The Red Sox are sending pitcher Tim Wakefield to the bullpen to make room for Josh Beckett, who will return from the disabled list on Friday. "When guys don't like it, or don't understand it, we try to explain it to them," said manager Terry Francona. "It's no different with Wake than it is with anybody else. We've known Wake a long time and we know what he's accomplished, but regardless of who you are, we try to have the same attitude. We put the team first." Wakefield tossed a bullpen session Thursday and when he was done throwing he did not want to talk about the move even though he knew it was coming.