As seen from the revelations of the past few weeks, the Red Sox fell apart in shocking fashion and must repair fractured relationships both inside and outside the organization.
One step toward closing their credibility gap would be the hiring of an experienced manager such as Joe Torre or Bobby Valentine to complement their rookie GM.
That’s not expected, however — Torre says he isn’t interested anyway — because the Red Sox don’t regard Cherington as a bona fide rookie. The 37-year-old actually served as co-GM during Epstein’s temporary departure in late 2005 and early 2006, and in more recent seasons, he has been handling many of the day-to-day duties associated with the post.
The better bet is that Cherington replaces Terry Francona with someone like the 2004 version of Francona: Experience helps, but willingness to use statistical analysis a must.
MONEY DOWN DRAIN
C.J. Wilson has had a brutal postseason. He’s winless in three starts, twice allowing six run or more. The timing couldn’t be worse for the Texas ace, who he will be a free agent after the playoffs.
Barring an about-face in the possible one or two starts he has remaining, Wilson could have cost himself up to $35 million, in the opinion of one anonymous observer.
