We wish you well, Scott by Jared Carrabis
Red Sox DFA Scott Schoeneweis, call up Angel Sanchez


Some sad news to report, the Red Sox have designated lefty reliever Scott Schoeneweis for assignment.

Schoeneweis posted a 7.90 ERA, allowing 12 earned runs in 13.2 innings for Boston. I file this under sad news because Thursday is the one-year anniversary of his wife's passing.

"Tomorrow's a tough day for me and my family anyway but everything is for a reason so I'll get to be home for them and for me," said Schoeneweis.

After the passing of Gabrielle Dawn Schoeneweis, who was 39, last season, Schoeneweis considered retirement, but his love of the game made him decide against it.

"I think I will be OK," he said when he returned to the Diamondbacks on June 9 of last season. "It's time for Daddy to go back to work."

Two months later, Schoeneweis landed on the disabled list to cope with the loss of his wife, and the depression that he was suffering from.

Although the Schoeneweis experiment didn't work out here in Boston, Red Sox Nation's heart goes out to Schoeneweis, a father of four, as Scott tries to find work elsewhere.

"There's worse things, obviously. I've been through all that. Whatever I decide, I know me and my family will be alright," said Schoeneweis after cleaning out his locker.

The Red Sox are expected to fill the void roster spot left by Schoeneweis by calling up Angel Sanchez from Pawtucket. Hitting out of the 3-hole, Sanchez hit .313 in 36 games for the Paw Sox.

Sanchez has made three errors in 99 chances in 2010 and will start at shortstop on Thursday night in place of Marco Scutaro, who received a cortisone shot in his left elbow. Scutaro is expected to be out of action for a few games.

Side note: In case you live under a rock, a rock with no wireless Internet, more specifically, then it's worth noting here that the Red Sox have placed Josh Beckett on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain. RHP Joe Nelson has been recalled from Pawtucket to take his spot on the roster.

-Jared Carrabis

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Published on May 20, 2010

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