The Red Sox’s shock firing of Alex Cora was “necessary” in the eyes of team president Sam Kennedy, but the move is seemingly not sitting well with players. Cora and five members of his coaching staff were dismissed on Saturday amid the team’s 10-17 start and last place standing in the AL East. However, Trevor Story told reporters on Sunday that the higher-ups’ explanation of the move was insufficient. Red Sox manager Alex Cora was fired from his post on Saturday. Getty Images “Some of the best coaches in the world didn’t get a fair shot,” he said. Garrett Whitlock added: “They made it very clear that we get paid to play baseball, and we need to just focus on playing baseball.” As reported by the Boston Globe’s Tim Healey , players were not invited to ask higher-ups any questions about the changes during a meeting on Sunday morning. “It’s up in the air what the true direction of the franchise is,” Story said.…