The Boston Red Sox have done it again—another early-season slump, another seismic shake-up. For the second consecutive year, Craig Breslow has shown he's not afraid to hit the reset button. But this time, the move has veteran baseball insider Ken Rosenthal calling it a "major disruption."

Last June, Breslow made headlines by trading star slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants—a bold move that actually paid off. The Red Sox saw their winning percentage jump from .507 before the deal to .584 after it. Fast forward to this April, and Breslow has made an even more dramatic move: firing manager Alex Cora and overhauling much of the coaching staff. It marks the first time Boston has axed a manager mid-season since 2001.

But here's the thing—firing a manager and multiple coaches just one month into the season is almost unheard of. Typically, these decisions are made in the offseason, giving teams time to conduct thorough searches and bring in fresh perspectives. Instead, the Red Sox have turned to internal replacements from the minor leagues, most of whom have zero MLB coaching experience.

Unsurprisingly, the abrupt changes have ruffled feathers. Players like Trevor Story have already spoken out about the upheaval. Rosenthal didn't mince words on Thursday's episode of "Foul Territory": "It's a disruption to your operation. I can't remember a team firing its manager and that many coaches this early in the season. I don't know that that's happened."

The timing, he argues, is both poor and puzzling. "If you fire a manager this early, you probably shouldn't have brought him back in the first place," Rosenthal added. "It's an overreaction in many ways. You gotta show more feel, and I don't see the Red Sox doing that."

So far, the results have been mixed—Boston has managed a 2-2 record since the shake-up. Whether this gamble will pay off remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: the Red Sox are betting big on a mid-season makeover, and the baseball world is watching closely.