BOSTON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The Boston Red Sox have taken the unusual step of naming Jed Hoyer and Ben Cherington as the team's co-general managers for the 2006 season.
Even Cherington labeled the arrangement "a little bit atypical," the Boston Globe said.
Team President and CEO Larry Lucchino declined to discuss the duration of their contracts and left open the possibility that Theo Epstein would return to the club, in a capacity to be determined.
While Lucchino dubbed it ''fair to say there have been some general discussions about Theo coming back," he also called it ''premature to discuss what role, if any, Theo could have, the Globe reported.
Hoyer, who began working for the Red Sox as an intern the day the current ownership assumed control, was Epstein's closest confidant in his former role as assistant to the GM. He will handle major league issues, including player contracts, negotiations, and trades. Cherington, the 31-year-old former director of player development, will deal with minor league issues.
