November 21, 2007 at 11:24 PM
Carter, Diaz protected by roster moves
The Boston Red Sox have purchased the contracts of 1B Chris Carter and SS Argenis Diaz, adding them to the 40-Man Roster. Any player not on the 40-Man Roster by November 20 will be exposed to the Rule 5 Draft, which will take place December 6 at the Winter Meetings in Nashville. These moves can be viewed as positive indicators of the organization's view of their value. Carter was acquired from Washington last season in a waiver trade for Wily Mo Pena and finished the year in Pawtucket (having spent 2006-7 at AAA Tucson), while Diaz was signed as an international free agent out of Venezuela in July 2003, spending 2007 with Greenville after playing in the GCL in 2006.