[scaffolds]

Spring traing at the Red Sox minor league complex is in full force. There are 55 Internationals players in the complex, not counting a full hand of Puerto Ricans. There are some players in camp who some people in the industry are surprised that they would had be in camp and some who aren't that they would had been expected.

The first timers in Spring training are Dominicans:

Michael Almanzar 3B
Stolmy Pimentel RHP
Cesar Cabral LHP
Roberto Feliz LF
Anataner Batista RHP
Charlie Rosario RHP
Manuel Jimenez RHP
Wilfredo Pichardo 2B*
Sandy Madera C #
Miguel Asencio RHP#

Venezuelans:

Ronald Bermudez OF
Yeiper Castillo RHP
Leandro Marin RHP
Joantoni Garcia SS*
Maykol Sanchez C*
Steve Torrealba C#

Colombian:

Randy Consuegra RHP

Taiwan:

Chia-Chu Chen C

Australians:

Michael Lennox
(but as a pitcher and not as a third baseman)
David Thorpe RHP


German:

Jennel Hudson RHP

There was talk that recently signed Japanese catcher Hayato Doue was in camp, but I wasn't able to confirmed it.

While Australian Lennox was in camp fellow countrymen David Harriott and Justin Eramus both RHP prospects wheren't.

* Surprised that they are in camp.
# minor league free agents.

Players that aren't in camp

Anthony Alvarado RHP
Pedro Rodriguez RHP
Rafael Espinosa SS
Manel Rivera LHP
Dennis Neuman RHP