26-year old Robert Manuel was claimed by Boston off waivers today. Manuel tossed 65.2 innings for Seattle’s Triple-A club this past season, amassing a 2.88 ERA with a 49/16 K/BB ratio (4.1 IP, 0 ER in the bigs for the Reds). He doesn’t possess great stuff, but is good depth for Triple-A. Boston has to restock Pawtucket given the departures of Fernando Cabrera, Marcus McBeth and other flotsam. The 40-man roster is now at 32, so the team had puh-lenty of space to bring him aboard. You could see Manuel tossing some junk innings in a Red Sox uniform at some point this coming season.
