'Sox to pay $59M to nine players on the DL -- yikes!

Can we say mis-management?  Some of Theo's gifts keep on taking.  

DETROIT -- The Red Sox submitted their 25-man Opening Day roster by Wednesday's 5 p.m. deadline, placing three players -- closer Andrew Bailey (thumb), reliever Chris Carpenter (elbow) and Ryan Kalish (neck, shoulder) -- on the 60-day disabled list.

By doing so, the Sox opened room on the 40-man major league roster for three nonroster pitchers: Scott Atchison, Vicente Padilla and Justin Thomas, all of whom will be on the 25-man roster in Detroit.

Four players were also placed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26: reliever Rich Hill, pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, pitcher Andrew Miller, and outfielder Carl Crawford.

Two players, reliever Bobby Jenks and pitcher John Lackey, were already on the 60-day DL. The nine players on the DL are being paid $59.27 million this season.

Red Sox make some roster moves

Not the kind of lineup that stirs up fear in opposing teams' pitchers.  Long gone are the days of Manny, Millar, Damon, Nixon, Mueller, and others.

Losing CL Bailey opens up opportunities for others.  If Bard gets knocked around after 3-4 starts, don't be surprised to see him back in the bullpen. 

New manager + new GM + lots of new faces = lots of uncertainty.



Red Sox make some roster moves