Former Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington has joined the Blue Jays. “(Cherington’s) legacy is left here,” Red Sox manager John Farrell told reporters in Boston on Wednesday. But like any general manager, he also had his share of misses. Red Sox ownership ignored Cherington’s recommendations for a new manager and instead chose Bobby Valentine, a bombastic character who hadn’t managed in the big leagues since 2002. Cherington also traded for Allen Craig, whom the Red Sox paid $9 million this season to play in the minors.

Source: thestar September 15, 2016 19:41 UTC