Red Sox Hire John Farrell as Their Manager

The Red Sox for a second time in a row have to start their off-season hiring a new manager.

The lucky guy to be the next manager for the Boston Red Sox is John Farrell who was the manager of the Blue Jays until a deal was made to bring him to back to the nation (both US and Red Sox). Farrell goes to Boston (and possibly an unnamed Blue Jays player as well) while Mike Aviles goes to Toronto. Now the news isn't official yet but unnamed sources seemed to be confirming this report. Before becoming the Blue Jays manager back in 2011, Farrell was the Red Sox pitching coach from 2007-2010. While the pitching the coach, the team was 1st in Opp Batting Average, Strikeouts, and Shutouts in the AL while also maintaining the 3rd best ERA in the AL.

It seems that the Red Sox got the guy they wanted. Farrell seems to be a pretty good choice as he has experience in the Red Sox dugout and will be able to get a grip over these players. Plus, while the pressure will be added being in Boston than Toronto, it will still be less than the pressure than Bobby Valentine had as the immediate successor to Terry Francona. This doesn't solve all the problems of the Red Sox but what it does do is bring some stability back to clubhouse and perhaps bring that pitching staff back to form.