2023 Prospects

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Dalbec has started at 3B, SS and 1B in WOO.

 

WOO Manager:

 

“For right now, he’ll play mostly in the infield, but I told him, for the time being, when you’re done in the infield and you’re feeling good, get out and shag some fly balls at the corner outfield spots,” Tracy said. “We’re trying to maximize his ability so he’s able to play different spots. For now we’ll toy with him getting reps and getting balls off the bat and getting used to reads in the corner, and we’ll see where it’s at as far as games there.”

 

He's also wearing prescription glasses while hitting now.

 

And they hired a survivalist to teach him how to start fires with a cell phone mirror, and how to steal signs of predators, using trail cams.

 

The hope is he'll also be able to play drums on studio recordings, if Ringo's not there...

[moonslav59]

soxprospects.com has released their Spring '23 rankings:

 

https://www.soxprospects.com/history.htm

 

Notable changes:

 

Drohan from 26 to 13. I'm not sure what he did to gain so much love.

E R-C from 19 to 16.

Yorke to 5 from 6, and Mata from 5 to 6.

Perales from 10 to 8 (Walter down 1 and Anthony down 2)

Paulino 11 to 10 and Lugo 14 to 12

Wikelman down 2 to 14th and EValdez up 2 to 15.

Murphy with one of the biggest top 20 drops from 13 to 17, while Bonaci dropped from 16 to 22

Jordan drops from 15 to 18

With Seabold 22, Ward 23, Downs 24 and German 25 all now gone, big rises after their slots are more from attrition, but Alcantara jumped from below 30 to 21st.

Guerrero is now 25th, Meidroth 29th and McDonough 30th.

 

 

[mvp 78]

soxprospects.com has released their Spring '23 rankings:

 

https://www.soxprospects.com/history.htm

 

Notable changes:

 

Drohan from 26 to 13. I'm not sure what he did to gain so much love.

E R-C from 19 to 16.

Yorke to 5 from 6, and Mata from 5 to 6.

Perales from 10 to 8 (Walter down 1 and Anthony down 2)

Paulino 11 to 10 and Lugo 14 to 12

Wikelman down 2 to 14th and EValdez up 2 to 15.

Murphy with one of the biggest top 20 drops from 13 to 17, while Bonaci dropped from 16 to 22

Jordan drops from 15 to 18

With Seabold 22, Ward 23, Downs 24 and German 25 all now gone, big rises after their slots are more from attrition, but Alcantara jumped from below 30 to 21st.

Guerrero is now 25th, Meidroth 29th and McDonough 30th.

 

 

 

They'll explain Drohan's rise on the next podcast.

[mvp 78]

Per Mike Andrews:

 

Bryan Mata up 1 to #6

Shane Drohan up 10 to #12

Chris Murphy down 4 to #17

Marvin Alcantara up 10 to #21

Brainer Bonaci down 6 to #22

Luis Guerrero up 4 to #25

Christian Koss up 5 to #28

Chase Meidroth up 6 to #30

Brooks Brannon down 6 to #31

Allan Castro up 11 to #33

Luis Ravelo up 11 to #34

Jedixson Paez down 7 to #35

Johanfran Garcia debuts at #37

Christopher Troye debuts at #39

Phillip Sikes debuts at #45

Alex Hoppe debuts at #46

Andy Lugo debuts at #47

Tyler Uberstine down 16 to #50

Alex Binelas down 16 to #51

Johnfrank Salazar down 17 to #54

[mvp 78]

Luis Perales is starting for Salem today.

[Hugh2]

Alcantara is getting some helium.

 

Guys who I think have the capacity to make giant leaps this year.

 

Perales

Anthony

Alcantara

Noah Dean

Cespedes

Rodriguez-Cruz

 

If you told me one of these guys crawls into a top 100 list this year I'd believe you.

[moonslav59]

Alcantara is getting some helium.

 

Guys who I think have the capacity to make giant leaps this year.

 

Perales

Anthony

Alcantara

Noah Dean

Cespedes

Rodriguez-Cruz

 

If you told me one of these guys crawls into a top 100 list this year I'd believe you.

 

I'm hoping Yorke pushes his way back up the ladder- perhaps to top 100 status.

