With opening day less than two weeks away, Alex Cora will have pretty much already decided who’ll be on the active roster to start the season. The Boston Red Sox begin their title defense in Seattle on Thursday, March 28, as they start an eleven-game road trip. With little changes over the course of the offseason, we’ll see a very similar team that won held the Commissioners Trophy aloft, back in October. The only area that might see any significant change, both to start and down the stretch, is the bullpen.
With a couple of notable faces leaving Boston over the winter, there are plenty of spots in the pen to be filled.