August 9, 2012; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Toronto Blue Jays manager John Farrell (52) in the dugout watches on in the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-US PRESSWIRE
The Boston Red Sox are looking to replace Bobby Valentine and they have made a decision. The Red Sox are set to hand the team over to John Farrell, who was most recently the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. Farrell is familiar with the Red Sox. He was the Red Sox pitching coach from 2007-2010.
“There’s a person who’s right for the Red Sox job in 2013 who isn’t right for another team’s job or who might not have been right for our job last year or the year before,” general manager Ben Cherington said.
Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz was excited about Farrell’s return.
“It would be cool for him to get back and pick up where he left off with us,” Buchholz said. “I think everyone liked him when he was here. He was always upfront about everything; he was all business. He was an easy guy to talk to if you needed help in some category of the game.”
Farrell was the Red Sox top choice immediately after the team parted ways with Valentine. He was a part of the staff that won a World Series with the Red Sox.
