2022 Prospects

[Larry Cook]

At Portland, binelas with his 7th Portland tater of the season.

 

Wilson with his 6th tater of the season.

[Larry Cook]

At Greenville, Sikes with his 5th Grenville tater of the season.

 

And Kavadas…..wait for it….with another walk tonight.

[mvp 78]

New prospect Valdez with his first tater of the season at Worcester!

 

https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1554902177319116801

 

Oppo power.

[Larry Cook]

At Worcester, alamonte with two taters tonight. Stewart with his 18th tater tonight,

Castellaneous with his 3rd tater tonight.

[Larry Cook]

Wacha pitched 4.2 innings pitched. Zero hits, zero runs, one walk and 8 strikeouts.

[Larry Cook]

At Portland, scott with his 5th tater of the season.

[Larry Cook]

Salem with 10 walks and 3 hits today through 5 innings.

Mayer with two of the walks.

Jordan with a hit and a walk.

[Larry Cook]

Kavadas going 1 for 2 tonight……. With another walk!

[Larry Cook]

Mayer just walked for a third time tonight after a 12 pitch at bat!

[moonslav59]

Wacha pitched 4.2 innings pitched. Zero hits, zero runs, one walk and 8 strikeouts.

 

The team ended up with a no-hitter!

 

4.2 Wacha (1BB/8K)

2.1 Politi (3BB/2K)

2.0 Shugart (1BB/0K)

 

Cordero went 3-5, solidifying his AAAA designation.

Almonte went 4-5 w 2 HRs

Castellanos raised his OPS zto .824 going 3-5 w an HR.

Casas, RHern and Downs all had 1 hit and 1 BB

 

Ward went 3.2 for POR and allowed just 1 H and 0 ERs. He did walk 5 and only K'd 2, so I'm not sure this is a good sign, but he's been out a while.

 

Angel Bastardo went 5 IP for SAL, allowing 4 Hits and 0 ER (2BB/5K). The team walked 12 times in the 6-0 win. Twice the hits!

 

Nothing all that exciting happened for GRE, exc ept the BB to Kavadas. (LOL)

[Larry Cook]

Sox released Baldwin and grant Williams from Worcester.

 

They promoted catcher cotham from Portland.

[moonslav59]

Sox released Baldwin and grant Williams from Worcester.

 

They promoted catcher cotham from Portland.

 

Mayb e we DFA Plawecki and call up Wong or RHern.

[moonslav59]

Beyond drafting, minor league FA additions and IFA signings, Bloom had traded for the following prospects. While the list seems more quantity vs quality orientated, I do feel like we have some promising prospects and some long shots with various degrees of upside potential.

 

soxprospects ranking

 

9 Winckowski (w Cordero & others for Beni)

11 Seabold (w Pivetta for Workman & Hembree)

17 Binelas (w JBJ for Renfroe)

18 Wong (w Verdugo & Downs for Betts and Price)

21 Downs (w Verdugo & Wong for Betts and Price)

27 German (w Ottavino as salary dump trade by Yanks)

30 Koss (Y Aybar)

36 R Hernandez (Mazza & Springs)

48 Hamilton (w JBJ & Binelas for Renfroe)

NR

Luis de la Rosa (w Wink, Cordero & others for Beni)

Freddy Valdez (w Wink, Cordero & others for Beni)

Grant Gambrell (w Wink, Cordero & others for Beni)

H Potts (w JRosario for Moreland)

 

 

Edited August 5, 2022 by moonslav59

[Larry Cook]

With pitchers, I prefer prospects with what I term “electric” stuff.

 

We have 3 guys that I have put my eyes on that have “electric” stuff! And one guy that has temporary inclusion in the electric stuff group, but I need to see more innings before making a final decision.

If these guys master command and control, they will become really good major league starters

 

- Bello

- mata

- winkleman

- d. De la Rosa

[Larry Cook]

At Worcester, new guy Valdez with a tater and 4 RBI’s tonight.

Cordero with his 4th tater of the season.

 

Murphy with seven innings pitched, 1 run surrendered, 6 hits, 4 walks and 5 strike outs!

[Larry Cook]

At Portland, Northcut with a golden sombrero. Zero for 4 with 4 strike outs!

[Larry Cook]

At Greenville, lugo with his 12th tater of the season.

 

Kavadas is zero for two with two strike outs and zero walks.

[moonslav59]

With pitchers, I prefer prospects with what I term “electric” stuff.

 

We have 3 guys that I have put my eyes on that have “electric” stuff! And one guy that has temporary inclusion in the electric stuff group, but I need to see more innings before making a final decision.

If these guys master command and control, they will become really good major league starters

 

- Bello

- mata

- winkleman

- d. De la Rosa

 

You make a good point, but plenty of very good pitchers do it without "electric stuff." Sure, the electric guys have a better chance, but if we can get a serviceable #3 or 4 SP'er or two from the other group, that would be extremely helpful, as we would have more money to spend on other high need areas.

 

What encourages me is the quantity of "second tier" pitchers we have and some of the recent numbers they have put up. We don't need all or even half to succeed- only 1-2 out of the 5 or 6 listed below:

 

Winckowski: doing well in the bigs

Crawford: doing very well, lately

Murphy: lead Sox minors in IP (104). Has a .595 OPS Against/3.12 ERA & 110K:45 BB

Walter: .585 OPSA/3.59 ERA and a great 75:7 K:BB ratio (58 IP)

Seabold: struggled in MLB, but .538 OPSA/2.26 ERA in AAA (55:14 K:BB in 56 IP)

Ward: Looking okay since coming off surgery

Drohan: .711 OPSA/4.33 ERA but 123 K:37BB in 95 IP

Uberstine: .677 OPSA/4.27 ERA but 90K:29BB in 78 IP

 

When's the last time we had 8 or more pretty good looking second tier pitching prospects doing this well?

