The Pawtucket Red Sox (PawSox) will be ready for the International League season about the same time the Red Sox are engaged in their MLB schedule, but with a slight difference in talent level. There is one given stability and that is the coaching staff. Manager Kevin Boles will return as will coaches Bob Kipper, Rich Gedman, and Bruce Crabbe. The rest of the roster prior to spring training is in flux.
At this juncture, the PawSox roster consists of those not on the Red Sox 40-man roster, but that has a caveat since some of the promising talents – as few as they may be – have not reached a point where the parent club must add them on.