Prospect Update Thread

[Cityofchampions33]

Way I see it seems fine to give him at least a cup of coffee in the bigs, and if he fails we give him a "now you know where you are and where you need to be" speech. And Hansen suffered a mechanical breakdown, what everyone I think is worried about is a Clay Hensley breakdown, but even he bounced back.

If he were a starter, I think the FO would be much more inclined to make him graduate the entire system, i.e. Bowden, not to mention maybe they're a bit more willing now that Masterson has had success, and they both have a similar fastball-breaking ball combo's, except Bard is more of a power pitcher.

If he's not at least given a look, I think it's more about the FO being hesitant due to his track record, and not because of his skills.

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

I'm not sure if he is still considered a "prospect" but Clay Buchholz had a nice confidence booster tonight against New Hampshire:

 

8 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K

[Rdsxmbnt]

This is great news for Clay and it'd be great to see him finish the year in the minors strong. In a recent Globe article it talked about how Clay went back to how he pitched last year (so I'm assuming old armslot?).

 

Thus far in AA: 15.0 IP, 7 hits, 1 BB, 18 K, 1.80 ERA

[ORS]

Good. Whatever they did to him to give us the '08 version of CB needed to be discarded. Let him finish the year in the minors. If he dominates the rest of the year, maybe give him another MLB shot if they have a playoff spot locked up.

[TheKilo]

Clay dominated AAA this season I'll take his AA success with a grain of salt.

[jacksonianmarch]

Austin Jackson just took Clay out of the park

[TheKilo]

Not exactly the biggest accomplishment right now.

[Rdsxmbnt]

Not the greatest start but not bad for Clay outside the 3-run HR in the 6th.

 

In AA: 21.0 IP, 13 hits, 2 BB, 27 K, 2.57 ERA

[ORS]

27:2

 

That can't all just be chasing, can it? That's night and day from what he was doing in Boston. Is that the reversion back to the mechanics that worked, or is it just his confidence, or both? It's ponderous.

[KeepTheFaith1229]

Austin Jackson just took Clay out of the park

 

MVP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jacksonianmarch]

27:2

 

That can't all just be chasing, can it? That's night and day from what he was doing in Boston. Is that the reversion back to the mechanics that worked, or is it just his confidence, or both? It's ponderous.

 

Kennedy is 34:4 when he was 27:26 in the bigs. There are a lot of factors, mindset, competition, umpires. Give these guys some time

[Gom]

Kennedy is a fifth starter on a bad team. Get with the program already.

[riverside sluggers]

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081120&content_id=3686334&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos

 

Prepping for the Rule 5 draft, the Sox have purchased the contracts of P Felix Doubront, P Hunter Jones and C Mark Wagner

[riverside sluggers]

Rookie workout camp took place recently at Boston College. I cant wait for the 09 season to start!

 

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2009/01/15/Lee_soxrookies7_spts__1232028832_9361.jpg

Wes Littleton

 

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2009/01/15/Lee_soxrookies6_spts__1232029761_5062.jpg

Argenis Diaz

 

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2009/01/15/Lee_soxrookies5_spts__1232029761_9901.jpg

Mark Wagner

 

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2009/01/15/Lee_soxrookies1_spts__1232029761_2598.jpg

Lars Anderson

[Cocos Disciples]

Nice pics. Lars is looking pretty popular.

[italstallianion]

Does anyone else think that Lars's face looks a bit like Pedroia's? Outside of the hair obviously, but his eyes, face structure and facial hair remind me of Pedroia. Also don't forget the sheer concentration. It could be the cider, but it makes sense to me....haha.

 

Edit: Punctuation...silly me...

[Cocos Disciples]

The lip area is similar, I guess.

[TheKilo]

Damn honkeys

[BSN07]

Does anyone else think that Lars's face looks a bit like Pedroia's? Outside of the hair obviously, but his eyes, face structure and facial hair remind me of Pedroia. Also don't forget the sheer concentration. It could be the cider, but it makes sense to me....haha.

 

Edit: Punctuation...silly me...

 

They look about as much a like as Danny Devito and Arnold Schwarzenegger looked in the movie "Twins".

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

nothing to see here

[italstallianion]

They look about as much a like as Danny Devito and Arnold Schwarzenegger looked in the movie "Twins".

 

No way...cmon I still see it. We need a good side by side comparison. I promise you that I'm not crazy...or mentally altered. In THAT particular picture I swear that Lars looks like Pedroia.

 

But in all fairness I wasn't expecting Lars to look like that from the other pictures that I've seen of him.

[BSN07]

No way...cmon I still see it. We need a good side by side comparison. I promise you that I'm not crazy...or mentally altered. In THAT particular picture I swear that Lars looks like Pedroia.

 

But in all fairness I wasn't expecting Lars to look like that from the other pictures that I've seen of him.

