2024 Prospects

[mvp 78]

@BenBadler

Boston Red Sox signing Dominican outfielder Vladimir Asencio for $1 million

[mvp 78]

Here is what BA has reported so far for IFA signings:

 

Boston Red Sox ($5,925,000)

Vladimir Asencio, OF, Dominican Republic

Carlos Carrasquel, 3B, Venezuela (Potential breakout prospect)

Edwin Brito, OF, Dominican Republic

Dalvinson Reyes, RHP, Dominican Republic

Anderson Fermin, SS/CF, Dominican Republic

Justin Gonzalez, OF, Dominican Republic

Tavano Baker, OF, Bahamas

Juan Medina, RHP, Venezuela

Edwin Darvile, SS, Bahamas

Avinson Pinto, SS, Venezuela

Tejahari Wilson, RHP, Bahamas

Justim Sojo, SS, Venezuela

[mvp 78]

@BenBadler

Boston Red Sox signing Dominican outfielder Vladimir Asencio for $1 million

 

@tylermilliken_

Vladimir Asencio is viewed as one of the toughest hitters to strikeout from the DR in this class.

 

5’10, 170 pounds. There’s a belief from evaluators he’ll grow into more power as he matures. Puts the ball in play.

 

Still profiles in CF at the moment.

[mvp 78]

Here is what BA has reported so far for IFA signings:

 

Boston Red Sox ($5,925,000)

Vladimir Asencio, OF, Dominican Republic

Carlos Carrasquel, 3B, Venezuela (Potential breakout prospect)

Edwin Brito, OF, Dominican Republic

Dalvinson Reyes, RHP, Dominican Republic

Anderson Fermin, SS/CF, Dominican Republic

Justin Gonzalez, OF, Dominican Republic

Tavano Baker, OF, Bahamas

Juan Medina, RHP, Venezuela

Edwin Darvile, SS, Bahamas

Avinson Pinto, SS, Venezuela

Tejahari Wilson, RHP, Bahamas

Justim Sojo, SS, Venezuela

 

Fermin - 400K

Reyes - 450K

[mvp 78]

Where the top 5 IFA Sox signings are on BA's top 100 for this year's class:

 

37. Vladimir Asencio, OF, Dominican Republic

 

54. Carlos Carrasquel, 3B, Venezuela

 

85. Edwin Brito, OF, Dominican Republic

 

89. Dalvinson Reyes, RHP, Dominican Republic

 

99. Anderson Fermin, SS/CF, Dominican Republic

[moonslav59]

Hey! We got a top 100 pitcher!

[Larry Cook]

Others say ascensio has great bat to ball skill, but not sure about power. Ie: rosier 2.0!

[mvp 78]

Others say ascensio has great bat to ball skill, but not sure about power. Ie: rosier 2.0!

 

Nice to project that for a 16 year old.

[Larry Cook]

Nice to project that for a 16 year old.

 

I assume that bladoff guy who reports this international stuff has some experience with projections.

 

Until I see the kid with my own eyes, I trust very few writers opinions.

 

And I am not saying I can judge talent, heart and desire in a prospect.

 

I saw teel a lot in college and he did not impress me that much. Yet his numbers thus far as a pro look pretty good.

[Larry Cook]

Bladoff = Ben blader. Had a typo

[mvp 78]

At the very least, Asencio is noted as "one of the most difficult hitters to strike out." Rosier is definitely not that. To me, it's just not a good comp.

[notin]

Where the top 5 IFA Sox signings are on BA's top 100 for this year's class:

 

37. Vladimir Asencio, OF, Dominican Republic

 

54. Carlos Carrasquel, 3B, Venezuela

 

85. Edwin Brito, OF, Dominican Republic

 

89. Dalvinson Reyes, RHP, Dominican Republic

 

99. Anderson Fermin, SS/CF, Dominican Republic

 

Now I’m wondering if Carlos Carrasquel is related to former White Sox shortstop Chico Carrasquel, who was the first Venezuelan star player in MLB.

 

Could be a grandson or possible great grandson? (Chico was born in 1926 and played from 1950 to 1959…

[moonslav59]

Largest signing bonuses for IFA:

 

$Millions (2013>>>) Red= top signing that year

 

