The Boston Red Sox have finalized their roster and if your name is Manny Delcarmen or Craig Hansen, you won’t be pitching in Boston or any MLB city to start the season. They were both sent down to Triple-A Pawtucket. Alex Ochoa, who was given the choice of being a free agent or accepting a job in Triple-A as well, has decided to accept the assignment and will report to Pawtucket. He will however be on the roster this weekend for the exhibition games against the Phillies. Here is a look at the 25 man roster broken down by position.
Pitchers:
- Curt Schilling
- Josh Beckett
- Daisuke Matsuzaka
- Tim Wakefield
- Julian Tavarez
- Jonathan Papelbon
- Brendan Donnelly
- Joel Piñero
- Kyle Snyder
- Hideki “Darkman” Okajima
- J.C. Romero
- Javier Lopez
Catchers:
- Jason Varitek
- Doug Mirabelli
Infielders:
- Kevin Youkilis
- Dustin Pedroia
- Julio Lugo
- Mike Lowell
- Alex Cora
- David Ortiz
Outfielders:
- Manny Ramirez
- Coco Crisp
- J.D. Drew
- Wily Mo Peña
- Eric Hinske
Lopez could be the first one sent down when Mike Timlin returns from the disabled list on April 10th. He joins Matt Clement and Jon Lester on the DL.