July 26, 2005 at 8:02 AM
Delcarmen to be promoted today
According to this morning's Boston Globe, relief pitcher Manny Delcarmen will be promoted to Boston today from Triple-A Pawtucket. The Globe's Chris Snow reported that Delcarmen was in Boston last night preparing to fly out to Tampa to join the team. Delcarmen made six appearances in Pawtucket, striking out 12 batters in nine innings and posting a 3.00 ERA. He primarily uses a fastball that hits the high 90s and a 12-6 curveball. In 2000, he was the first player drafted out of a Boston high school in 34 years. He had Tommy John surgery in May 2003, returning a year later. To make room on the 25-man roster, John Halama was designated for assignment. In other news, Matt Mantei was moved to the 60-day DL to make room for Craig Hansen on the 40-man roster.