[mvp 78]

Alcantara is getting some helium.

 

Guys who I think have the capacity to make giant leaps this year.

 

Perales

Anthony

Alcantara

Noah Dean

Cespedes

Rodriguez-Cruz

 

If you told me one of these guys crawls into a top 100 list this year I'd believe you.

 

SoxProspects are big on Marvin Alcantara. They are working on updating their scouting reports from ST.

 

Not sure I see Noah Deah jumping into the top 100. He's currently ranked 41st in the system and is projected as a relief arm. Are you thinking of Drohan?

 

Guys that I can see jumping into the top 100:

 

Perales

Romero

Anthony

Hickey

 

I think more Sox fans will know about Paulino after this year, but I'm not sure he's a Top 100 guy type. Maybe Meidroth jumps up in the Sox system too.

[moonslav59]

soxprospects now lists the projected 2024 rosters:

 

https://www.soxprospects.com/2024.htm

 

They have Mayer in AA. Rafaela in AAA. Mata in MLB.

 

Edited April 6, 2023 by moonslav59

[mvp 78]

@SoxProspects

Your season-opening lineup for the

@salemredsox

:

 

LF Roman Anthony (#SP60 #11)

CF Miguel Bleis (#3)

RF Allan Castro (#33)

3B Cutter Coffey (#23)

SS Luis Ravelo (#34)

DH Juan Chacon

1B Lyonell James (#58)

C Ronald Rosario

2B Ahbram Liendo (#60)

SP Luis Perales (#8)

[mvp 78]

soxprospects now lists the projected 2024 rosters:

 

https://www.soxprospects.com/2024.htm

 

They have Mayer in AA. Rafaela in AA. Mata in MLB.

 

 

Rafaela in AAA.

 

Mayer is starting in Greenville this year. He should be up in AA by midseason 2023 at least.

[mvp 78]

And for some reason, people love Phillip Sikes now.

 

https://www.soxprospects.com/players/sikes-phillip.htm

[moonslav59]

Rafaela in AAA.

 

Mayer is starting in Greenville this year. He should be up in AA by midseason 2023 at least.

 

I meant to type AAA for Rafaela.

 

I found it interesting that some think Mayer may reach the bigs by September, and they have him starting 2024 in AA.

[mvp 78]

I meant to type AAA for Rafaela.

 

I found it interesting that some think Mayer may reach the bigs by September, and they have him starting 2024 in AA.

 

SoxProspects have their opinion, I have mine.

[Larry Cook]

Sikes with his first tater of the season for Portland!

McDonough with his first tater of the season for Portland!

[moonslav59]

SoxProspects have their opinion, I have mine.

 

My opinion is he will make the bigs closer to your time than theirs.

 

(They list "Late 2024.")

[moonslav59]

soxprospects.com's ETAs:

 

2023:

2. Casas

5. Mata (mid)

17. Murphy (mid)

9. Walter (late)

15. EValdez (late)

 

2024:

4. Rafaela (early)

1. Mayer (late)

7. Yorke (late)

12. Drohan (late)

13. Lugo (late)

20. Kavadas (late)

24. Abreu

25. Guerrero

 

2025:

10. Paulino

14. Wikelman

18. Jordan

19. Hickey

22. Bonaci

 

2026:

3. Bleis

7. Romero

8. Perales

11. Anthony

16. E R-C

23. Coffey

 

2027

21. Alcantara

[moonslav59]

Sox by Age (Players & Prospects with 3+ years of team control, counting 2023)

 

18: Anthony, Alcantara, Coffey, Brannon, F Encarnacion, J Garcia

19: Bleis, Romero, Perales, E R-C, Ravelo, Paez, Castro

20: Mayer, Paulino, Jordan, Bonaci

21: Yorke, Lugo, Wikelman, Meidroth

22: Rafaela, Guerrero

23: Bello, Casas, Mata, Hickey, Abreu

24: Winckowski, EValdez, Murphy, Kavadas, McDonough, R Fernandez

25: DHamilton, Koss, Scott

26: Devers, Whitlock, Houck, Wong, Walter, Duran

27: Arroyo, Crawford, Dalbec

28: McGuire, Kelly, Mills

29: Yoshida, Schreiber

30: Story, Ort

34: Sale

 

[moonslav59]

Whitlock went 6 IP

1 H (an HR)

1 ER

1 BB

8 K

 

Meidroth went 3-3 w a BB and Mayer 1-4 w 2B

 

Perales could not get out of the first.

