FILE - This 2010, file photo shows Boston Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell. The Red Sox are preparing to announce that John Farrell will be their new manager, according to a baseball official with knowledge of the deal to bring the former Boston pitching coach back one year after the ballclub first tried to give him the top job. The announcement was delayed by the unusual logistics of hiring a manager under contract with another team, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the final procedural steps had not been cleared. But the three-year deal to replace Bobby Valentine could be announced as soon as Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 the official said. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
FILE - In this April 1, 2012, file photo, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Farrell throws batting practice before the Blue Jays' spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Dunedin, Fla. The Boston Red Sox reportedly have reached an agreement to bring Farrell to Boston to replace Bobby Valentine. Red Sox spokeswoman Pam Kenn said early Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, the team had no announcement to make. Comcast SportsNet New England reported that the deal was agreed to. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
FILE - In this April 1, 2012, file photo, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Farrell throws batting practice before the Blue Jays' spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Dunedin, Fla. The Boston Red Sox reportedly have reached an agreement to bring Farrell to Boston to replace Bobby Valentine. Red Sox spokeswoman Pam Kenn said early Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, the team had no announcement to make. Comcast SportsNet New England reported that the deal was agreed to. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine watches his team play the New York Yankees during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine watches his team play the New York Yankees during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
FILE - This Aug. 3, 2012 file photo shows former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling smiling after being introduced as a new member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame before the baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park in Boston. Schilling might have to sell the famed blood-stained sock he wore during the 2004 World Series to cover millions of dollars in loans he guaranteed to his failed video game company. Schilling, whose Providence-based 38 Studios filed for bankruptcy in June, listed the sock as collateral to a bank in a September filing with the Massachusetts Secretary of State. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)
FILE - This Aug. 3, 2012 file photo shows former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling smiling after being introduced as a new member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame before the baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park in Boston. Schilling might have to sell the famed blood-stained sock he wore during the 2004 World Series to cover millions of dollars in loans he guaranteed to his failed video game company. Schilling, whose Providence-based 38 Studios filed for bankruptcy in June, listed the sock as collateral to a bank in a September filing with the Massachusetts Secretary of State. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)
Baltimore Orioles' Nate McLouth, left, Adam Jones (10) and Endy Chavez celebrate after a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Baltimore, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. Baltimore won 6-3. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Baltimore Orioles' Nate McLouth, left, Adam Jones (10) and Endy Chavez celebrate after a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Baltimore, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. Baltimore won 6-3. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
