Red Sox Add Alan Embree To Active Roster

LHP Alan Embree was recalled from Pawtucket yesterday morning and was active for last night’s game in Toronto. He took the place of Fabio Castro, who was on hand for Tuesday’s game and then shipped back to Triple-A. With that said, it is unclear how long he will be a member of teh Red Sox. The contract he signed this spring allowed him to opt out of the deal and become a free agent if he were not on the major league roster by April 15th. He agreed to extend the deadline until tomorrow, and had advised the team that he would, in fact, opt out if he was not promoted. So he was promoted. But the Sox still need to make a roster move in order to add Daisuke Matsuzaka before the righthander pitches on Saturday. Embree or fellow southpaw Scott Schoeneweis appear to be the most likely to be released. (NOTE: It says here it will be Schoeneweis, who has been hit at a .350 clip by lefthanders). Embree said, “I took the chance (in granting the extension) and gave it a few more weeks, and ...