Frank Wren Hired as Red Sox Senior VP of Baseball Operations: Details, Reaction

The Boston Red Sox continue to fill out their front office, with Frank Wren joining the team as senior vice president of baseball operations. 

Wren's hiring was officially announced by the Red Sox on Twitter. He was considered the favorite to be named general manager after Dave Dombrowski was hired last month, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today.

This marks the third major addition to Boston's front office since August. Dombrowski, who served as general manager of the Detroit Tigers since 2002 before resigning earlier this summer, was hired as president of baseball operations.

At the same time Dombrowski was brought in, former Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington announced that he was stepping down. 

On Thursday, per Ian Browne of MLB.com, the Red Sox promoted Mike Hazen from assistant general manager to general manager. 

With all of the new voices leading Boston, ESPN Boston's Gordon Edes noted the order of power that this new trio has in the organization:

Per Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox are following the direction of the Los Angeles Dodgers by adding multiple executives and voices. This will give the franchise a way of parsing out decisions involving player personnel, including potential free-agent signings and trades. 

Wren served as general manager with the Atlanta Braves from 2007-14, making the playoffs three times but never making it past the division series. The 57-year-old will likely play a pivotal role in many decisions made by the Red Sox moving forward. 

The Red Sox are on their way to a second consecutive last-place finish after winning the 2013 World Series. They have brought up many of their best young prospects this season, including catcher Blake Swihart and pitchers Henry Owens and Eduardo Rodriguez, so things should turn around. 

With a new front office in place, led by strong voices like Dombrowski and Wren, along with the player-evaluation background of Hazen, it shouldn't take long to make Boston a perennial championship contender again.