Getting Boston's Manager Right The Second Time

In new manager John Farrell, the Red Sox finally got their man, even if they had to try twice to do it.

John Farrell Welcomes Challenge, Puts Focus On Players

John Farrell was introduced in a press conference today as the new Boston Red Sox manager--the 46th in team history, and third in three years.

John Farrell Receiving A Warm Welcome To Boston

The Red Sox front office got their man in Jon Farrell, and the players seem just as excited to have him on board.

Why John Farrell?

The Red Sox have got their man in former pitching coach John Farrell. So why was he their top choice?

Red Sox Receive David Carpenter In John Farrell Trade

It has been revealed that David Carpenter will be the player headed to the Red Sox from the Blue Jays in the John Farrell - Mike Aviles deal, putting an end to speculation that Adam Lind could be part of the bargain.

Frankly, it's a development that makes the trade all the more confusing for Toronto.

Already this looked like a "win" for the Red Sox, at least insofar as they offered up little of value to get a manager who they perceived as the ideal candidate. With Lind in the bargain, however, Tornoto at least got to free up a few million dollars in 2012 salary and dodge his $2 million buyout in 2013. Not a significant return, and certainly no skin off Boston's back given the massive amount of payroll flexibility they enjoy, but still something for Toronto beyond the middling Mike Aviles.

With Carpenter, however, all they're doing is shipping off a Quadruple-A arm whose absence doesn't help them any more than his presence likely would. He does not appear to be a particularly good pitcher by any means, but he's not costing them anything, so really all he does is fulfill the requirement for a player to be going the other way.

All-in-all, a job well done by Ben Cherington and co., even if it did earned some disgruntled comments on "gamesmanship" from Toronto GM Alex Anthopoulos.

McAdam: John Farrell Is The New Red Sox Manager

The Red Sox have hired John Farrell to be their new manager, and compensation is headed to Toronto