31.5 Moncada 2B '14-'15

5.4 Rusney Castillo OF '14-'15

4.0 D Hinojosa P '13

3.1 Daniel Flores C '17

1.8 A Espinoza P '14-'15

1.6 Danny Diaz SS '17

1,5 R Devers 3B '13

1.5 C Acosta P '14-'15

1.5 Bleis OF '21

1.4 Antoni Flores SS '17

1.4 Cespedes SS '23

1.2 E Lopez OF '18

1.2 F de Leon SS '22

1.1 F Encarnacion SS '22

1.0 Asencio OF '24

.90 J Chacon OF '19

.85 E Lira C '21

.85 Jo. Garcia C '22

.75 C-J Liu P '19

.60 Santana SS '22

.55 Vaughn CF '18

.55 Ravelo SS '21

.53 F Arias SS '23

.50 Gonzalez OF '18

.50 Y Ruiz SS '23

.46 G Santana '18

.45 N Abreu SS '17

.45 J Paez P '21

.45 D Reyes P '24

.45 Liendo 2B '21

.44 James IF '19

.41 R Avila C '19

.40 A Feliz OF '18

.40 J Salazar SS '20

.40 N Yuten CF '22

.40 Paniagua OF '22

.40 Fermin IF '24

.35 N Marcano C '18

.35 G Jackson P '18

.35 Jh, Garcia SS '19

.30 K Diaz SS '19

.30 Mejias P '21

.30 C Lee P '23

.30 7 players in 2015, including 2 Ps.

 

.03 H Velazquez '16 (Penalty season)

 

Pre-2013 notables

6.3 Iggy SS '09

2.0 Dice K P '06 + massive posting fee

2.0 T-W Lin SS '12

1.8 Tazawa P '08

1.5 M Almanzar 3B '07

.80 Margot OF '12

.41 Bogey '09

.75 J C Linares OF '10

.61 Jose Almonte P '12-'13

.15 Doubront P '04

.08 F Montas P '09

[Hugh2]

Think it’s worth noting that the top 3 in that list were from Cubs and their bonuses were not subjected to their IFA bonus pool.

[moonslav59]

Think it’s worth noting that the top 3 in that list were from Cubs and their bonuses were not subjected to their IFA bonus pool.

 

Huh?

[Hugh2]

Cuba*

[moonslav59]

Cuba*

 

Ahhh.

 

Yes.

 

What I find interesting is that after Hinojosa, Espinoza and Acosta (all pitchers) were chosen from 2014 to 2014, hardly any were taken with big bonuses. (None for over $750K.

[Larry Cook]

Looking at the projected roster for Portland and it looks like a very exciting hitting lineup!!! Plus a little intriguing pitching

[mvp 78]

Looking at the projected roster for Portland and it looks like a very exciting hitting lineup!!! Plus a little intriguing pitching

 

A lot of them will be pushing the AAA roster by midseason too.

[moonslav59]

soxpropsects.com usually does a pretty good job, all around, but I do wonder why they have Winckowski in AAA to start the season, and Campbell on the big club. I understand the situation with Rule 5 Slaten and out of options Mata creating a roster situation, but I'd flip the two. (They have Wink starting.)

 

They also have us acquiring another SP and a RF'er. (O'Neill in LF, Duran in CF and Yoshida at DH. They have Dalbec on the 26 with reyes, McGuire and Ref as the subs. Both rafaela and Abreu in AAA. Much can change, for sure.

 

I can't see Dalbec on the 26. That might mean we'll have to add a RF'er who can also back-up 1B, or give someone a 1Bman's mitt and hope Casas can play nearly everyday at 1B.

 

We have SP'er depth in our MLB pen, but avoiding their use as starters would vault our pen to top 5-8 status. In AAA, we'll have: Max Castillo, Richard Fitts, Grant Gambrell, Brandon Walter and Chris Murphy as depth.

 

The pen depth is pretty strong, especially if 3-4 out of our swingmen (Pivetta, Crawford, Houck, Whitlock) can stay in the pen. Jansen, Martin, 1-4 swingmen, Schreiber, Winckowski, Bernardino, Slaten, Mata, Campbell, Criswell, Weissert, Kelly, Guerrero and converted SP'ers in AAA. (Benitez and Olivares may climb.)

 

Catcher depth on the farm: Roberto Perez & Stephen Scott in AAA, Teel & Hickey in AA, plus Jo Garcia and B Brannon in A+. That's solid minor league depth at a position many teams are dying in.

 

1B: Dalbec in AAA, along with Kavadas. Jordan in AA.

 

2B: E Valdez, Yorke & DHam at AAA and Paulino at AA.

 

SS: DHam at AAA and Mayer at AA. (Romero A+, Zanetello A- and Cespedes FCL offer some very nice hopes for the future.)

 

3B: Meidroth at AAA and Lugo in AA. (A Anderson has promise)

 

LF: Rosier (McDonough in AA)

CF: Rafaela (Anthony in AA, Castro in A+ & Bleis in A- have a ton of promise)

RF: Abreu (Yuten is far away)

 

DH: E Valdez, Yorke, Hickey, Kavadas (K Campbell)

[mvp 78]

soxpropsects.com usually does a pretty good job, all around, but I do wonder why they have Winckowski in AAA to start the season, and Campbell on the big club. I understand the situation with Rule 5 Slaten and out of options Mata creating a roster situation, but I'd flip the two. (They have Wink starting.)

 

They also have us acquiring another SP and a RF'er. (O'Neill in LF, Duran in CF and Yoshida at DH. They have Dalbec on the 26 with reyes, McGuire and Ref as the subs. Both rafaela and Abreu in AAA. Much can change, for sure.

