FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston manager Bobby Valentine says Felix Doubront and Daniel Bard will fill out the Red Sox rotation.
Valentine announced the final two spots Sunday.
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Boston Red Sox starter Felix Doubront winds up on a pitch to to Minnesota Twins' Alexi Casilla during the second inning of a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., Monday, March 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard throws on the side during a practice at the team's spring training baseball camp in Fort Myers, Fla., Sunday, April 1, 2012. Manager Bobby Valentine announced that Bard would be in the starting rotation when they start the season. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
The left-handed Doubront will take the fourth spot and the right-handed Bard will be the fifth starter. Jon Lester, Josh Beckett and Clay Buchholz already had places in the rotation.
Right-hander Alfredo Aceves, who had been competing for one of the spots, will pitch out of the bullpen.
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