The Boston Red Sox hunt for a new general manager is officially underway as the season quickly nears its conclusion with just under three weeks left of play, according to a report from Yahoo.com's Jeff Passan.
With the recent hiring of David Stearns to the Milwaukee Brewers organization as their new GM, that eliminates his name from the mix for the position in Boston. Stearns was previously with the Houston Astros for the past three years, working alongside their GM Jeff Luhnow where he looked closely at analytics.
A name that Passan reported earlier to be seeking an interview for the job is director of player development in Houston, Quinton McCracken.
Dave Dombrowski was hired as the president of baseball operations for the Red Sox back in August. Dombrowski has already started his evaluation of the current club, but will bring on a general manager to carry out those day-to-day duties. In the end, Dombrowski will have the final say when it comes to acquisitions.
When Dombrowski was hired by the Red Sox, he and the organization gave former GM Ben Cherington an opportunity to stay on in the same position. Cherington respectfully stepped down from his post, leading to this search of a new GM.
Several names that have been mentioned are former Los Angeles Angels GM Jerry Dipoto, who stepped down mid-season, and former Atlanta Braves GM Frank Wren, who worked with Dombrowski back with Florida Marlins during the 1990's.
In a tweet from Matthew Pouliot of NBCSports.com, he says that McCracken earned $23 million per win over the replacement produced in his career, making him a perfect fit with the club as he has become the strongest candidate for the time being.
In terms of the career of McCracken, he is 45-years-old and had played 12 years in the MLB before retiring in 2006. He started working in the player development departments of both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Houston Astros.