 

I can't see Dalbec on the 26. That might mean we'll have to add a RF'er who can also back-up 1B, or give someone a 1Bman's mitt and hope Casas can play nearly everyday at 1B.

 

We have SP'er depth in our MLB pen, but avoiding their use as starters would vault our pen to top 5-8 status. In AAA, we'll have: Max Castillo, Richard Fitts, Grant Gambrell, Brandon Walter and Chris Murphy as depth.

 

The pen depth is pretty strong, especially if 3-4 out of our swingmen (Pivetta, Crawford, Houck, Whitlock) can stay in the pen. Jansen, Martin, 1-4 swingmen, Schreiber, Winckowski, Bernardino, Slaten, Mata, Campbell, Criswell, Weissert, Kelly, Guerrero and converted SP'ers in AAA. (Benitez and Olivares may climb.)

 

Catcher depth on the farm: Roberto Perez & Stephen Scott in AAA, Teel & Hickey in AA, plus Jo Garcia and B Brannon in A+. That's solid minor league depth at a position many teams are dying in.

 

1B: Dalbec in AAA, along with Kavadas. Jordan in AA.

 

2B: E Valdez, Yorke & DHam at AAA and Paulino at AA.

 

SS: DHam at AAA and Mayer at AA. (Romero A+, Zanetello A- and Cespedes FCL offer some very nice hopes for the future.)

 

3B: Meidroth at AAA and Lugo in AA. (A Anderson has promise)

 

LF: Rosier (McDonough in AA)

CF: Rafaela (Anthony in AA, Castro in A+ & Bleis in A- have a ton of promise)

RF: Abreu (Yuten is far away)

 

DH: E Valdez, Yorke, Hickey, Kavadas (K Campbell)

 

The FO has talked about Wink starting this offseason. If that's the case, there's reason to believe he'd get stretched out in AAA over the first few months as he hasn't been a starter in a while. Most likely, Mata is DFA'd and Wink is put back into the pen. The RF Acquisition isn't made and Abreu starts the season in BOS. Not sure what the plan is for backup 1B, but if they are just pinching pennies then Dalbec isn't the worst option as he can also play corner OF and 3B.

[moonslav59]

The FO has talked about Wink starting this offseason. If that's the case, there's reason to believe he'd get stretched out in AAA over the first few months as he hasn't been a starter in a while. Most likely, Mata is DFA'd and Wink is put back into the pen. The RF Acquisition isn't made and Abreu starts the season in BOS. Not sure what the plan is for backup 1B, but if they are just pinching pennies then Dalbec isn't the worst option as he can also play corner OF and 3B.

 

For penny pinching, yes, Dalbec gets the nod. I'd rather see others on the 26, but they will all get their looks, if they deserve it.

[Larry Cook]

Gonzalez on the mound on Portland should be exciting

[moonslav59]

Gonzalez on the mound on Portland should be exciting

 

Hopefully, Perales gets promoted to AA, in 2024. (Maybe by the time he is, Wikelman will be in AAA.)

[Hugh2]

BA came out with their top 100. Sox on the list.

 

14. Mayer

21. Anthony

62. Teel

94. Rafaela

 

Sox had 5 prospects who didn't make the final cut for the top 100 but did receive votes (meaning they're in some peoples top 100)

 

Miguel Bleis

Wikelman Gonzelez

Dick Fitts

Wilyer Abreu

Yoeilin Cespeds.

[mvp 78]

BA came out with their top 100. Sox on the list.

 

14. Mayer

21. Anthony

62. Teel

94. Rafaela

 

Sox had 5 prospects who didn't make the final cut for the top 100 but did receive votes (meaning they're in some peoples top 100)

 

Miguel Bleis

Wikelman Gonzelez

Dick Fitts

Wilyer Abreu

Yoeilin Cespeds.

 

Bleis was noted as being in the "just missed" category. If Cespedes has a strong season, he'll be in the conversation too.

[mvp 78]

Gonzalez on the mound on Portland should be exciting

 

He already had 10 decent starts there. I wouldn't be surprised if they push him a little more now that he's on the 40 man.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Bleis was noted as being in the "just missed" category. If Cespedes has a strong season, he'll be in the conversation too.

 

What position is Cespedes playing and where does he project once he makes the majors?

[mvp 78]

What position is Cespedes playing and where does he project once he makes the majors?

 

Currently, he's playing SS. In the future, he may move to 2B or 3B. Maybe he stays at SS? Xander was projected to move off SS when he was 18 too and he's playing a better SS at 29 and 30 than ever. Hard to really know for sure for someone so young.

[Hugh2]

Currently, he's playing SS. In the future, he may move to 2B or 3B. Maybe he stays at SS? Xander was projected to move off SS when he was 18 too and he's playing a better SS at 29 and 30 than ever. Hard to really know for sure for someone so young.

 

 

Being state side this year, I expect to see a more robust scouting report at some point.