Boston pitching coach John Farrell won't become a major league manager next season. A source told ESPN.com that Farrell has a clause in his contract that prevents him from managing until after the 2010 season. His name had been linked to the Indians, who could decide to fire Eric Wedge following back-to-back disappointing seasons. "I think there are those who have reported that -- not through me -- they have found out some way to confidently report that," Farrell said Sunday. "If there are those who have put that out there [they] already seem to have enough information to report that it's accurate." Farrell was the director for player development for the Indians before coming to Boston in 2007. "This is not the time to talk about individuals and something that's been speculated on," Farrell said. "I can tell you that no permission has been asked and any comments about any open positions, either currently open, or speculated to be open, need to come from those organizations."