Farrell stay or go?

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Blew the game yet again with throwing out Barnes after Kelly did very well.

So, should he stay or go?

 

[redseat]

Personally I think he needs to go... Yes the Red Sox were doing pretty good prior to today's game but I just don't see him being a "force" that can keep this team rallied and winning.

 

[redseat]

How many games has he lost with his pitching decisions? Yes I know he doesn't actually throw the pitch but still

 

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Article for May 22nd

Is John Farrell Officially On Hot Seat As Red Sox Manager?

According to speculation from The Boston Globe’s Pete Abraham, a change in manager may be on the table — with “may” being the key word.

While Abraham did not himself suggest the Red Sox fire John Farrell, he did indicate that such an option is perhaps being considered by Red Sox brass.

“With 120 games remaining, panic would be premature. But Farrell’s job security is growing increasingly tenuous with the Sox having lost 10 of 18 this month,” Abraham wrote in Sunday’s paper.

The Red Sox currently sit in third place in the AL East, four games behind the first-place Yankees. In terms of wild-card positioning, they’re 1.5 games out of the second wild card, in a group of about 10 or 11 teams that figure to remain in that mix until the end of the regular season.

The Red Sox are coming off an AL East title — just the eighth in franchise history — though they got swept out of the divisional series by the eventual AL champion, Cleveland.

 

[navamind]

what a stupid article. I don't think Farrell's a good manager (and I'm pretty sure I've called for his head on here before), but I think he's done a much better job this year. He's been far more aggressive with his handling of the bullpen (Kimbrel for 4+ outs, quickly pulling relievers if they look like they've got nothing) and he hasn't been afraid to shuffle the lineup. If you can replace him with a guy like Francona/Maddon/etc, sure. But if there's no obvious replacement, then what's the point? Seems like there's a lot more that can go wrong from firing a manager for the sake of doing so.

 

[Carnzo]

Stay for now anyway.