Official Site of the Red Sox · Mar 28, 2016
Marrero optioned as Red Sox whittle roster
3/20/16: Deven Marrero makes a pretty grab in the hole at short and gets T.J. Rivera at first base with a hard throwThe Red Sox trimmed their Spring Training roster on Monday in preparation for the start of the regular season. Deven Marrero, the team's No. 9 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Boston also reassigned Josh Rutledge, Allen Craig, Brennan Boesch, Dan Butler, Sandy Leon and Anthony Varvaro to Minor League camp, and Carlos Marmol was released. Four players -- Carson Smith, Brandon Workman, Eduardo Rodriguez and Christian Vazquez -- will begin the year on the disabled list.
