He was sacked Wednesday by the Red Sox, but John Farrell will not be among those interviewing for the Tigers wide-open manager’s job.
A source familiar with the Tigers’ conversations who asked to remain nameless said Farrell was not a fit for a Tigers job that, for at least the next two seasons, will amount to a heavy reconstruction project.
The Tigers have interviewed three internal candidates — Lloyd McClendon, Dave Clark, and Omar Vizquel, all of whom were coaches on the staff of departed manager Brad Ausmus.
Outside interviews have included, or yet will, Fredi Gonzalez, former Marlins and Braves manager; Ron Gardenhire, one-time Twins manager now a bench coach with the Diamondbacks; Hensley Meulens, Giants hitting coach and World Baseball Classic manager; Alex Cora, bench coach for the Astros; Mike Redmond, bench coach for the Rockies; Dave Martinez, Cubs bench coach; and Joe McEwing, White Sox bench coach and former minor-league skipper.