More Ramirez

The Boston Red Sox added seven players to their
40-man roster Saturday, including top prospect Hanley Ramirez.
Catcher Kelly Shoppach, left-hander Juan Cedeno and
right-handers Manny Delcarmen, Luis Mendoza, Anibal Sanchez and
Chris Smith also had their contracts purchased by the Red Sox.
Ramirez, a speedy shortstop who was rated the team's top
prospect each of the last two seasons, hit .310 at Double-A
Portland and Class A Sarasota last season.
Shoppach, Boston's first overall pick in the second round of the
2001 draft, is a career .261 hitter with 44 home runs and 190 RBIs
in three professional seasons.
Cedeno is 19-23 with a 3.83 ERA in 73 appearances in four
seasons in the organization. Delcarmen went 3-6 with a 4.68 ERA in
19 appearances last season with Single-A Sarasota after being
sidelined in 2003 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Mendoza went 8-7 with a 3.74 ERA in 25 starts for Sarasota.
Sanchez was 3-4 with a 1.77 ERA in 15 starts at short-season
Single-A Lowell after missing 2003 because of Tommy John surgery.
Smith went 5-2 with a 3.75 ERA in 14 starts at Portland.