The Red Sox are off to what can only be described as the worst case scenario for a title defense. The bats aren’t connecting, the pitching isn’t lights-out, nothing is clicking at this point. Boston is almost through their 11-game road trip and is carrying a record of 2-6 into Arizona for the final 3 games. One man that is struggling heavily is Eduardo Rodriguez.
Now, none of the starting rotation is shining particularly bright, but Rodriguez seems to be in the shadows the most. Going into spring training much was made about the effort he was putting in to finally sniff his potential and he was even touted as the pitcher to watch once camp ended.