The first column calling for John Farrell’s job has surfaced courtesy of Jon Heyman.
If you want to look a little bit deeper, John Farrell managed the team to two straight quick exits, with the first one being way more surprising than this one.
And if you want to go deeper still, word is filtering around the league that a good portion of the clubhouse didn’t love him, that by the end they didn’t think he’s a great communicator, or even a decent one.
Red Sox people haven’t said anything about what their intentions are, so who knows? But others around the game would be a little bit surprised if he survived. While ownership is said to like him (though it seemed off a few years back when the report about him dating a Boston sportscaster showed up first in the Red Sox-owned Boston Globe, leading one player, then on another team, to tell me, “That’s it. He’s in trouble.”)
While ownership generally seemed to like him, Farrell’s popularity may not extend too far beyond that.
Red Sox president/GM Dave Dombrowski hasn’t really made his feelings known, but he did keep Farrell for two more years after he was hired late in the 2015 season. Dombrowski, who accompanies the team on the road more often than not, certainly has given it enough time to form an opinion, even if he hasn’t made it known.
Dombrowski must be aware of the feelings in the clubhouse, too. And he can’t be too thrilled to see his star-filled, high-priced club go 1-6 the last two years in the playoffs.
Following Francona even a year after he left – Bobby Valentine was in between the two — could not have been easy, but Farrell did fine. He actually did more than fine. But every manager, even good ones, have a shelf life, and his time should be up now.
https://www.fanragsports.com/heyman-john-farrells-time-should-be-up-in-boston/
If you want to look a little bit deeper, John Farrell managed the team to two straight quick exits, with the first one being way more surprising than this one.
And if you want to go deeper still, word is filtering around the league that a good portion of the clubhouse didn’t love him, that by the end they didn’t think he’s a great communicator, or even a decent one.
Red Sox people haven’t said anything about what their intentions are, so who knows? But others around the game would be a little bit surprised if he survived. While ownership is said to like him (though it seemed off a few years back when the report about him dating a Boston sportscaster showed up first in the Red Sox-owned Boston Globe, leading one player, then on another team, to tell me, “That’s it. He’s in trouble.”)
While ownership generally seemed to like him, Farrell’s popularity may not extend too far beyond that.
Red Sox president/GM Dave Dombrowski hasn’t really made his feelings known, but he did keep Farrell for two more years after he was hired late in the 2015 season. Dombrowski, who accompanies the team on the road more often than not, certainly has given it enough time to form an opinion, even if he hasn’t made it known.
Dombrowski must be aware of the feelings in the clubhouse, too. And he can’t be too thrilled to see his star-filled, high-priced club go 1-6 the last two years in the playoffs.
Following Francona even a year after he left – Bobby Valentine was in between the two — could not have been easy, but Farrell did fine. He actually did more than fine. But every manager, even good ones, have a shelf life, and his time should be up now.
https://www.fanragsports.com/heyman-john-farrells-time-should-be-up-in-boston/
