Going into the final few weeks of the 2019 regular season, the Boston Red Sox find themselves facing a large uphill battle in their quest to defend their 2018 World Series title. Currently 16.5 games behind the American League East-leading New York Yankees and 7.5 games out of a Wild Card spot, things aren’t going very well in Boston (oh darn). Things have been particularly rough for former Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Andrew Cashner.
As of Monday afternoon, Cashner has been removed from the Red Sox starting rotation and will now work out of the bullpen in short stints as the Sox continue to find anything that works and improves their pitching staff.