Red Sox manager John Farrell appeared today on WEEI's Dale & Holley with Keefe show and responded to Ken Rosenthal's Tuesday column about his job security and how some players have felt Farrell does not have their back when speaking to the media.

"I think our team, our players are pretty clear that I do have their back, and I think there are plenty of examples to indicate as such," Farrell said, per WEEI.com.

Rosenthal wrote, " Farrell, even when he won the 2013 World Series in his first year with the Sox, was not popular in all corners of the clubhouse. Some players, but not all, believe that he does not stand up for them strongly enough to the media when the team is struggling, sources say."

"I'll be honest with you, there's been a lot more reports than just today or yesterday," Farrell said. "It doesn't change my focus and that is to put forth the effort to win and focus on the behalf of this team. So that has never changed my approach towards a game tonight or a game yesterday or what's upcoming tomorrow."

President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski backed his manager on the Red Sox NESN pregame show yesterday.

"My conversation with Dave is basically a never-ending one," Farrell told the radio show. "Regardless of the day, the time of the day, the situation that is at hand, the roster decisions that need to be made, that's an ongoing conversation. That's the relationship between a general manager and a manager. ... I don't walk up to his office and knock on the door and say, 'Give me an assessment. Say how I'm doing.'

"Our record is that, the way our team plays, the effort that they give, the preparation that we go through. And while we're not a perfect team, we have areas to improve upon as I mentioned. But there's a lot of good things in place and this is a roster that has a lot of talented players on it."