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AL East Notes: Red Sox, Showalter, Sabathia

Among AL East clubs, only the Yankees will play on the season's first day Thursday.  Here's the latest from the division...

• Relievers Dennys Reyes and Matt Albers made Boston's 25-man roster, reports WEEI's Alex Speier.  Hideki Okajima and Alfredo Aceves were optioned to Triple-A.  GM Theo Epstein explained to reporters that the choices were about "preservation of pitching depth," since he would have lost Reyes and Albers if they didn't make the team.  Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald has quotes from Okajima's agent Joe Rosen on the decision.
• Orioles manager Buck Showalter stirred the pot in this Men's Journal interview with Paul Solotaroff, saying, "I’d like to see how smart Theo Epstein is with the Tampa Bay payroll."  Epstein has already accepted an apology from Showalter on the comments, tweets Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald.  
• Red Sox 2010 second-round pick Brandon Workman changed agents from Kevin Hubbard to Jeff Berry of CAA Sports, reports Speier.  Workman had signed for $800K, about $165K over slot.  Track all the latest in our Agency Database.
• Another strong year might make C.C. Sabathia the Yankees' best free agent signing ever, suggests Joel Sherman of the New York Post.  The contract could end up being a three-year, $60MM deal if the lefty opts out after the season.

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