The Blue Jays expect a shorter managerial search with fewer candidates than the effort they put into hiring John Farrell two years ago.

Farrell was hired by the Red Sox after a trade between the two clubs over the weekend.

"I've only had a short time to think about it," Alex Anthopoulos said, "but I'm expecting to have a much smaller group of candidates and I expect it to be resolved much more quickly. I feel like I can cut out a lot of steps. I'd like to move forward as fast as I can."

Sandy Alomar Jr., DeMarlo Hale and Brian Butterfield were finalists along with Farrell two years ago.

"There are zero front-runners," said Anthopoulos.