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Boston Red Sox: John Farrell will not return as manager for 2018

By Logan Jakubajtys

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 09: Manager John Farrell of the Boston Red Sox walks through the dugout after being ejected from game four of the American League Division Series against the Houston Astros at Fenway Park on October 9, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 09: Manager John Farrell of the Boston Red Sox walks through the dugout after being ejected from game four of the American League Division Series against the Houston Astros at Fenway Park on October 9, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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The Boston Red Sox have announced that manager John Farrell will not return in 2018. The search for a new skipper is now officially on!

Boston Red Sox President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski announced on Wednesday that John Farrell will not return as the manager for the team in 2018. The announcement comes just 2 days after that Red Sox again lost in the ALDS.

The firing of John Farrell brings a ton of joy and hope to fans across Red Sox Nation who feel like he mismanaged games and the bullpen. Farrell proved to be a poor decision maker, and with one year left on his contract, the Red Sox are giving him the boot.

Farrell was the Boston skipper for 5 full seasons, with a 432-378 (.533) record. The Red Sox exceeded expectations in his first season, winning the 2013 World Series, but they also had some terrible years under him, like in 2014 and 2015 when they were below .500. Farrell was the first manager to lead Boston to back-to-back AL East titles, but that’s not enough in this city.

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Now, Dombrowski and the Red Sox will begin the search to hire a new manager. Surely, they’ll need someone that can be a true leader and handle the clubhouse. Some of the biggest criticism of Farrell is that he had lost his clubhouse, especially David Price. The next manager will have to be able to handle players like Price and to make the tough decisions. Hopefully, we will also get someone that knows how to manage a lineup, a bullpen, and a game. Farrell made questionable calls all season long and then did the same in the ALDS by starting an injured Eduardo Nunez as the DH in place of Hanley Ramirez. He also took Rafael Devers out of the lineup against a southpaw, and he’d been hitting lefties like crazy all year long.

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The Red Sox will take their time to hire a new manager, and there will surely be a ton of interviews. Fans, as always, are calling for Boston to hire former catcher and captain Jason Varitek as the manager, but without any prior experience, I just don’t see that happening. They could look to go internal with Gary DiSarcina or Chili Davis, or they could go towards a younger former player, like Alex Cora. There are lots of options, and Dombrowski knows that he needs to make the right choice.

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