Red Sox add two pitching prospects to 40-man roster

Wikelman Gonzalez was one of two pitchers added to the Red Sox' 40-man roster on Tuesday.The Red Sox‘ roster has a couple of new additions.

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The Red Sox selected right-handed pitchers Wikelman Gonzalez and Luis Perales to their 40-man roster on Tuesday. These two players are not likely to play in the majors this season, but the team added them to the roster to protect them from being chosen in December’s Rule 5 Draft.

Gonzalez had a rough start to begin the season, but he turned it around enough to finish the year with a 3.96 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP in 111.1 innings pitched. He currently plays for Double-A Portland,…