Bleis 2-4 w 2B & BB

Castro 3-4 w 2B & BB

Coffey 3 of the team's 11 BBs.

[mvp 78]

My opinion is he will make the bigs closer to your time than theirs.

 

(They list "Late 2024.")

 

I think their ETA's on top prospects are generally conservative. We saw how quickly Devers rushed through the system. He beat their timeline.

[mvp 78]

Whitlock went 6 IP

1 H (an HR)

1 ER

1 BB

8 K

 

Meidroth went 3-3 w a BB and Mayer 1-4 w 2B

 

Perales could not get out of the first.

Bleis 2-4 w 2B & BB

Castro 3-4 w 2B & BB

Coffey 3 of the team's 11 BBs.

 

Meidroth just flat out hits. It'll be interesting to see how far up the ladder his tool set can take him. It may flatten out at some point, but IDK.

 

I'm not going to put too much stock in the results of the start for Whitlock, but I'm happy that he's healthy and is ready to join the rotation next week. Bello watch is on.

 

This is what SoxProspects wrote prior to last night's Perales start:

 

@SoxProspects

RHP Luis Perales gets the Opening Day start for the @SalemRedSox today. The 19-year-old has the ceiling of a number 2 starter. High-ceiling and low-floor. Has shown among the best raw stuff of any arm in the system. Identified as the top pitching prospect in the FCL in 2022.

 

Don't blame Rosario's CERA!

[mvp 78]

soxprospects.com has released their Spring '23 rankings:

 

https://www.soxprospects.com/history.htm

 

Notable changes:

 

Drohan from 26 to 13. I'm not sure what he did to gain so much love.

 

 

Did some research. Last season, he lead his league in whiff %. Drohan added a cutter this offseason. He came to ST and also added 1-2 mph onto his FB.

 

He's pitching his first start of the season today for POR.

[moonslav59]

I think their ETA's on top prospects are generally conservative. We saw how quickly Devers rushed through the system. He beat their timeline.

 

It would be interesting to see what their track record is. They do adjust their projections, at times.

 

I was surprised they did not have Mayer in AAA to start 2024. The "late '24" designation for his first MLB game does seem conservative. I'm not sure others jump out at me as being overly conservative.

[moonslav59]

Did some research. Last season, he lead his league in whiff %. Drohan added a cutter this offseason. He came to ST and also added 1-2 mph onto his FB.

 

He's pitching his first start of the season today for POR.

 

It has to have more to do with the added 1-2 mph. They knew about the whiff% in their end of year rankings.

[mvp 78]

https://twitter.com/tylermilliken_/status/1644138180893896704

 

Miguel Bleis defensive highlight from last night.

[mvp 78]

It has to have more to do with the added 1-2 mph. They knew about the whiff% in their end of year rankings.

 

It's the combination of everything.

[mvp 78]

It would be interesting to see what their track record is. They do adjust their projections, at times.

 

I was surprised they did not have Mayer in AAA to start 2024. The "late '24" designation for his first MLB game does seem conservative. I'm not sure others jump out at me as being overly conservative.

 

I'd put Romero at 2025. Anthony should be late 2025.

 

If Hamilton is really mid-24, he shouldn't have been protected.

 

Meidroth may be the next guy that moves quicker than expected through the system.

[mvp 78]

WOO doing a doubleheader tonight to make up for the "rainout" earlier. Murphy and Mata are starting.

[moonslav59]

I'd put Romero at 2025. Anthony should be late 2025.

 

If Hamilton is really mid-24, he shouldn't have been protected.

 

Meidroth may be the next guy that moves quicker than expected through the system.

 

Hamilton seems to be ML ready, now, but he's just not good enough. It's like they put mid 2024 in hopes he just improves, and not necessarily matures.

[Larry Cook]

Hamilton seems to be ML ready, now, but he's just not good enough. It's like they put mid 2024 in hopes he just improves, and not necessarily matures.

 

Does Hamilton have any offensive upside to his game???