Bob Hohler - Only a few will realize big dreams
"...With the Sox poised to activate a number of proven major leaguers -- Trot Nixon, Pokey Reese, Kevin Youkilis, David McCarty, and Ellis Burks among them -- they appear unlikely to summon more than a couple of players from Pawtucket when they are allowed to expand their 25-man roster Wednesday. The only ones all but certain to join the big club after Pawtucket's season ends Saturday are righthanders Pedro Astacio and Byung Hyun Kim. Lefthander Lenny DiNardo, who last made a rehab outing with Double A Portland, also could return.
That's bad news for a number of Pawtucket players who have made strong cases for promotions. Among them is first baseman Brian Daubach, who hit 20 or more homers in four straight seasons from 1999 to 2002 for the Sox but may have played his last game at Fenway Park. ..."