The Boston Red Sox are set to name Ben Cherington as the successor to former GM Theo Epstein on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.  Cherington had previously been the team’s assistant general manager under Epstein.

Cherington is not new to the general manager position, he was the team’s co-general manager with Jed Hoyer for about six weeks when Epstein resigned after the 2005 season.  His first job for the Sox will be to find a new team manager to replace Terry Francona.  Francona left after the season after leading the club to a 7-20 record in September that prevented the team from clinching a playoff spot.

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