Red Sox: Is Tzu-Wei Lin a 25-man roster possibility?

The Boston Red Sox need bench depth but some of it will be sequestered at Pawtucket. Will Tzu-Wei Lin be one? Lin will earn his shot somewhere.

When pigs fly. A snowball’s chance. The check is in the mail. Tzu-Wei Lin will be on the Boston Red Sox Opening Day roster.

Yes, I expect Tzu-Wei Lin to be sent to Pawtucket for more “seasoning,” which is a baseball euphemism for shuffling off a player for a myriad of reasons that may be talent, team need, and job openings. I will miss Lin. I like Lin.

In my convoluted (and maybe yours) interpretation of “like” is a player who knows and understands his role in the grand scheme of the roster, is a tireless worker, stretches his ability, a brings a…