2008 Boston Red Sox

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W-L Record: 95-67 -- 2nd in American League East Manager: Terry Francona Location: Boston,MA Baseball Stadium: Fenway Park Top Draft Pick: Casey Kelly (#30) Attendance: 3,048,250 Payroll $133,390,035 Youngest Player: Mike Bowden (21) Oldest Player: Mike Timlin (42) Longest Tenure: Tim Wakefield (14) Playoffs: Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 2008 Boston Red Sox

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
53	David Aardsma	P	26	R	R	6-5	200	12/27/1981	Denver,Colorado	MLB	2004-2010	403,250
55	Jeff Bailey	1B-OF	29	R	R	6-2	205	11/19/1978	Longview,Washington	MLB	2007-2009	min
44	Jason Bay	LF	29	R	R	6-2	200	9/20/1978	Trail,British Columbia	MLB	2003-2011	6,000,000
19	Josh Beckett	P	28	R	R	6-4	190	5/15/1980	Spring,Texas	MLB	2001-2011	10,166,666
64	Mike Bowden	P	21	R	R	6-3	215	9/9/1986	Winfield,Illinois	MLB	2008-2011	min
61	Clay Buchholz	P	23	L	R	6-3	190	8/14/1984	Lumberton,Texas	MLB	2007-2011	396,000
36	Paul Byrd	P	37	R	R	6-1	184	12/3/1970	Louisville,Kentucky	MLB	1995-2009	7,500,000
54	Chris Carter	1B	25	L	L	6-0	225	9/16/1982	Fremont,California	MLB	2008-2010	min
22	Sean Casey	1B	33	L	R	6-4	226	7/2/1974	Willingsboro,New Jersey	MLB	1997-2008	800,000
36,30	Kevin Cash	C	30	R	R	6-0	185	12/6/1977	Tampa,Florida	MLB	2002-2010	400,000
40	Bartolo Colon	P	33	R	R	6-0	230	5/24/1975	Altamira,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2011	min
13	Alex Cora	SS-2B	32	L	R	6-0	180	10/18/1975	Caguas,Puerto Rico	MLB	1998-2011	2,000,000
30	Bryan Corey	P	34	R	R	6-0	170	10/21/1973	Thousand Oaks,California	MLB	1998-2008	405,000
10	Coco Crisp	CF-LF	28	B	R	6-0	185	11/1/1979	Los Angeles,California	MLB	2002-2011	5,083,333
17	Manny Delcarmen	P	26	R	R	6-2	190	2/16/1982	Boston,Massachusetts	MLB	2005-2010	421,000
7	J.D. Drew	RF	32	L	R	6-1	195	11/20/1975	Valdosta,Georgia	MLB	1998-2011	14,000,000
46	Jacoby Ellsbury	OF	24	L	L	6-1	185	9/11/1983	Madras,Oregon	MLB	2007-2011	406,000
43	Devern Hansack	P	30	R	R	6-2	175	2/5/1978	Pearl Lagoon,Nicaragua	MLB	2006-2008	min
56	Craig Hansen	P	24	R	R	6-6	210	11/15/1983	Glen Cove,New York	MLB	2005-2009	min
11	Mark Kotsay	CF-OF	32	L	L	6-0	190	12/2/1975	Whittier,California	MLB	1997-2011	7,000,000
68	George Kottaras	C	25	L	R	6-0	180	5/16/1983	Scarborough,Ontario	MLB	2008-2011	min
31	Jon Lester	P	24	L	L	6-3	200	1/7/1984	Tacoma,Washington	MLB	2006-2011	421,500
48	Javier Lopez	P	30	L	L	6-4	225	7/11/1977	San Juan,Puerto Rico	MLB	2003-2011	840,000
25	Mike Lowell	3B	34	R	R	6-4	205	2/24/1974	San Juan,Puerto Rico	MLB	1998-2010	12,500,000
12	Jed Lowrie	2B	24	B	R	6-0	180	4/17/1984	Salem,Oregon	MLB	2008-2011	min
23	Julio Lugo	SS	32	R	R	6-1	165	11/16/1975	Barahona,Dominican Republic	MLB	2000-2011	9,250,000
63	Justin Masterson	P	23	R	R	6-6	235	3/22/1985	Beavercreek,Ohio	MLB	2008-2011	min
18	Daisuke Matsuzaka	P	27	R	R	6-1	187	9/13/1980	Tokyo,Japan	MLB	2007-2011	8,333,333
44	Brandon Moss	2B	24	L	R	6-0	180	9/16/1983	Monroe,Georgia	MLB	2007-2011	min
37	Hideki Okajima	P	32	L	L	6-2	189	12/25/1975	Kyoto,Japan	MLB	2007-2011	1,275,000
34	David Ortiz	1B	32	L	L	6-4	237	11/18/1975	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2011	13,000,000
58	Jonathan Papelbon	P	27	R	R	6-4	220	11/23/1980	Baton Rouge,Louisiana	MLB	2005-2011	775,000
62	David Pauley	P	25	R	R	6-2	170	6/17/1983	Longmont,Colorado	MLB	2006-2011	min
15	Dustin Pedroia	2B	24	R	R	5-9	180	8/17/1983	Woodland,California	MLB	2006-2011	457,000
24	Manny Ramirez	RF-LF	36	R	R	6-0	205	5/30/1972	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1993-2011	18,929,923
28	David Ross	C	31	R	R	6-2	205	3/19/1977	Bainbridge,Georgia	MLB	2002-2011	2,525,000
59	Chris Smith	P	27	R	R	6-2	191	4/9/1981	Apple Valley,California	MLB	2008-2010	min
39	Kyle Snyder	P	30	R	R	6-8	220	9/9/1977	Houston,Texas	MLB	2003-2008	835,000
51	Julian Tavarez	P	35	L	R	6-2	190	5/22/1973	Santiago,Dominican Republic	MLB	1993-2009	3,850,000
3	Joe Thurston	2B	28	L	R	5-11	175	9/29/1979	Fairfield,California	MLB	2002-2011	min
50	Mike Timlin	P	42	R	R	6-4	210	3/10/1966	Midland,Texas	MLB	1991-2008	3,000,000
30,60	Jon Van Every	OF	28	L	L	6-1	185	11/27/1979	Brandon,Mississippi	MLB	2008-2010	min
33	Jason Varitek	C	36	R	R	6-2	220	4/11/1972	Rochester,Michigan	MLB	1997-2011	10,442,030
51	Gil Velazquez	SS	28	R	R	6-2	170	10/17/1979	Los Angeles,California	MLB	2008-2011	min
49	Tim Wakefield	P	41	R	R	6-2	210	8/2/1966	Melbourne,Florida	MLB	1992-2011	4,000,000
20	Kevin Youkilis	3B	29	R	R	6-1	220	3/15/1979	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	2004-2011	3,000,000
51	Charlie Zink	P	28	R	R	6-1	190	8/26/1979	Carmichael,California	MLB	2008-2008	min

