Forsooth. So another year where we dump out starting shortstop.
Dan D Central NJ USA ________________________________ From: Ray Daniel Salemi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 2:41 PM Subject: Re: John Farrell Named Red Sox Manager Indeed. On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: Huh >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: "Red Sox Ticket Office" <[email protected]> >Date: Oct 21, 2012 2:06 PM >Subject: John Farrell Named Red Sox Manager >To: <[email protected]> > > >Click here if you are having trouble viewing this message. > > >Dear Season Ticket Holders, > > > > >It is my great pleasure to let you know that John Farrell has officially been >named the next manager of the Boston Red Sox. We are thrilled to welcome John >back to the Red Sox family. Please see the release below with complete details. > > > >We will host a conference call with John and season ticket holders in the >coming weeks so John can personally share his vision for leading this team. We >will provide further information including the date and time for that call as >soon as it is confirmed. > > > >We hope you are as excited as we are for the next chapter of Red Sox baseball. > > > >Best, > > >Sam Kennedy > > >Chief Operating Officer > > > > >RED SOX NAME JOHN FARRELL MANAGER >Mike Aviles sent to Toronto; >Red Sox receive right-hander David Carpenter > >BOSTON, MA -- The Boston Red Sox today announced that they have acquired >Manager John Farrell from the Toronto Blue Jays and agreed to a three-year >contract that will run through 2015. As compensation to the Blue Jays, to >whom Farrell was under contract through 2013, the Red Sox sent shortstop Mike >Aviles and received in return right-handed pitcher David Carpenter. The Red >Sox sought and received permission from Toronto to talk directly to Farrell >and made the agreement late last night. > >Farrell, 50, was the Red Sox’ pitching coach from 2007-10, a period in which >the staff held opponents to an American League-low .254 batting average and >led the league in strikeouts (4,771). Farrell is the seventh manager in major >league history acquired by one club while under contract to another. > >“I’m extremely excited to be returning to the Red Sox and to Boston,” said >Farrell. “I love this organization. It’s a great franchise in a special city >and region, with great fans, and we want nothing more than to reward their >faith in us.” > >“We are thrilled to name John Farrell as our new manager,” said Executive >Vice-President/General Manager Ben Cherington, who made the announcement. >“John has been a major league pitcher, front office executive, coach, and >manager. His broad set of experiences, and exceptional leadership skills, >make him the ideal person to lead our team. I have known him in various >capacities throughout my career, and I hold him in the highest regard as a >baseball man and as a person.” > >Under Farrell, the Blue Jays finished 81-81 (.500) in 2011 and 73-89 (.451) in >2012. Prior to joining the Red Sox in 2007, Farrell spent five years as >Director of Player Development for the Cleveland Indians (November, >2001-November, 2006). The Indians earned “Organization of the Year” honors in >2003 and 2004 from USA Today’s Sports Weekly and were named by Baseball >America as the top farm system in 2003. > >“We met some outstanding managerial candidates in this process,” said Red Sox >President/CEO Larry Lucchino. “John Farrell brings a unique blend of >managerial experience, leadership and presence, pitching expertise, front >office experience, and an established track record with many members of our >uniformed staff and members of our front office. He will hit the ground >running.” > >When Farrell was Boston’s pitching coach, right-hander Clay Buchholz and >southpaw Jon Lester were All-Stars. In his first year with the Red Sox, the >club won the 2007 World Series. They reached the postseason each of his first >three seasons in Boston. > >Compensation to acquire a manager from another club has been required four >times previously, and 52 years ago, two managers were traded for each other. >In September, 2011, Miami acquired Ozzie Guillen and right-hander Ricardo >Andres from the White Sox and sent right-hander Jhan Marinez and infielder >Ozzie Martinez. In October, 2002, Tampa Bay acquired Lou Piniella and >infielder Antonio Perez from Seattle and sent outfielder Randy Winn. In >November, 1976, Pittsburgh acquired Chuck Tanner and cash from Oakland and >sent catcher Manny Sanguillen. In November, 1967, the Mets acquired Gil >Hodges from Washington and sent right-hander Bill Denehy and cash. During the >1960 season, managers Joe Gordon and Jimmy Dykes were swapped by Cleveland and >Detroit, respectively. > >In Farrell’s first year as the Red Sox’ pitching coach, the staff led the >American League with a 3.87 ERA (618 ER/1,438.2 IP). Red Sox pitchers also >led the AL in strikeouts with 1,185 in 2008 and 1,207 in 2010. From 2007-10, >hurlers posted the third-best ERA in the league, 4.11 (2,637 ER/5,778.1 IP). > >Aviles, 31, played 136 games for the Red Sox in 2012, primarily at shortstop >(128 games). He hit .250 with 13 home runs and 60 RBI. > >Carpenter, 27, has struck out 60 in 60 innings over 67 career major league >games, all in relief, with the Astros (2011-12) and Blue Jays (2012). He is >1-5 with one save and a 5.70 ERA (38 ER) in his big league career. > >The right-hander appeared in 33 major league games in 2012, including 30 with >the Astros prior to being sent to the Blue Jays in a 10-player trade July 20. >In 2012, he also pitched in 23 minor league games for Houston’s Triple-A club >in Oklahoma City and Toronto’s Triple-A Las Vegas affiliate, posting a 1-1 >record with four saves, a 3.08 ERA (9 ER/26.1 IP), with 25 strikeouts and only >seven walks in 26.1 innings. > >He made his major league debut with the Astros in 2011, and was 1-3 with a >2.93 ERA (9 ER/27.2 IP) while striking out 29 in 27.2 innings in 34 outings. > >Originally a catcher, Carpenter converted to pitching mid-way through the 2008 >season. Since that time, he has averaged 9.56 strikeouts per nine innings >pitched (215 K/202.1 IP) while compiling a 12-9 record with 53 saves and a >3.02 ERA (68 ER) in 178 career minor league games exclusively in relief. > > >Click here if you don't wish to receive these messages in the future. -- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"CRST Tickets" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/crst_tickets?hl=en. > -- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red >Sox Citizens" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD MOTHER and other mystery short stories. 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