Where the Red Sox roster stands after the lockout

Photo by Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesDing-dong, the lockout is dead. After over three months of waiting for a new CBA to be agreed to by the players and the league, a deal was struck on Thursday and Major League Baseball is back in business. As of this writing, things still need to be officially ratified by the owners — that’ll take place at 6:00 PM ET — but no hiccups are expected on that front. As soon as the new deal becomes official, trades and free agency will open back up, and it’s expected to be a madhouse in transaction land. The Red Sox, of course, figure to be right in the middle of it. With that in mind, let’s take a look at where things stand with their roster right now and what areas will need work before the season kicks off in the Bronx on April 7.

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