The Red Sox are expected to sit down with Bobby Valentine to discuss their managerial vacancy before the end of the week, according to a source. The meeting will seemingly take place without Boston general manager Ben Cherington. He told reporters before leaving the general manager meetings on Thursday that the search would "take a little breather this weekend" while he went to the Dominican Republic to talk to the staff and scout Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. Valentine managed in the majors for 15 seasons with the Texas Rangers (1985 to 1992) and New York Mets (1996 to 2002).