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Two rookies in the Red Sox rotation? Brian Johnson poised to join Eduardo Rodriguez

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BOSTON -- He was not counted among the 38,047 paying customers who packed ancient Fenway Park, but there probably wasn't anyone watching Eduardo Rodriguez more closely than Brian Johnson Saturday night.

When the Boston Red Sox resume play in Anaheim after the All-Star break, there's a very good chance that Rodriguez will not be the only left-handed rookie in the team's rotation.