The Red Sox need to narrow their Opening Day squad down to 26 players…

In less than a week, the Boston Red Sox season will begin. The starting rotation wasn’t decided until Friday afternoon, so the 26-man roster is far from set in stone.

However, the Red Sox must select just 26 players for their Opening Day roster by Thursday. With all of the ailing Red Sox right now, the roster is sure to change a lot over the season.

While Vaughn Grissom recovers from a groin injury, there will be depth alternatives in the infield on the Opening Day roster. Due to a fractured toe, Rob Refsnyder is also out and will probably end up on the major league roster when he returns. Changes are coming everywhere.

The Red Sox’s performance this spring has pleasantly surprised both fans and reporters. Their offense has recently exploded at a run, and their pitching is better than anticipated. Only 26 active players can go to Seattle to begin the season; nevertheless, decisions regarding final cuts will be extremely difficult due to unexpected success for players all across the roster.

The Red Sox’s pitching staff is quite thin on lefties, and things aren’t made any better by the injury that could terminate Chris Murphy’s potential lefty relief career. The Sox invited two other lefties to camp so they could showcase their skills, but Brennan Bernardino is the only one in Boston who is guaranteed a spot on the club.

Joely Rodríguez and Lucas Luetge have been pitching nicely for Boston in the Grapefruit League. If neither makes the Opening Day roster, they both have the option to opt out of their contracts with the Red Sox, thus the team must choose wisely. Furthermore, Luetge has superior numbers and more innings pitched than Rodriguez. Rodriguez chose to back out of his agreement on Friday, thus time is of the essence. However,