Red Sox announce Dave Dombrowski is their new president of baseball operations.

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   Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal  9m9 minutes ago
   Cherington stepping down with #RedSox, but will assist Dombrowski during the transition.
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   Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale  9m9 minutes ago
   The mystery is over: Dave Dombrowski is hired as president of baseball operations for Boston #RedSox.
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   Alex Speier ‏@alexspeier  9m9 minutes ago
   Cherington will step down as GM but assist Dombrowski during transition.
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   Pete Abraham ‏@PeteAbe  9m9 minutes ago
   Ben Cherington, declined the opportunity to continue as GM, but has agreed to assist Dombrowski during the transition.
   
   
   

 

[soxhop411]

“@ChrisCotillo: Red Sox announce Dave Dombrowski is their new president of baseball operations. Ben Cherington is out.”

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Wow

I have no words

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

I saw the Speir tweets and had to click to make sure it wasn't a fake account. Not that the news was incredible, but it happened with no leaks, or I've been living in a cave. 
 
Wow.

 

[Koufax]

That's a stunner.

 

[BannedbyNYYFans.com]

Wow....so Cherington quit? Probably saw the writing on the wall.

 

[ehaz]

So team Dombrowski/Dipoto?

 

[Foulkey Reese]

It beings. 

Changes are needed and it looks like they're finally coming.

 

[GeorgeThomas]

Ben to stay in as an assistant during the transition. He was offered the opportunity to stay on as gm and declined according to weei.

 

[Philip Jeff Frye]

Just announced on the broadcast. They say Cherington declined the opportunity to continue as GM.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

This sounds like DD is going to be very hands on .. Cherington obviously didn't want to be second violin in the orchestra.

 

[MuzzyField]

Boom... the wait is over.

 

[jscola85]

Well, Dombrowski's known for his superb trading ability.  First up - finding a way to move one or both of Hanley/Sandoval.

 

[rembrat]

So start the Billy Beane rumors?

 

[AimingForYoko]

I am not mad at this.

 

[jscola85]

Kind of surprising Cherington declined to stay, not that I'm all broken up about it.  It's not like Cherington hasn't answered to a guy before in Lucchino.

 

[MuzzyField]

Isn't this cover for Ben to save face after having his legs blown off?

 

[gammoseditor]

Bob Nightengale on twitter:
 
 
 

Frank Wren is the leading contender to be GM under Dave Dombrowski with the #RedSox now that Ben Cherington is leaving.

 
 
https://twitter.com/BNightengale

 

[foulkehampshire]

Shocked but pleasantly surprised.

 

[timlinin8th]

Just announced on the broadcast. They say Cherington declined the opportunity to continue as GM.

Have to imagine his read on the situation was that him "staying on" would be on a trial basis at best.

Honestly not surprised, this seemed to be the direction things were pointing once the Lucchino stuff was announced.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Not surprised by this one bit. Cherington's record of major league acquisitions has trended poorly.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

So start the Billy Beane rumors?

 
You mean elsewhere right?

I could have seen Beane coming here as President of Baseball Operations or something, but not as a GM.

 

[The Long Tater]

The statement read on the broadcast is positive.  Sends the right message.
 
Sorry Ben.  You caught lighting in a bottle once, but since then it hasn't been working.

 

[Byrdbrain]

That is a surprise, it will sure give them a different look(tm) in the front office.
 
Almost as surprising is that it took Soxhop almost 5 minutes to start the thread. I was wondering if he was dead.

 

[OCD SS]

No word on Dipoto so far, but there is an opening for the GM position. I'm not thrilled with Dombrowski (I would have preferred someone a bit younger), but I could see a tandem of him and Dipoto complementing each other and working well.
 
Obviously something was going to change.

 

[glennhoffmania]

I'm assuming that Farrell will be gone when the season is over now.  DD will want to pick his own guy.

 

[HomeRunBaker]

Ben to stay in as an assistant during the transition. He was offered the opportunity to stay on as gm and declined according to weei.

Smells like PR to me. I don't buy this at all. Why would Dombrowski want to have the old regime in place? Doesn't pass the smell test.

 

[drtooth]

Inevitable question--Does he fire Farrell given the recent cancer diagnosis?

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

So start the Billy Beane rumors?

Doubt it. That would be a lateral move so it's unlikely the A's would let him out of the contract.

