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Swihart, Rodriguez among four added to 40-man roster

The Red Sox on Thursday added four players to the 40-man roster for the purpose of protecting them from the upcoming Rule V draft, including top prospect Blake Swihart and left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, whom the team acquired from the Orioles in a swap at the trade deadline last July.

The team also added infielders Travis Shaw and Sean Coyle to the 40-man roster.

Thursday was the deadline for teams to add to the 40-man before they became eligible for the Rule V draft, which will take place at the winter meetings in December. With the moves, the team’s 40-man roster stands at 40:

PITCHERS (17): Matt Barnes, Drake Britton, Clay Buchholz, Rubby De La Rosa, Edwin Escobar, Heath Hembree, Joe Kelly, Tommy Layne, Edward Mujica, Anthony Ranaudo, Eduardo Rodriguez, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Allen Webster, Alex Wilson, Brandon Workman, Steven Wright.

CATCHERS (4): Dan Butler, Ryan Lavarnway, Blake Swihart, Christian Vazquez.

INFIELDERS (10): Xander Bogaerts, Garin Cecchini, Sean Coyle, Juan Francisco, Brock Holt, Will Middlebrooks, Mike Napoli, Dustin Pedroia, Travis Shaw, Jemile Weeks.

OUTFIELDERS (8): Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., Bryce Brentz, Rusney Castillo, Yoenis Cespedes, Allen Craig, Daniel Nava, Shane Victorino.

DESIGNATED HITTER (1): David Ortiz.

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