Baseball America just released their annual top 100 rankings.
Casas came in at 70.
Dalbec came in at 75.
That's it. If Mata and Ward have strong seasons, they should be on next year. A strong season from Casas could vault him into the top 25.
thanks Dave!
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So, all those who expected a "quick rebuild of the farm" have what to say, now?
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Non roster invitees to ST:
Durran - Exciting prospect. Anyone think he could rise similar to Ellsbury in 07?
Mata - Not sure his pitching is quite there yet, but an outside chance he appears in 2020.
Houk - I think he winds up in BOS pitching out of the pen this year.
Baldwin - Sox have next to nothing for C prospects, so we're only seeing him because they need bodies. Rule V eligible next year.
Castillo - considering the salary limitations, he's stuck in PAW this year.
Marco - Most likely up and down this year, but will he reach his potential? He should have been the opening day 2b.
Joseph - Lots of pop and has MLB experience with PHI. Most likely just a fill in though.
Ockimey Chance at 1b platoon?
Hildenberger - He'll be in the BOS bullpen at some point this year. Experience in MINN.
Brian Johnson - The epitome of "meh"
Poyner - Bloom loves his LHP relievers.
McGrath - LHP starter who was lights out in Portland last year. Maybe a spot start or two, but has a ceiling of a #5.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
No. They are not Bloom acquisitions. If this happened, it would be a partial vindication on DD's rep. (Are any of these guys Ben dudes?)
I think Duran was over-hyped and helped by an unsustainably high BAbip, last year.
I really like Ward & Mata. Casas is the rave, but he's far away. Groome has to prove himself, soon. Dalbec has immediate hopes. I like him more than Chavis, but there are things he needs to work on. Jimenez is kind of unknown but has serious upside.
I've said it before. I think DD did better than I expected with the picks and restrictions we had on us over his term, but I expected us to be 28th to 30th ranked, so doing slightly better than that is not what we needed.
I don't blame DD for his picks, but his trades really hurt the farm. (I'm glad we won a ring and made it all worth it, but it's payback time, now.)
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Depth chart on Sox Prospects:
C Christian Vazquez MLB
C Kevin Plawecki MLB
Nobody below is on the 40 man:
C Jett Bandy AAA not a prospect, just an older org guy
C Austin Rei AA below average offensively and defensively
C/3B Joe DeCarlo AA org depth, limited upside
C Charlie Madden AA org catcher, no bat
C/1B Kole Cottam A+ offensive minded catcher, may move off position at some point, can be used in emergency
C Roldani Baldwin A+ similar profile to Cottam, just rule V eligible sooner
Jaxx Groshans and Jonathan Diaz are the only other guys with much potential, but both only in Lowell last year.