Monday, March 28, 2011

Red Sox Finalize Roster

The Red Sox have finalized their roster for Friday's Opening Day in Texas when they will be taking on the defending American League champions.

The team optioned relief pitchers Hideki Okajima and Alfredo Aceves to Triple-A Pawtucket while deciding to keep relievers Dennys Reyes and Matt Albers to start the season. Boston's Opening Day roster will now look like this:

Starting Pitchers (5): Jon Lester, John Lackey, Clay Buchholz, Josh Beckett, Daisuke Matsuzaka

Relief Pitchers (7): Jonathan Papelbon, Daniel Bard, Bobby Jenks, Dan Wheeler, Denny Reyes, Matt Albers, Tim Wakefield

Catchers (2): Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek

Infielders (6): Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis, Marco Scutaro, Jed Lowrie, David Ortiz

Outfielders (5): Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury, J.D. Drew, Mike Cameron, Darnell McDonald

There will be a 2011 MLB Preview post sometime this week.

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