Would losing the PawSox to Worcester be an economic or psychological loss for Pawtucket and Rhode Island?

PBN Staff

07/30/2017

Sunset for the Pawsox? According to information from the PawSox, attendance last year was 528,355, ranking it 10th among the 30 AAA teams. / COURTESY PAWTUCKET RED SOX/KELLY O'CONNOR — SUNSET FOR THE PAWSOX? Will talks with Worcester, Mass., officials about attracting the Boston Red Sox's AAA affiliate force the hand of state and local officials and make them work harder to keep the team in Rhode Island? / COURTESY PAWTUCKET RED SOX/KELLY O'CONNOR

The Pawtucket Red Sox leadership recently took a trip to Worcester, Mass., to begin talks with the city about potentially moving the minor league baseball team there. The trip north comes after the self-imposed period of exclusively negotiating with Pawtucket and the state ended without a deal to build a new stadium here. The PawSox…