Mid-season Top Ten prospects

[CrespoBlows]

Rate your top ten prospects for the Red Sox, in your opinion. Excluding those in the majors, of course.

 

1. Micheal Bowden SP, Greenville

2. Jacoby Ellsbury CF, Wilmington

3. Dustin Pedroia 2B, Pawtucket

4. Clay Buchholtz SP, Greenville

5. David Murphy OF, Pawtucket

6. Edgar Martinez RP, Portland

7. Jed Lowrie IF, Wilmington

8. Jason Place OF, GCL Red Sox

9. Daniel Bard SP, unsigned

10. Luis Soto OF, Greenville

[ORS]

Works for me. Cox and LaPorta probably find their way onto that list if they get signed.

[CrespoBlows]

Works for me. Cox and LaPorta probably find their way onto that list if they get signed.

 

Cox will sign. He's a senior, so he can't return to Rice. I'd like to see him throw strikes on a more consistent basis.

[ORS]

That's right, I forgot he was a senior. Yeah, that tends to be the rub with the young fireballers - lack of command. However, I wouldn't look at his entire season line. I've read a couple of articles that say he had made a turn-around about mid-season. I'm thinking he makes the list if his 2nd half form reports to Ft. Myers/Lowell.

 

Hey, you going to the game tomorrow? Beckett vs. Kazmir.

[CrespoBlows]

That's right, I forgot he was a senior. Yeah, that tends to be the rub with the young fireballers - lack of command. However, I wouldn't look at his entire season line. I've read a couple of articles that say he had made a turn-around about mid-season. I'm thinking he makes the list if his 2nd half form reports to Ft. Myers/Lowell.

 

Hey, you going to the game tomorrow? Beckett vs. Kazmir.

 

I wasn't going tommorow, until I just read your last three words. So, I'll be at the first three games.

[Rdsxmbnt]

1. Ellsbury

2. Pedroia

3. Bowden

4. Buchholtz

5. Murphy

6. Place

7. Bard

8. Martinez

9. Lowrie

10. Soto

[RoyNHSox]

Chris Snow of the Globe gives his ranking as of 6/30:

 

Link

 

I don’t understand his ranking Stern as #7.

[ksushi]

is bard going to sign?

[Cocos Disciples]

What's Luis Soto about? What are his strengths/weaknesses, who does he remind anyone of? He's really the only guy here I don't know much about.

[jsinger121]

is bard going to sign?

 

yes he will and its just a matter of time.....a guy with red sox and massachusetts is not going back to North Carolina for his senior year.

[jsinger121]

1. Ellsbury

2. Bowden

3. Pedroia

4. Buchholz

5. Murphy

6. Lowrie

7. Martinez

8. Place

9. Soto

10. Bard

[DUSTINMOHR4LIFE]

Pedroia

Ellsbury

Bowden

Bucholz

Bard

Murphy

Lowrie

Martinez

Place

Soto

[ksushi]

I love Bard's stuff, I think he needs a little coaching and some refining and i think this guy could be a great pitcher.

[DUSTINMOHR4LIFE]

What's Luis Soto about? What are his strengths/weaknesses' date=' who does he remind anyone of? He's really the only guy here I don't know much about.[/quote']

 

He is a young guy with a lot of great tools, but he hasn't really put it all together yet. He is at Single A I think and he is still young. He also has had some injuries, but I think he is gonna be fine.

[KeepTheFaith1229]

Heh, Moss really fell off didn't he?

[jsinger121]

Heh, Moss really fell off didn't he?

 

Moss fell off but has started to come around. I don't think he is as good as the season as he had in 2004 but don't think he was as bad as he was in 2005.