BOSTON -- Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell decided not to pursue the Pittsburgh Pirates' managing job.
"While I do have aspirations to manage in the major leagues in the future," he said in a statement issued Friday by the Red Sox, "I have declined the opportunity to interview for the position of Pittsburgh Pirates manager."
Pittsburgh is seeking a replacement for Jim Tracy, who was fired Oct. 5 after two seasons with one year remaining on his contract. The Pirates lost 95 games in 2006 and 94 games this year.
There are five candidates for the Pirates' job: Cleveland third base coach Joel Skinner, White Sox bench coach Joey Cora, Triple-A Indianapolis manager Trent Jewett, Dodgers bench coach Dave Jauss and Triple-A Lehigh Valley manager John Russell, a former Pirates coach.
Farrell took the Boston job before this season and was praised by his pitchers before and after the Red Sox won the World Series. He said Thursday his commitment to the club, owners John Henry and Tom Werner, president Larry Lucchino, general manager Theo Epstein and manager Terry Francona "needs to be greater than one year for their faith in hiring me as their pitching coach.''
New Pirates general manager Neal Huntington was an assistant to Cleveland general manager Mark Shapiro. Farrell was the Indians director of player development for six years before joining the Red Sox.
"I look forward to contributing to and competing for another World Series title here in Boston,'' Farrell said.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Source: ESPN.com
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