Dave Martinez

According to a Major League source close to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, Chicago White Sox GM Ken Williams has Tampa Bay Rays’ bench coach Dave Martinez on the top of his short list for his next manager. There had been previous rumors that former Red Sox manager, Terry Francona, had been the number one candidate [...]

According to multiple sources close to CSNNE.com’s Sean McAdam, the Toronto Blue Jays have offered Boston Red Sox’s pitching coach John Farrell the managerial job, and Farrell needs only to come to an agreement on a contract. WEEI’s Alex Speier says that it would be surprising at this point if Farrell did not take over [...]

According to MLB Network’s Peter Gammons, three general managers insisted that 48-year-old John Farrell will get the Toronto Blue Jays managerial job and a source close to FOXSports’ Jon Paul Morosi confirmed that Farrell is the front-runner to become the next manager of the Blue Jays. The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo says that Farrell is [...]

According to sources close to WEEI’s Rob Bradford, Red Sox’s DeMarlo Hale and John Farrell are among the finalists for the vacant Blue Jay’s managerial position. Former Major League catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. is also a finalist. Toronto is expected to finalize its search by next week. Earlier this week, The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo said [...]

The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo says via Twitter that the Red Sox’s bench coach DeMarlo Hale is getting a second interview for the vacant Toronto Blue Jays managerial position. Hale’s name was previously mentioned as a possible candidate for the Seattle Mariners and Florida Marlins position. The Mariners have since hired Eric Wedge. The Blue Jays have [...]

Here’s the latest from The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo: – Cafardo puts together a list of of the Toronto Blue Jay managerial candidates (take a deep breathe, it’s a doozy): Don Baylor, Tim Bogar, Brian Butterfield, John Ferrell, Sal Fasano, DeMarlo Hale, Nick Leyva, Bob Melvin, Rick Renteria, Ron Roenicke, Luis Rivera, Rob Thomson, Bobby Valentine, [...]

Here are a few manager, general manager and coaching notes to be aware of: According to a Major League source close to The Denver Post’s Troy E. Renck, former Colorado Rockies manager and now Texas Rangers bench coach Clint Hurdle has been contacted by an unnamed team about its managerial vacancy. FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal says Tampa Bay [...]

Here’s the latest from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo: Milwaukee Brewers GM Doug Melvin likes to hire second or third-time managers which makes Bob Melvin, Clint Hurdle, Don Baylor and Don Wakamatsu candidates. The sentiment to retain interim manager Mike Quade grows. Ryne Sandberg appears to be on the “back burner” and the Cubs may make a [...]

Here are a few pieces of Tampa Bay Rays’ news from Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times: Bench coach Dave Martinez and third-base coach Tom Foley have both come up in the Marlins’ discussions about their open managerial job. Look for right-handed pitcher Jeremy Hellickson to get Minor League Player of the Year honors. The Washington Nationals [...]

Here are a few notes from Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe: Bobby Valentine could be a good candidate for the Seattle Mariners gig. Cafardo adds that the White Sox bench coach Joey Cora or Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell could be high on the list for the Mariners. The Mariners won’t be alone in [...]