Rays set Opening Day roster

ROGER MOONEY
rmooney@bradenton.com

ST. PETERSBURG – The Rays finalized their Opening Day roster Saturday morning when they optioned Joel Guzman to Triple A Durham and added Eric Hinske to the roster.
Hinske’s offensive was the tipping point, according to Rays manager Joe Maddon.
Elliot Johnson was named the utility infielder, and Shawn Riggans will begin the year as the back-up catcher. Mike DiFelice was optioned to Durham, and Josh Paul is believed to have been released.
The Rays won’t make the moves official until after Saturday’s spring training finale against the Reds in Sarasota.

Here’s the Opening Day roster:

Pitchers
Rotation
James Shields
Matt Garza
Andy Sonnanstine
Edwin Jackson
Jason Hammel

Bullpen
J.P. Howell
Gary Glover
Scott Dohmann
Al Reyes
Dan Wheeler
Travis Miller
Troy Percival

Catchers
Dioner Navarro
Shawn Riggans

Infielders
Carlos Pena
Akinori Iwamura
Jason Bartlett
Willy Aybar
Elliot Johnson
Eric Hinske

Outfield
Carl Crawford
B.J. Upton
Jonny Gomes
Cliff Floyd
Nathan Haynes

Disabled list
Scott Kazmir
Ben Zobrist
Rocco Baldelli
Kurt Birkins
Chad Orvella