but they’re not about to walk away from a manager less than three months into a three-year deal.

This team should be performing better than it has been, and is only competitive in the AL East because the rest of the division is not very good.