Most notably, Boston's lineup has two rookies, Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer, hitting in the heart of the order. It might be exciting for Red Sox fans to know that those players will be asked to play an integral role in Monday's game, but rookies being asked to do a lot is something that Cora is not a fan of.

Alex Cora urged people to stop talking about the Rafael Devers trade and to focus on the current Boston Red Sox team.

The post-Rafael Devers Red Sox are 1-0 after Roman Anthony blasts his first career home run against the Mariners. With prized rookie Roman Anthony struggling at the plate since arriving in the majors, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora figured some playful banter was in order Monday night.