Dombrowski: Farrell will manage Sox in 2017

BOSTON — Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski put any speculation to rest at the start of his season-ending news conference on Tuesday by announcing that manager John Farrell will be back in the dugout next season.

In fact, Dombrowski had cleared up any ambiguity Farrell might have had regarding his status just minutes earlier in a quick conversation.

“Well, surprisingly, I thought you might ask that question. So I just spoke to John when he walked out here, and John Farrell will be our manager for 2017,” said Dombrowski. “So, he is all set, and his whole staff will be invited back and we’re anticipating that they will be back short of something else happening. But everybody is welcome back. I think they did a very fine job for us. I just talked to him when he walked out this door.”

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Perhaps only in Boston does the security of a manager come in question after a 93-win season and an American League East title.

The Red Sox, of course, do have high expectations. The club had finished in last place the previous two seasons under Farrell, and the team was just swept out of the AL Division Series by the Indians. One might recall Grady Little’s option not being picked up after the 2003 season, when the Red Sox were just five outs away from getting to the World Series.

That said, Farrell will come back next season, and he will try to win his second World Series championship as manager. The Red Sox hold an option for Farrell in 2018.

“As far as an extension, we have an option on his contract for 2018,” said …

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