2008 Boston Red Sox Roster

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The 2008 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 2008 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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"What I really care about is right now. I think if you don't, you're cheating some people. There will be a time some time [to reflect], and that's great. But I get so afraid of not enjoying the moment. Sometimes the moment is not that much fun but I love doing what we're doing. I really do. I get so caught up in these games that I don't want to not get caught up in them. Concerning myself with what happened two weeks ago or next year or how people view me ... I just want us to win." - Boston Red Sox Manager Terry Francona (MLB.com, Ian Browne, 09/29/2008)

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53 David Aardsma 6-03 215 Right Right 1981-12-27
19 Josh Beckett 6-05 230 Right Right 1980-05-15
64 Michael Bowden 6-03 215 Right Right 1986-09-09
61 Clay Buchholz 6-03 190 Right Left 1984-08-14
36 Paul Byrd 6-01 185 Right Right 1970-12-03
40 Bartolo Colon 5-11 285 Right Right 1973-05-24
30 Bryan Corey 6-01 170 Right Right 1973-10-21
17 Manny Delcarmen 6-02 190 Right Right 1982-02-16
43 Devern Hansack 6-02 180 Right Right 1978-02-05
56 Craig Hansen 6-06 210 Right Right 1983-11-15
31 Jon Lester 6-04 249 Left Left 1984-01-07
48 Javier Lopez 6-04 220 Left Left 1977-07-11
63 Justin Masterson 6-06 260 Right Right 1985-03-22
18 Daisuke Matsuzaka 6-00 205 Right Right 1980-09-13
37 Hideki Okajima 6-01 195 Left Left 1975-12-25
58 Jonathan Papelbon 6-05 230 Right Right 1980-11-23
62 David Pauley 6-02 215 Right Right 1983-06-17
59 Chris Smith 6-00 190 Right Right 1981-04-09
39 Kyle Snyder 6-08 220 Right Both 1977-09-09
51 Julian Tavarez 6-02 165 Right Right 1973-05-22
50 Mike Timlin 6-04 210 Right Right 1966-03-10
49 Tim Wakefield 6-02 210 Right Right 1966-08-02
51 Charlie Zink 6-01 190 Right Right 1979-08-26
36, 30 Kevin Cash 6-00 200 Right Right 1977-12-06
68 George Kottaras 6-00 200 Right Left 1983-05-10
28 David Ross 6-02 230 Right Right 1977-03-19
33 Jason Varitek 6-02 230 Right Both 1972-04-11
55 Jeff Bailey 6-02 200 Right Right 1978-11-19
22 Sean Casey 6-04 230 Right Left 1974-07-02
13 Alex Cora 6-00 180 Right Left 1975-10-18
25 Mike Lowell 6-03 210 Right Right 1974-02-24
12 Jed Lowrie 6-00 180 Right Both 1984-04-17
23 Julio Lugo 6-01 175 Right Right 1975-11-16
15 Dustin Pedroia 5-09 175 Right Right 1983-08-17
51 Gil Velazquez 6-03 185 Right Right 1979-10-17
20 Kevin Youkilis 6-01 220 Right Right 1979-03-15
44 Jason Bay 6-02 210 Right Right 1978-09-20
54 Chris Carter 6-00 230 Left Left 1982-09-16
10 Coco Crisp 5-10 185 Right Both 1979-11-01
7 J.D. Drew 6-01 200 Right Left 1975-11-20
46 Jacoby Ellsbury 6-01 195 Left Left 1983-09-11
11 Mark Kotsay 6-00 220 Left Left 1975-12-02
44 Brandon Moss 6-01 210 Right Left 1983-09-16
24 Manny Ramirez 6-00 225 Right Right 1972-05-30
3 Joe Thurston 5-11 170 Right Left 1979-09-29
30, 60 Jonathan Van Every 6-01 190 Left Left 1979-11-27
34 David Ortiz 6-03 230 Left Left 1975-11-18
2008 Boston Red Sox Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac

