Jose Castillo is one of
16 Pirates on World Baseball Classic provisional rosters, which
must be cut from 60 players to 30 by the start of the 16-team
tournament
Right-hander Giovanni
Carrara joins Castillo on the Venezuelan roster
Outfielder Brett Roneberg
is on Australia's roster
First baseman Simon Pond and left fielder Jason Bay are on Canada's
roster
Left-hander Damaso Marte, right-hander Salomon Torres and catcher
Ronny Paulino are on the Dominican Republic roster
Left-hander Oliver Perez and catcher Humberto Cota are on the
Mexico roster
Infielder Vince Rooi, infielder/outfielder Yurendell DeCaster
and outfielder Adam Boeve are on The Netherland's roster
Right-handers Jonathan Albaladejo, Roberto Hernandez and Chris
Rojas are on Puerto Rico's roster