Notable Red Sox starting the season in the minor leagues
- David Hamilton
- Zack Kelly
- Romy González
Notable Red Sox starting the season on the injured list
- Vaughn Grissom
- Rob Refsnyder
- Bryan Mata
- Chris Murphy
Bryan Mata, a former top pitching prospect for the Sox, will more than likely begin the season on the IL as he recovers from a hamstring injury. Mata is out of waiver options, like Slaten, and he could be a DFA candidate. Breslow will have a decision to make — DFA the once great prospect and risk losing him, or supplant a Campbell or Criswell with Mata, who's yet to make his big league debut.