2024 Prospects

[mvp 78]

From Dave to Craig none of these guys have any active involvement in the signing of 16 year old players from Venezuela/Dominican Republic. That’s almost solely on the international scouting department. I also highly doubt anyone can number how many pitchers/RHB we’ve taken over the last 5 years either.

But I’d bet some would be surprised if they looked it up.

Not in the player, but maybe in the direction of the types of players they are looking to sign.

[A Red Sox fan named Hugh]

Not in the player, but maybe in the direction of the types of players they are looking to sign.

Maybe, even with that I'm not so sure. If you look at the signing grouped together as years, they're not signing a shortage of RHB, or Pitchers out of the Dominican. Those guys just aren't trickling up to the top.

I could keep buying lotto tickets and complain that they aren't hitting, I suppose the solution would be to just start buying lotto tickets that are winners.

From what I've been reading lately, it seems like more money spent on pitching yields better results in the Rule 5 draft than the IFA arena anyways. But still, numbers isn't the problem, they take pitchers, most just don't pan out.

[Larry Cook]

Sogard continues to impress me! He is making solid contact.

[moonslav59]

Opening Days in the minors...

MAR 29
Worcester @ Lehigh Valley

APR 5
Hartford @ Portland
Greenville @ Greensboro
Carolina @ Salem

[moonslav59]

soxprospects.com now projects Criswell to be on the 26 man roster as the 6th SP'er.

Here are their projected rotations at the minor league levels (many have 6 listed)

AAA: Murphy, Walter, Fitts, Gambrell, Van Belle
AA: Wikelman, Dobbins, Bastardo, I Coffey, Penrod, Song
A+: Perales, Sandlin, Monegro, E R-C, Rogers, Duffy
A-: Early, Judice, Soto, Cohen, F Hernandez, Mullins
FCL: Polanco, Batista, Balderas, Lee, Yonfi Rodriguez

[moonslav59]

Starting 9 in AAA (soxprospects.com)
C Heineman
1B Dalbec
2B Yorke
3B Meidroth
SS Hamilton
LF Guthrie
CF Rafaela
RF Contreras
DH R Gonzalez.
Bench: C Kolozsvary, C/1B Scott, IF Dunand, IF Sogard, UT Westbrook

AA (an interesting team)
C Teel
1B Jordan, Kavadas
2B McDonough, Koss
3B Paulino, Binelas
SS Mayer, Lugo
LF Rosier
CF Anthony
RF Sikes
DH/C Hickey

A+
C Rosario, Lira
1B Sierra
2B Ravelo, Ferguson
3B C Coffey
SS Romero
LF Jimenez
CF Castro
RF Chacon
DH K Campbell

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soxprospects.com now projects Criswell to be on the 26 man roster as the 6th SP'er.

Here are their projected rotations at the minor league levels (many have 6 listed)

AAA: Murphy, Walter, Fitts, Gambrell, Van Belle
AA: Wikelman, Dobbins, Bastardo, I Coffey, Penrod, Song
A+: Perales, Sandlin, Monegro, E R-C, Rogers, Duffy
A-: Early, Judice, Soto, Cohen, F Hernandez, Mullins
FCL: Polanco, Batista, Balderas, Lee, Yonfi Rodriguez

They now have Criswell in the bullpen and - just to further their credibility - have put Tyler O’Neill on the bench…

[Larry Cook]

Didn’t O’Neil get another soft tissue injury???

Duran - left field.
Rafeala - center field
Abreau - right field.
Yoshida - DH
O’Neil - trainers table
Refsyder - IR (replaced by dalbec?)

[moonslav59]

They now have Criswell in the bullpen and - just to further their credibility - have put Tyler O’Neill on the bench…

I'm thinking maybe Criswell deserves a slot on the 26 and may do well.

(I thought that about Andriese, too.)

[mvp 78]

They now have Criswell in the bullpen and - just to further their credibility - have put Tyler O’Neill on the bench…

Platoon of O'Neilll/Abreu and O'Neilll is the weakside of the platoon so gets less AB's? Maybe that's how it's forecasted? IDK.

[moonslav59]

Platoon of O'Neilll/Abreu and O'Neilll is the weakside of the platoon so gets less AB's? Maybe that's how it's forecasted? IDK.

I think it's more like a 4-way time share:

LF: O'Neill/Duran
CF: Duran/Rafaela
RF: Abreu/O'Neill

Duran & Abreu can sit vs most LH'd SP'ers.
Rafaela may sit vs many RH'd SP'ers.
O'Neill has pretty even splits, but may sit vs more RH'd SPers.

We had over 2100 PAs in the OF, last year. Certainly, we will go more than 4 deep, but assuming 100% health, we could divide the PAs as such:

600 O'Neill (sits vs some RHPs)
550 Duran (sits vs some LHPs)
475 Abreu (sits vs LHPs)
475 Rafaela (sits vs some RHPs)

[mvp 78]

@tylermilliken_
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@CarlosACollazo of @BaseballAmerica
has released his first mock draft of 2024 and he has the Red Sox taking Duke LHP Jonathan Santucci with the 12th pick.

Local kid from Leominster. He’s made 4 starts this spring with a 2.29 ERA, 16.0 K/9, and 4.6 BB/9.

[moonslav59]

@tylermilliken_
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@CarlosACollazo of @BaseballAmerica
has released his first mock draft of 2024 and he has the Red Sox taking Duke LHP Jonathan Santucci with the 12th pick.

Local kid from Leominster. He’s made 4 starts this spring with a 2.29 ERA, 16.0 K/9, and 4.6 BB/9.

This would make a few posters here happy.

[Larry Cook]

@tylermilliken_
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@CarlosACollazo of @BaseballAmerica
has released his first mock draft of 2024 and he has the Red Sox taking Duke LHP Jonathan Santucci with the 12th pick.

Local kid from Leominster. He’s made 4 starts this spring with a 2.29 ERA, 16.0 K/9, and 4.6 BB/9.

My mock has Tommy white of LSU in round one and Aaron siebert in round two

[moonslav59]

The Spx AAA roster might be squeezed, this year as numerous top prospects are slated to start the year in AA:

1. Anthony 19 years old
2. Mayer 21
3. Teel 22
9. Wikelman 21
17. Hickey 24 (make or break time?)
18. Paulino 21
20. Jordan 21
24. Dobbins 24
28. Bastardo 22
30. Hoppe 25
Also: Rosier, Troye, Penrod, I Coffey, Olivares, Sykes, McDonough, Zeferjahn & Lugo may knock on AAA's door with a strong start to 2024.)

Some AAA players that may be moved:

Dalbec, especially if we keep Cron, may be traded or DFA'd.
Criswell, Fitts (not on 40), Walter or some other pitcher may be promoted to MLB.
DHam, Sogard (not on 40), Yorke or a catcher like Heineman may be promoted, if needed.
AAA trade material : Yorke or Meidroth
AAA DFA possibilities: Jacques, Dalbec
Might move on: R Gonzalez, M Contreras, D Guthrie, J Westbrook, S Scott or M Kolozsvary, E Alvarez, Cam Bosser, Shugart, Politi, Adon.