So, to the best of my knowledge, here is how the Sox's Spring roster moves have played out now that the season has begun
Brackets indicate players who've been optioned to the minors, reassigned to minor league camp, cut, or placed on th 60-day DL. The latter are also denoted by an asterisk (*). A pound sign (#) denotes a player on the 30-day DL. Dollar sign ($) denotes a player currently on 15-day DL.
Names in blue are non-roster invitees. Players in red have been released or claimed off waivers by another team. All others (except those on the 60-day DL) are on the 40-man roster.
LAST UPDATED: 3/26/08 @ 10:45 AM
PITCHERS
53 David Aardsma
$19 Josh Beckett
(79 Michael Bowden)
(54 Craig Breslow)
61 Clay Buchholz
(40 Bartolo Colon)
30 Bryan Corey
17 Manny Delcarmen
(68 Lee Gronkiewicz)
(43 Devern Hansack)
(56 Craig Hansen)
(--- Lincoln Holdzkom)
(83 Kyle Jackson)
(75 Hunter Jones)
(41 Dan Kolb)
31 Jon Lester
48 Javier Lopez
(74 Edgar Martinez)
(73 Justin Masterson)
18 Daisuke Matsuzaka
37 Hideki Okajima
58 Jonathan Papelbon
(62 David Pauley)
(*38 Curt Schilling)
39 Kyle Snyder
(59 Jon Switzer)
51 Julian Tavarez
(44 Michael Tejera)
$50 Mike Timlin
49 Tim Wakefield
CATCHERS
(80 Dusty Brown)
36 Kevin Cash
(72 George Kottaras)
(28 Doug Mirabelli)
33 Jason Varitek
INFIELDERS
(71 Jeff Bailey)
(77 Chris Carter)
22 Sean Casey
13 Alex Cora
(76 Argenis Diaz)
(11 Keith Ginter)
(81 Tony Granadillo)
25 Mike Lowell
(82 Jed Lowrie)
23 Julio Lugo
34 David Ortiz
15 Dustin Pedroia
(64 Joe Thurston)
(70 Gil Velazquez)
20 Kevin Youkilis
OUTFIELDERS
10 Coco Crisp
7 J.D. Drew
46 Jacoby Ellsbury
(32 Bobby Kielty)
(55 Brandon Moss)
24 Manny Ramirez
(78 Jonathan Van Every)
My question is...what happens when Beckett and Timlin come back off the DL? I would think Corey goes down, but then what? Trade Tavarez/Coco? Send Aardsma down? Send Lopez down?