Monday, March 19, 2018

Sox Begin Paring Down Roster To Active Twenty-Five

Ahead of more roster moves to come soon, the Red Sox sent 3B Chad De La Guerra to minor league camp. That brings the number of players still at big league camp to 43. Before heading north in ten days, the team needs to pare the active roster to 25. Still on the "bubble" are players like Deven Marrero, Blake Swihart, Brock Holt and Tzu-Wei Lin. Here's our guess at the 25 guys who will head north with the team:

CATCHERS (3)
Christian Vazquez, Sandy Leon, Blake Swihart
INFIELDERS (6)
Mitch Moreland, Hanley Ramirez, Eduardo Nunez, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers, Brock Holt
OUTFIELDERS (4)
Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley, Jr., Andrew Benintendi, J.D. Martinez
STARTING ROTATION (5)
Chris Sale, David Price, Rick Porcello, Brian JohnsonHector Velazquez
BULLPEN (7)
Craig Kimbrel, Carson Smith, Joe Kelly, Matt Barnes, Robby Scott, Austin Maddox, Bobby Poyner