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The 2008 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 95 games, lost 67 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 111/109) where 3,048,250 fans witnessed their 2008 Red Sox finish the season with a .586 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 2008 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

2008 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters

Coco Crisp
J.D. Drew
Mike Lowell
Julio Lugo
Daisuke Matsuzaka
David Ortiz
Dustin Pedroia
Manny Ramirez
Jason Varitek
Kevin Youkilis

2008 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Jason Varitek (131)
1B Kevin Youkilis (125)
2B Dustin Pedroia (157)
3B Mike Lowell (110)
SS Julio Lugo (81)
LF Manny Ramirez (66)
CF Coco Crisp (114)
RF J.D. Drew (106)
  
SP Josh Beckett
SP Clay Buchholz
SP Jon Lester
SP Daisuke Matsuzaka
SP Tim Wakefield
  
RP David Aardsma
RP Manny Delcarmen
RP Craig Hansen
RP Javier Lopez
RP Justin Masterson
RP Hideki Okajima
RP Mike Timlin
CL Jonathan Papelbon

2008 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Manny Ramirez $20,000,000.00
J.D. Drew $14,000,000.00
David Ortiz $13,000,000.00
Mike Lowell $12,500,000.00
Jason Varitek $10,442,030.00
Josh Beckett $10,166,666.00
Julio Lugo $9,250,000.00
Daisuke Matsuzaka $8,333,333.00
Mark Kotsay $7,000,000.00
Coco Crisp $5,083,333.00
Tim Wakefield $4,000,000.00
Julian Tavarez $3,850,000.00
Mike Timlin $3,000,000.00
Kevin Youkilis $3,000,000.00
David Ross $2,525,000.00
Alex Cora $2,000,000.00
Hideki Okajima $1,275,000.00
Bartolo Colon $1,250,000.00
Javier Lopez $840,000.00
Sean Casey $800,000.00
Jonathan Papelbon $775,000.00
Dustin Pedroia $457,000.00
Jon Lester $421,500.00
Manny Delcarmen $421,000.00
Jacoby Ellsbury $406,000.00
David Aardsma $403,250.00
Kevin Cash $400,000.00
Clay Buchholz $396,000.00
Jeff Bailey $390,000.00
Michael Bowden $390,000.00
Chris Carter $390,000.00
Devern Hansack $390,000.00
George Kottaras $390,000.00
Jed Lowrie $390,000.00
Justin Masterson $390,000.00
Brandon Moss $390,000.00
David Pauley $390,000.00
Chris Smith $390,000.00
Jonathan Van Every $390,000.00
Gil Velazquez $390,000.00
Charlie Zink $390,000.00

2008 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#3 Joe Thurston
#7 J.D. Drew
#10 Coco Crisp
#11 Mark Kotsay
#12 Jed Lowrie
#13 Alex Cora
#15 Dustin Pedroia
#17 Manny Delcarmen
#18 Daisuke Matsuzaka
#19 Josh Beckett
#20 Kevin Youkilis
#22 Sean Casey
#23 Julio Lugo
#24 Manny Ramirez
#25 Mike Lowell
#28 David Ross
#30 Kevin Cash
#30 Bryan Corey
#30 Jonathan Van Every
#31 Jon Lester
#33 Jason Varitek
#34 David Ortiz
#36 Paul Byrd
#36 Kevin Cash
#37 Hideki Okajima
#39 Kyle Snyder
#40 Bartolo Colon
#43 Devern Hansack
#44 Jason Bay
#44 Brandon Moss
#46 Jacoby Ellsbury
#48 Javier Lopez
#49 Tim Wakefield
#50 Mike Timlin
#51 Julian Tavarez
#51 Gil Velazquez
#51 Charlie Zink
#53 David Aardsma
#54 Chris Carter
#55 Jeff Bailey
#56 Craig Hansen
#58 Jonathan Papelbon
#59 Chris Smith
#60 Jonathan Van Every
#61 Clay Buchholz
#62 David Pauley
#63 Justin Masterson
#64 Michael Bowden
#68 George Kottaras

Did you know that a 2008 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?