Team Personnel

Luis Alicea (First Base Coach)
Dale Arnold (Broadcaster)
Juan Oscar Baez (Broadcaster)
Allard Baird (Special Assistant to GM)
Dick Berardino (Player Development Consultant)
Uri Berenguer (Broadcaster)
Quincy Boyd (Scout)
Tom Caron (Broadcaster)
Joe Castiglione (Broadcaster)
Keith Champion (Scout)
Todd Claus (Advance Scout)
Bruce Crabbe (Minor League Roving Infield Instructor)
Dennis Eckersley (Broadcaster)
Theo Epstein (General Manager)
John Farrell (Pitching Coach)
Terry Francona (Manager)
DeMarlo Hale (Third Base Coach)
Ken Macha (Broadcaster)
Dave Magadan (Hitting Coach)
Felix Maldonado (Player Development Consultant)
David McCarty (Broadcaster)
Lou Merloni (Broadcaster)
Brad Mills (Bench Coach)
Dave O'Brien (Broadcaster)
Don Orsillo (Broadcaster)
Jerry Remy (Broadcaster)
Jim Rice (Broadcaster)
Jon Rish (Broadcaster)
Jim Robinson (Scout)
Gary Tuck (Bullpen Coach)
Anthony Turco (Scout)
Heidi Watney (Broadcaster)

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