 

[pedro1918]

Good move. 
 
Does Ben end up in Batimore with Duquette? Or Chicago with Theo?

 

[Clears Cleaver]

Not f'n around. Great news for the Sox. 

 

[Auger34]

No word on Dipoto so far, but there is an opening for the GM position. I'm not thrilled with Dombrowski (I would have preferred someone a bit younger), but I could see a tandem of him and Dipoto complementing each other and working well.
 
Obviously something was going to change.[/quote/]

Completely agree. Dom with Wren scares me. Dom with DiPoto may be the perfect combo

 

[Savin Hillbilly]

Have to imagine his read on the situation was that him "staying on" would be on a trial basis at best.

Also, given that Dombrowski will have a more specific baseball-ops role than Lucchino did, staying on as GM would effectively be a reduction in responsibility even with the same job title. 

 

[The Gray Eagle]

Lucchino will be gone, Cherington will be gone. If Allard Baird survives this transition, then I don't even know what, just... I mean that is the spot that most needs upgrading, surely Dombrowski will take care of business there and get someone good in, right?
 
Cherington did a great job with the farm system and won a title. But the big contracts almost all look really bad right now. Of course, ownership had to give approval on the biggest ones, and Cherington's director of player personnel surely gave the thumbs up on them too. You just can't afford to miss on a lot of big money long term contracts, and the Red Sox have missed on a lot of them over the last 5 years.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Great move. Ben was over his head I think. I am not a fan of Frank Wren. Dipoto might be given first crack.

 

[MikeM]

Ben had to go. Following that rather fluky 2013 run (imo), it was just too much bad in too short a time period to risk continuing down that path. 
 
That said, not sure how i feel yet about DD being the guy that is going to stop the bleeding. 

 

[rlsb]

No need for a gorilla suit on this one.  Thanks for 2013.

 

[Dave Stapleton]

Inevitable question--Does he fire Farrell given the recent cancer diagnosis?[/quote

No way. No way.

 

[Buzzkill Pauley]

Inevitable question--Does he fire Farrell given the recent cancer diagnosis?

I think Farrell gets offered a FO consultant/evaluator job. When you get down to it, that's where folks saw his career headed long-term, anyway. Even without the cancer diagnosis.

 

[Harry Hooper]

Here's one take on Wren's tenure with Atlanta.

 

[Corsi]

Good move. 
 
Does Ben end up in Batimore with Duquette? Or Chicago with Theo?

 
Am I insane for thinking Ben will have no problem finding a GM gig next year?

 

[OCD SS]

Inevitable question--Does he fire Farrell given the recent cancer diagnosis?

 
I assume that Farrell moves into some lower-stress, off-field/ front office job dealing with pitcher evaluation. He probably does this voluntarily rather than getting fired.

 

[LuckyBen]

Well, I guess I need a new name. Ben's track record has been spotty, but I always felt like he would turn it around and become of the better GMs. He probably ends up in Chicago, but I really hope we make the right decision this go round.

 

[soxhop411]

So does this mean our farm system is now trade chips?

 

[rembrat]

Wren doesn't really have a great track record with FA signings. I know he has history with DD but I'm not thrilled about him being considered for the role of GM.

 

[Pilgrim]

They need to clean house, but hopefully they keep Eddie Romero around or give him a promotion.  International scouting has been the lone constant bright spot under this regime.
 
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So does this mean our farm system is now trade chips?

 

 
I think Dombrowski has a solid track record building through the farm.  The last few years have been an extra special circumstance trying to win one for the Pizza Ghoul.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Dave D is a very poor constructor of bullpens and the bp is a major Sox weakness. I hope he and/or his GM do a better job going forward.

 

[Corsi]

Gordon Edes ‏@GordonEdes  15s16 seconds ago
Official announcement of Dombrowski hiring tomorrow. He said he wanted Cherington to stay as GM; Ben told him no this afternoon

 

[Seels]

I don't really care for Domrowski but I thought aside from the Beckett trade the Cherington era was bad. So long as Dombrowski doesn't trade the minor league talent it can only be better.

 

[gammoseditor]

 
Am I insane for thinking Ben will have no problem finding a GM gig next year?

 
He seems like a great fit for a team rebuilding a farm system and not spending money in free agency