ESPN: "Farrell likes Peterson for pitching coach"

[Jordan Tuwiner]

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/ ... hing-coach

The Red Sox are expected to make a decision on their new pitching coach by Tuesday, and new manager John Farrell is “all in” on longtime pitching coach Rick Peterson as his choice, according to a baseball source.

Peterson, a New Jersey shore resident who was stranded for several days because of Hurricane Sandy, met Saturday morning with GM Ben Cherington, CEO Larry Lucchino, Farrell and VP/assistant GM Mike Hazen.

The interview went “very well,” the source said, with Peterson the preferred candidate of Farrell, who had Peterson as a coach when he was a pitcher in Cleveland’s minor-league system and credited Peterson with putting him on track to the big leagues.

Looks like he won't be back.

[ofahn]

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/23591/source-farrell-likes-peterson-for-pitching-coach



Looks like he won't be back.

There is ABSOLUTELY NO reason we can't match the money and offer him a contract one year longer than Boston. Of course, if he wants to be back in the big leagues we can't match that.

[birdwatcher55]

They're tight and Peterson would have a lot to work with in Boston.

[Matt P]

If he does go they can always find someone else in the biomechanics community if they believe it really is the next big thing in pitching.