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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Like it or not, Boston Red Sox fans, you will have manager John Farrell to kick around for two more years.The Red Sox opened the winter meetings here on Monday by announcing they will pick up the 2018 option for Farrell, a target of unrelenting scrutiny for fans on social media and sports-talk radio over the past year.The team didnt have to make a decision on Farrell until 10 days after the end of the 2017 season, but in settling his future now, the Red Sox will avoid having him go through an entire year as a lame duck.It puts stability with our staff going into spring training, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said.But by providing Farrell with security beyond next season, Dombrowski and Red Sox ownership sent a clear message: Regardless of the dissenting opinions of outsiders, they believe Farrell is a good manager.Dombrowski inherited Farrell when he took over the Red Soxs baseball operations in August 2015, at which time the 54-year-old skipper had just begun undergoing chemotherapy treatment for non-Hodgkins Burkitt lymphoma. The Red Sox were on their way to a second consecutive last-place finish, and cynics believed Farrell kept his job only because of the potential public-relations fallout from firing him while he was sick.But Dombrowski had a full season to evaluate Farrell, and the Red Sox won the American League East for the second time in four years before getting swept out of the division series by the Cleveland Indians. Dombrowski said he was impressed by Farrells solid presence and the players response to his leadership, qualities that outweigh in the mind of the teams decision-makers the in-game strategy blunders that tend to get so much attention.John has done a real fine job for us, Dombrowski said. We had a very good year last year. Thought he did a good job in handling the club, being in a position where we had a good working relationship. I find him very open-minded when we have conversations, the give-and-take people talk about. I think hes done a very fine job.Farrell insisted he wouldnt have managed differently had he entered the season without a guarantee for 2018. And there is precedent for the Red Sox going through a year with a lame-duck manager. Terry Francona managed all of 2011 without having his 2012 option picked up.Having already committed to Farrell in 2017, it only made sense to pick up his option, especially after bench coach Torey Lovullo, always perceived as a manager-in-waiting, left last month to manage the Arizona Diamondbacks.Dombrowski declined to address Farrells option after the Red Sox were eliminated from the postseason. He explained away his hesitation, claiming the club had other pressing matters, including general manager Mike Hazens defection to the Diamondbacks and Lovullos ensuing departure.But Dombrowski finally met with Farrell on Sunday in Maryland and told him face-to-face of the teams decision.I appreciate his confidence, Farrell said. 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Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness.Jordan Spieth admits he is motivated by the form of Jason Day as he looks to end his poor record at the AT&T Byron Nelson this week.Victory in last weeks Players Championship was Days seventh in his last 17 events, taking the Australian 2.4 points clear of Spieth at the top of the world rankings.Spieth missed the cut at TPC Sawgrass in his first event since a back-nine collapse at the Masters, but now looks to bounce back with an improved display in his home state. Jordan Spieth played alongside Jason Day at last weeks Players Championship The 22-year-old has a poor record at Four Seasons, not finishing inside the top-25 since a tie for 16th as an amateur in 2010, but feels his game is heading in the right direction.I feel great about the way Im hitting the ball right now, Spieth told a press conference on Tuesday.I didnt have my putter last week and did some good work with Cameron [McCormick, his coach] the last two days and I seem to have gotten that back.I know it was something simple and it was. So, if we can just continue to do that and roll those putts in, well be in business. Spieth has posted five top-10 finishes in 11 worldwide starts in 2016 I was on my A game for all four rounds [at the AAT&T] in 2010 and three out of the four in 2011.dddddddddddd I just havent had my A game this week since then.Do I know why? Not necessarily. One time, I think I wasnt driving it well. The next, I just didnt make anything. Im looking for it all to click. I would really like to win this tournament.The world No 2 tees off alongside Jason Dufner and Jimmy Walker for the opening two rounds, with Spieth trying to reduce the gap between him and Day in the battle for top spot.Asked if he used Days recent success as motivation, Spieth said: Especially playing with him in these kinds of weeks where hes doing what hes doing. Days victory at TPC Sawgrass was his third for the year Hes playing his game. He believes his game is better than anybody elses and hes on his game and so it is better than everyone elses. I know that feeling and Im looking to get that back and definitely theres some motivation there.With what hes doing right now I think I can win the next two events and Im still not going to surpass him in the world rankings. Hes separated himself and that bothers me and it motivates me.Watch the AT&T Byron Nelson live throughout the week on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golfAlso See:Day strolls to Sawgrass titleDays magnificent sevenPlayer reaction to Sawgrass set-upGolf live on Sky Sports 4 ' ' '