I will take Bloom and Cora off my personal hook for the pitching. Get serious, who could have overcome Hill, Whitlock, Eovaldi, Wacha on the IL simultaneously? Pivetta is a #4 at best. They were a marginal rotation to begin with. Then Chris Frail takes MONTHS to get even close to ready ( FEB-JULY). Paxton was not expected to be ready . Josh Taylor misses half the season.
The real question is that with 60% of the WooSox lineup pitching for Boston, who is pitching for Worcester ?
Add Barnes continued implosion , Danish on the IL ( no big deal), and Robles turning into a sick dog, you try managing this bunch