Sox add Kyle Jackson and Phil Seibel to MLB roster .

[NateGrey]

BOSTON, MA -- The Boston Red Sox today announced that the club has added righthanded pitcher Kyle Jackson and left-handed pitcher Phil Seibel to their Major League roster.

 

Jackson's contract was purchased from Double-A Portland of the Eastern League. Seibel's contract was purchased from Triple-A Pawtucket of the International League.

 

In other roster moves, the Red Sox activated three pitchers, right-hander Matt Clement, lefthander Jon Lester, and right-hander David Pauley from the 60-day disabled list. Boston also assigned left-handed pitcher Abe Alvarez outright to Pawtucket after activating him from the 60-day disabled list.

 

The announcements were made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo Epstein. With the moves Boston currently has 32 players on its Major League roster pending the formal addition of Alex Cora by Major League Baseball, which would put the number at 33.

 

Jackson, 23, was 6-0 with a 1.59 ERA and one save in 24 relief appearances at Single-A Wilmington and 3-1 with a 2.45 ERA and one save in 22 outings at Double-A Portland in 2006. The right-hander was selected by the Red Sox in the 32nd round of the 2001 First Year Player Draft. He led the 2006 Arizona Fall League in victories, going 6-0 in his 11 relief appearances with the Peoria Javelinas.

 

Seibel, 27, combined for a 6-3 record and 1.24 ERA in 22 games/13 starts for three Red Sox farm clubs in 2006. After missing all of 2005 due to ligament reconstruction surgery on his left elbow, he opened 2006 by going 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA in four starts at Single-A Greenville. Seibel was promoted to Double-A Portland on April 26 and posted a 2-3 record and 1.20 ERA in nine starts for the Sea Dogs. The lefthander joined Triple-A Pawtucket on July 15 and was 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA in nine relief outings the rest of the year. Seibel has spent the last three seasons in the Boston organization after being claimed on waivers from the New York Mets in November 2003. He pitched 3.2 scoreless innings in two games with the Red Sox in 2004.

 

BOSTON RED SOX MAJOR LEAGUE ROSTER (As of November 20, 2006)

 

PITCHERS (20): Josh Beckett; Craig Breslow; Matt Clement; Manny Delcarmen; Lenny DiNardo; Kason Gabbard; Devern Hansack; Craig Hansen; Kyle Jackson; Jon Lester; Javier Lopez; Edgar Martinez; Jonathan Papelbon; David Pauley; Curt Schilling; Phil Seibel; Kyle Snyder; Julian Tavarez; Mike Timlin; Tim Wakefield.

CATCHERS (2): George Kottaras; Jason Varitek.

INFIELDERS (5): Eric Hinske; Mike Lowell; David Ortiz; Dustin Pedroia; Kevin Youkilis.

OUTFIELDERS (5): Coco Crisp; Brandon Moss; David Murphy; Wily Mo Pena; Manny Ramirez.

 

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[riverside sluggers]

Ooh great another season where Abe Alvarez will take up a roster spot (especially on the 40 man roster). Ok FO... this will be what his 4th season in Pawtucket? Give up on this guy already and just release him

[jsinger121]

Ooh great another season where Abe Alvarez will take up a roster spot (especially on the 40 man roster). Ok FO... this will be what his 4th season in Pawtucket? Give up on this guy already and just release him

 

He is off the 40 man roster. When someone is outrighted it means he is taken off of it.