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June 30, 2007
The Sox did a little roster juggling today.
Right-hander Joel Pineiro, who suffered a sprained right ankle after stepping on teammate Eric Hinske's ankle during pregame stretching last Monday in Seattle, was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to last Thursday, June 28.
To replace him on the roster, Boston promoted hot prospect center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury from Pawtucket.
The reason the Sox didn't go pitcher-for-pitcher in the roster shakeup was because Coco Crisp, the team's starting center fielder, still is nursing a sore thumb, suffered in an unsuccessful dive for a ball during last Wednesday's game in Seattle. The thumb is more sore than either Crisp or the Sox' medical staff thought it might be at this point, so given the fact he can't play for at least another day or so, the Sox called up an outfielder.
Ellsbury, who began the season in Double A Portland and played so well he was quickly bumped up to Pawtucket, is in the lineup tonight and batting ninth.
Manager Terry Francona said that, with the All-Star break coming soon (July 9-11), the Sox felt they could go with one less pitcher for the time being because it isn't known right now how long Crisp will be out and because Pineiro, who had an MRI earlier today, wouldn't be able to pitch for a week or so anyway, at the earliest. The MRI showed only soft tissue damage.
-- Steven Krasner
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Posted by Steven Krasner 
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