Posts Tagged ‘Red Sox Draft’
Boston Red Sox Prospects Update
It’s been a tough, injury-filled year for OF Ryan Kalish. He’s back on the field at Pawtucket and Michael Vega reports he is hitting his stride. Expect Kalish to be called up when the rosters expand in September. Scott Lauber looks at the players who could be on the short list to be brought up. Should be an interesting battle between Kalish and Josh Reddick to replace J.D. Drew in RF next spring.
The Red Sox top 3 2010 draft picks are together – performing well – at High A Salem. Maureen Mullen profiles Kolbrin Vitek, Bryce Brentz and Anthony Ranaudo.
Monday is deadline day for signing 2011 draft picks. One name to watch is Senquez Golson, Boston’s 9th round pick – a player who dropped because of rumored bonus demands of $1 million. Golson has leverage as a football player already practicing for the upcoming season at Ole Miss – but the local paper reports it is increasingly likely Golson will sign with the Red Sox. Here’s what Peter Abraham had to say about the likelihood of the Red Sox signing their top picks. And Alex Speier looks at the Red Sox top picks and their status.
Tuesday is the New York-Penn League All-Star game in Lowell. Four Spinners made the team – OFs Matty Johnson, Keury De La Cruz and Seth Schwindenhammer, and injured 3B Garin Cecchini.
Top Boston Red Sox Blog Posts of the Week – June 18, 2011
Red Sox by WAR. Red Sox Beacon looked at the Wins Above Replacement (WAR) values of Boston players – with Adrian Gonzalez leading the way while Mike Cameron pulls up the rear.
Hill Report. Kevin McNamara spoke with Rich Hill about his Tommy John surgery and Hill said he plans to continue with his three-quarters arm slot when he returns.
Gammons Insights. Jerry Spar recapped this week’s WEEI interview with Peter Gammons. Lots of good stuff, such as: other MLB teams were tampering with Andrew Miller before his call-up to the Red Sox; his view Kevin Youkilis may be playing hurt and discussion on whether Boston may re-sign Jonathan Papelbon and David Ortiz.
Farm Reports. Alex Speier toured the Red Sox farm system, looking at the status of key injured players, including Ryan Kalish, Yamaico Navarro, Will Middlebrooks and Junichi Tazawa. Jon Meoli interviews Greenville P Brandon Workman – a high pick in last year’s draft who has had mixed results so far in 2011. Corey Hersch calls out Sox Prospects players of the week: Stephen Fife and Brandon Jacobs.
Draft Notes. Speier has a podcast interview with Baseball America’s Jim Callis, who broke down the recent Red Sox draft. Callis sees number one pick Matt Barnes as a #2 or #3 starter.
What are your top Boston Red Sox blog posts picks for the week?
Top Boston Red Sox Blog Posts of the Week – June 11, 2011
Tracing Anthony Rizzo’s Roots. The Padres called up 1B Anthony Rizzo – one of the prospects the Red Sox sent to San Diego in the Adrian Gonzalez deal. Alex Speier recaps Rizzo’s route into and through the Red Sox farm system. Scott Lauber reports Red Sox farm director Mike Hazen described Rizzo’s MLB debut as “awesome.”
Weiland Emerges. Kyle Weiland is establishing himself as in-line for a promotion to Fenway with a strong season for the Pawtucket Red Sox. Matt Goisman maps his progress which has been keyed by a breakthrough against left-handed hitters, who are hitting just .200 against the righty Weiland. Mike Scandura adds more on Weiland here.
Red Sox by WAR. Matt over at Red Sox Beacon looks at the top – and bottom – five Red Sox by WAR (Wins Above Replacement). No surprise, Adrian Gonzalez leads the way (on the positive side).
How Old is Williams Jerez? The experts say the Red Sox had a good draft. Check back in about 4 or 5 years to determine a final grade. Draftee Williams Jerez got a lot of attention – not all about his potential. John Tomase writes the Red Sox discount the rumors that Jerez is really older than his birth certificate says.
What are your top Boston Red Sox blog posts picks for the week?
No Advantage Offensively When Comparing Red Sox – Yankees Lineups
Kirk Minihane takes a fresh look at comparing the batting lineups of the Red Sox and Yankees – and the teams come out even.
Going into the game today, they are separated by 3 runs offensively this season.
Both teams will score plenty of runs to win this season.
The team with the best pitching wins – as always.
Draft Review
I enjoy the hoopla around all sports drafts – even baseball with players I have never seen (or mostly heard about) before.
But I try to keep a perspective on the hype – remembering getting 2 or 3 big leaguers a draft may be a success.
A tweet today from Hall of Famer Peter Gammons put the draft in perspective: “Remember draft projections: in 1983, the Red Sox were upset when Expos took Rich Stoll at 14. Papers flew. Had to settle for (Roger) Clemens @19.”
- Tim Britton makes the case that success for the 2011 draft may come down to whether Boston can sign their second first-round pick, high school catcher Blake Swihart. While Alex Speier writes Swihart says his current Plan A is to attend University of Texas.
- ESPNBoston recaps the Day 2 draft picks of the Red Sox. Most intriguing is first pick of the day: the controversial (according to Speier) Williams Jerez who may or may not be 19 years old.
- Tom Verducci rated the best draft classes in MLB history and 2005 – with Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz – ranked number one.
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