Lancaster Announces Opening Day Roster

From the Lancaster JetHawks press release:

(LANCASTER, CA) – The Lancaster JetHawks, Class A affiliate of the 2007 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox, have released their opening day roster for the 2008 season. The defending California League South Division first and second half title-winners will feature 11 players who donned the JetHawks uniform in 2007, as well as a strong lineup of players advancing from the lower levels of the Red Sox farm system.

Four JetHawks players are ranked by Baseball America among the top 30 prospects in the Boston organization, topped by third-ranked infielder Lars Anderson. The power-hitting first baseman is considered by Baseball America the 32nd top prospect in all of Minor League Baseball. In a brief ten-game call-up to Lancaster last season, Anderson impressed by hitting .343, driving in nine runs, and walking more than he struck out. Other highly-rated Boston prospects include slick-fielding shortstop Argenis Diaz (12th), an athletic former first-round draft pick in outfielder Jason Place (23rd), and 2007 South Atlantic League All-Star outfielder Reid Engel (28th).