Red Sox lock in versatile bench with Monasterio and Wong, five-man outfield
Boston finalized its position-player roster by keeping Andruw Monasterio as a versatile reserve and Connor Wong as the backup catcher, while optioning Nate Eaton and Mickey Gasper and reassigning Matt Thaiss. The team also assembled a five-man outfield (Yoshida, Duran, Rafaela, Abreu, Anthony) to enable late-inning pinch hitting, and trimmed several pitchers (Kelly, Uberstine, Samaniego, Tolle, Kahnle) to minor league camp as spring training winds down. Ryan Watson earned a spot as a multi-inning reliever, with rotation spots still up for grabs between Johan Oviedo and Connelly Early, as Coulombe remains in the mix.}