 

I see the similarity. I was just making a joke about their staure compared to each other

[Spudboy]

Minor league box scores

Posted by Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff July 11, 2009 07:00 AM

 

Buffalo 1, PAWTUCKET 0

Pawtucket starter Enrique Gonzalez allowed one run on seven hits in eight innings while striking out four. The PawSox managed two hits, singles by Paul McAnulty and Chris Carter.

 

PORTLAND 4, New Hampshire 0

Jarod Plummer allowed no runs on four hits and two walks in six innings while striking out six. First baseman Lars Anderson went 3 for 4 with a run. Centerfielder Josh Reddick went 2 for 4 with two RBI and a run. All nine Sea Dogs hits were singles.

 

SALEM 4, Wilmington 3

DH Michael Jones went 1 for 4 with a home run and two RBI. Centerfielder Che-Hsuan Lin went 1 for 3 with two RBI. Kristopher Negron went 2 for 3 with a double. Derrick Loop allowed a hit and struck out two in the ninth for his 12th save.

 

GREENVILLE 10, Rome 5

Third baseman Will Middlebrooks went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBI. Second baseman Ryan Dent went 2 for 5 with a double and an RBI. Centerfielder Jeremy Hazelbaker went 0 for 1 with four walks and a run.

 

LOWELL 10, Vermont 3

Third baseman Michael Alamanzar went 2 for 4 with a home run and three runs. Rightfielder Shannon Wilkerson went 2 for 5 with two doubles, two runs, and an RBI. First baseman Christopher McGuiness went 2 for 5 with a solo home run.

 

GCL RED SOX 8, GCL Rays 7

Centerfielder Reymond Fuentes, the Red Sox first round pick this year, went 2 for 5 with a double and two RBI. Fuentes is 9 for 18 with two doubles and four RBI in his first five games. Fifth-round pick Seth Schwindenhammer went 1 for 4 with a triple.

[Dutchy]

Minor league box scores

Posted by Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff July 11, 2009 07:00 AM

 

Buffalo 1, PAWTUCKET 0

Pawtucket starter Enrique Gonzalez allowed one run on seven hits in eight innings while striking out four. The PawSox managed two hits, singles by Paul McAnulty and Chris Carter.

 

PORTLAND 4, New Hampshire 0

Jarod Plummer allowed no runs on four hits and two walks in six innings while striking out six. First baseman Lars Anderson went 3 for 4 with a run. Centerfielder Josh Reddick went 2 for 4 with two RBI and a run. All nine Sea Dogs hits were singles.

 

SALEM 4, Wilmington 3

DH Michael Jones went 1 for 4 with a home run and two RBI. Centerfielder Che-Hsuan Lin went 1 for 3 with two RBI. Kristopher Negron went 2 for 3 with a double. Derrick Loop allowed a hit and struck out two in the ninth for his 12th save.

 

GREENVILLE 10, Rome 5

Third baseman Will Middlebrooks went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBI. Second baseman Ryan Dent went 2 for 5 with a double and an RBI. Centerfielder Jeremy Hazelbaker went 0 for 1 with four walks and a run.

 

LOWELL 10, Vermont 3

Third baseman Michael Alamanzar went 2 for 4 with a home run and three runs. Rightfielder Shannon Wilkerson went 2 for 5 with two doubles, two runs, and an RBI. First baseman Christopher McGuiness went 2 for 5 with a solo home run.

 

GCL RED SOX 8, GCL Rays 7

Centerfielder Reymond Fuentes, the Red Sox first round pick this year, went 2 for 5 with a double and two RBI. Fuentes is 9 for 18 with two doubles and four RBI in his first five games. Fifth-round pick Seth Schwindenhammer went 1 for 4 with a triple.

 

Lars is looking better lately. He hit .298/.404/.405 in June.

[CrespoBlows]

.405 SLG%? Horrible.

[Dutchy]

.405 SLG%? Horrible.

 

Yeah, we should DFA him because he only slugged .405 last month.

[CrespoBlows]

Yeah' date=' we should DFA him because he only slugged .405 last month.[/quote']

 

You keep managing to dazzle everyone with your coherent logic skills.

[Dutchy]

You keep managing to dazzle everyone with your coherent logic skills.

 

And you keep managing to talk a lot without saying a whole lot of much. Doesn't take a genius to point out that a .400 SLG isn't wonderful. But kudos to you, it's one of the more insightful things I've ever seen you say on this site.

[CrespoBlows]

And you keep managing to talk a lot without saying a whole lot of much. Doesn't take a genius to point out that a .400 SLG isn't wonderful. But kudos to you' date=' it's one of the more insightful things I've ever seen you say on this site.[/quote']

 

If the number isn't wonderful, why tout it as him "looking better?"

[Rdsxmbnt]

If the number isn't wonderful' date=' why tout it as him "looking better?"[/quote']

 

There are worse things than a 21 year old posting a .400 OBP in AA