Trimming Christmas trees is fun—trimming
rosters is not. Yesterday, the
Red Sox cut their Spring roster down from 57 to 51.
Sean Coyle (2B) and
Travis Shaw (1B) were optioned to AAA Pawtucket (soon to be Providence), while RHPs
Miguel Celestino,
Keith Couch, and
Noe Ramirez were sent down to minor league camp. Veteran IF
Bryan LaHair was also reassigned to the minor league facility. There are now 38 players from the 40-man roster in camp—along with 13 non-roster invitees. The team needs to get down to 25 players by Opening Day (April 6th).
