Ben Cherington has been under the Mendoza Line for GM’s and the noise in the background is calling for his head to placate Red Sox Nation. Can Eduardo Rodriguez be his savior?
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The Red Sox Cherington is possibly hanging on to employment by the thinnest of silk threads as virtually every move made by baseball ops has resulted in prolonged anguish for the Red Sox fans as said moves have simply disintegrated. But there is one and that one could well save Cherington.
The Red Sox were going nowhere in 2014 and as the trading deadline approached a flurry of moves were initiated to jettison players who were facing the glories (and riches) of free agency.