According to reports, a standing offer has been made to former Red Sox great Pedro Martinez to rejoin the team as a special consultant. Much like Jason Varitek's current role, Martinez would serve mostly as an advisor to GM Ben Cherington. "[Martinez] knows there is a role waiting for him when the time is right," Cherington says. The hope, presumably, is that once Pedro learns the ins an outs of the organization, he will be installed as a coach.
Varitek was one of the long-shots for the managerial job before the trade was made for John Farrell. After serving within the organization's front office, he seems to have embraced the off-the-field aspect of the game. Hopefully, if Martinez accepts the offer, he can go through the same motions and will join the Red Sox as a coach down the road.
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