The Pawtucket Red Sox are being picked clean by Boston in the last six weeks and that is exactly as intended. The PawSox primary responsibility in their job description is to do just that – provide support for Boston. So now it is the Ides of July for Pawtucket as they drift precariously close to the basement of the International League North Division. The PawSox were magically in first place a short six weeks ago. Not now.
The pitching now faces life without Brian Johnson, arguably a top three IL hurler, and the forever absence of Eduardo Rodriguez – who may have been the best in the IL.