Upon learning the Pittsburgh Pirates had hired Ben Cherington to be the team's new GM, I immediately pondered if he would hire John Farrell to be the team's new skipper.
After all, it was Cherington who hired Farrell to manage the Boston Red Sox in 2013. All Farrell did was guide the team to a World Series title. Two last place finishes followed and Cherington would resign after the Red Sox brought in Dave Dombrowski to oversee the club. Farrell remained the Red Sox manager as they rebounded to back to back AL East titles in 2016 and 2017 before Dombrowski dismissed Farrell in favor of Alex Cora. Like Farrell, Cora got a World Series ring in his inaugural season at Fenway before coming back down to earth in 2019. The Red Sox decline cost Dombrowski his job. What comes around goes around.
In the meantime, Cherington joined the Toronto Blue Jays' front office late in 2016 and has been biding his time before another GM job came along. Cherington's first task in Pittsburgh will be to name a new manager and Farrell has made no secret his desire to return to the dugout. Now an opportunity has presented itself for a reunion.
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