 

Then, there is German for the pen (.497 OPSA and 49K:17BB in 35 IP.)

 

I, too, am I high on Bello & Mata. Wikelman struggled this year at A+, but he still looks hopeful. Did you mean Luis de la Rosa? The guy we got for Beni?

 

[moonslav59]

Is Murphy going to get a look in the bigs, this summer/fall?

[Larry Cook]

Is Murphy going to get a look in the bigs, this summer/fall?

 

I do not think he is major league starter material, but I think he could be a much better lefty reliever than D hernandez.

[Larry Cook]

You make a good point, but plenty of very good pitchers do it without "electric stuff." Sure, the electric guys have a better chance, but if we can get a serviceable #3 or 4 SP'er or two from the other group, that would be extremely helpful, as we would have more money to spend on other high need areas.

 

What encourages me is the quantity of "second tier" pitchers we have and some of the recent numbers they have put up. We don't need all or even half to succeed- only 1-2 out of the 5 or 6 listed below:

 

Winckowski: doing well in the bigs

Crawford: doing very well, lately

Murphy: lead Sox minors in IP (104). Has a .595 OPS Against/3.12 ERA & 110K:45 BB

Walter: .585 OPSA/3.59 ERA and a great 75:7 K:BB ratio (58 IP)

Seabold: struggled in MLB, but .538 OPSA/2.26 ERA in AAA (55:14 K:BB in 56 IP)

Ward: Looking okay since coming off surgery

Drohan: .711 OPSA/4.33 ERA but 123 K:37BB in 95 IP

Uberstine: .677 OPSA/4.27 ERA but 90K:29BB in 78 IP

 

When's the last time we had 8 or more pretty good looking second tier pitching prospects doing this well?

 

Then, there is German for the pen (.497 OPSA and 49K:17BB in 35 IP.)

 

I, too, am I high on Bello & Mata. Wikelman struggled this year at A+, but he still looks hopeful. Did you mean Luis de la Rosa? The guy we got for Beni?

 

 

Yes, I like Luis stuff, but need to see more of him.

[Larry Cook]

At Worcester, granberg with two taters for a total of three Worcester taters on the season!

[Larry Cook]

Yorke with his 7th tater of the season.

[moonslav59]

Yes, I like Luis stuff, but need to see more of him.

 

soxprospects.com makes no hint of electric anything.

 

https://www.soxprospects.com/players/delarosa-luis.htm

[Hugh2]

New Soxprospects rankings out.

 

While ranked #5 in the system, Miguel Bleis has been ranked with the highest ceiling in the Sox system. This guy might be the next great international signing. Wish he was three years older, could use a good CFer right about now.

[Larry Cook]

Kavadas with another walk!

[moonslav59]

New Soxprospects rankings out.

 

While ranked #5 in the system, Miguel Bleis has been ranked with the highest ceiling in the Sox system. This guy might be the next great international signing. Wish he was three years older, could use a good CFer right about now.

 

Besides Bleis moving from 8 to 5, we can see...

 

Rafaela 19>8

Wink 12>9

Murphy 15>11

Paulino 23>13

Ward 20>15

Wong 27>17

Lugo 29>21

Hickey 30>22

Perales NR>24

Kavadas- 46>25

German 35>30

Drohan 52>32

Paez 60>37

Uberstine 51>41

 

Romero (1st rd draft) starting at 10

Anthony (2nd rd) starts at 14

Enmanuel Valdez (Vaz trade) is placed 16th

Coffey (2nd rd) starts at 20

Abreu (Vaz trade) is placed 26th

 

Biggest falls:

10>18 Jordan

11>19 Wikelman

13>23 Downs

21>28 Binelas

18>29 Jimenez

17>31 McDonough

28>39 RHern

22>40 Koss

26>50 Hamilton

24>54 Fitzy

36>59 Wallace

38>60 Liu

 

 

[moonslav59]

Updated after latest moves and draftee ranking placements:

 

Beyond drafting, minor league FA additions and IFA signings, Bloom had traded for the following prospects. While the list seems more quantity vs quality orientated, I do feel like we have some promising prospects and some long shots with various degrees of upside potential.

 

New soxprospects ranking

 

9 Winckowski (w Cordero & others for Beni)

12 Seabold (w Pivetta for Workman & Hembree)

14 E Valdez (Vaz)

17 Wong (w Verdugo & Downs for Betts and Price)

23 Downs (w Verdugo & Wong for Betts and Price)

26 Abreu (Vaz)

28 Binelas (w JBJ for Renfroe)

30 German (w Ottavino as salary dump trade by Yanks)

39 R Hernandez (Mazza & Springs)

40 Koss (Y Aybar)

50 Hamilton (w JBJ & Binelas for Renfroe)

59 Wallace (Moreland)

NR

Luis de la Rosa (w Wink, Cordero & others for Beni)

Freddy Valdez (w Wink, Cordero & others for Beni)

Grant Gambrell (w Wink, Cordero & others for Beni)

H Potts (w JRosario for Moreland)

[Larry Cook]

Binelas with his 8th Portland tater of the season.

[Larry Cook]

Kavadas ended the night 1 for 2 with two more walks.