"Pitchers and catchers don't report for another month, but the Red Sox roster has already pretty much taken shape. Barring an increasingly unlikely move for a legit free agent starter such as Roy Oswalt or Joe Saunders, the Red Sox appear to have the team they'll take into Fort Myers next month.

So what does the roster look like? Here's a position-by-position examination, based on the assumption that the team will break camp with 12 pitchers and 13 position players.

•???Catchers (2): Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Kelly Shoppach

•???On the bubble: Ryan Lavarnway

•???The skinny: While the Sox haven't slammed the door on Jason Varitek's return, they don't appear to be pining for their longtime captain, either.

Instead, they're ready to hand the reins over to Saltalamacchia, who really had a quite good season in his first experience as a full-time starting catcher. Saltalamacchia started slowly and finished slowly, but in between was everything the Red Sox could have hoped, blasting 16 homers with a .450 slugging percentage. His ability to call a game and handle a staff grew by leaps and bounds, too."