2024 Prospects

[mvp 78]

No reason to add Meidroth et al until they actually need a place on the roster next season. For the offseason, I wouldn't bother adding them.

[moonslav59]

No reason to add Meidroth et al until they actually need a place on the roster next season. For the offseason, I wouldn't bother adding them.

 

Exactly, we won't add them, until they are ready for a call-up.

 

Even if we know one will be on the opening day 26, we will wait until the end to do it.

[moonslav59]

26 Man in RED, not 40 man roster players in parenthesis:

 

SP1 ___Add___

SP2 Houck

SP3 Giolito

SP4 Crawford

SP5 Bello

SP6/LR Criswell

SP7 Priester

SP8 __Add__

SP9 Fitts

SP10 Dobbins

SP11 Mata (DFA/Trade?) or ___Add__

SP12-13 Perales (60 Day IL) & Wikelman

(Gambrel, Penrod, Drohan, Sandlin, Early, Mullins, I Coffey)

 

 

RP1 ___Add__

RP2 Hendriks

RP3 Slaten

RP4 Whitlock

RP5 ___Add__

RP6 Kelly

RP7 Fulmer

RP8 Winckowski

RP9 Bernardino

RP10 Booser

RP11 Weissert

RP12 I Campbell

RP13 B Horn

(Guerrero, Mills, Webb, Denlinger, Troye, Hoppe, Liu)

 

C Wong, ___Add___ (Teel)

1B Casas, Dalbec (DFA?) (Gasper/Jordan)

2B DHam, Grissom, Westbrook (DFA?) (McDonough)

SS Story, Romy (Mayer w Story to 2B)

3B Devers (Meidroth)

LF Duran, E Valdez (Campbell, Rosier)

CF Rafaela (Anthony)

RF Abreu, Refsnyder (Jh Garcia)

DH Yoshida (Hickey)

 

 

[moonslav59]

Valera with yet another gem:

 

4IP

1H

0ER

1BB

1K

 

Last 4 starts:

17 IP

1 H

0 ER

3 BB

18 K

 

 

(Blanco let up 2 unearned runs to lose the win.) Anderson with 2 errors.

Zanetello homered

[moonslav59]

Anthony (3-4 w BB) with 2 dingers, tonight. Promote him!

Campbell & Teel 2-5

No Mayer in line-up.

Sikes 3-5 w HR

ICoffey is 8-2 (3.84) after 5 IP, 3H, 2ER, 3BB, 2K

 

GRE is up 7-0 through 5.

E R-C: 5IP, 3H, 0ER, 1BB, 3K

Romero 3-3 w HR & 2B (.832, now)

Bleis 2-3

 

Gotta think some guys will be promoted to fill the holes of traded players- not just for that reason, but because they have earned it and could use a greater challenge.

 

Anthony, Mayer, Teel & maybe Campbell, Jordan or Dobbins to AAA

 

Maybe...

 

Jh Garica, Castro, Romero & E R-C to AA

 

Valera, Cohen (maybe Dean) and Arias to GRE

Edited August 1, 2024 by moonslav59

[Larry Cook]

McDonough called up to Worcester!

[moonslav59]

According to soxprospec ts.com, we lost the following ranked prospects near the deadline:

 

12. Yorke (might have moved up to 10-11)

13. Lugo

15. Paulino

28. C Coffey

29. Portes

37. Zeferjahn

50. Walter (DFA)

 

Other than moving up by attrition, I doubt we see many major jumps or falls. I'm guessing they go like this (not my picks:)

1. Anthony (1)

2. Mayer (2)

3. Teel (3)

4. Campbell (5, was 22)

5. Bleis (4)

6. Perales (6) may fall some, due to injury

7. Cespedes (6) injury will not help

8. Sandlin (9, was 12)

9. Fitts (8, was 9)

10. Meidroth (11, was 14)

11. Arias (14, was 25)

12. E R-C (16, was 23)

13. Zanetello (10, was 13)

14. Jh Garcia (23, was 49)

15. Castro (17, was 15)

16. Dobbins (21, was 24)

17. Early (24, was 47)

18. Jo Garcia (18)

19. Jordan (19, was 16)

20. Mullins (27, was 42)

21. Romero (26, was 27)

22. Valera (42, was NR)

23. D Reyes (43, was NR)

24. B Horn (32, -)

25. J Paez (38, 48)

26. Gonzalez (20, was 8)

27. Monegro (25, was 21)

28. Ascensio (NR)

29. Riemer (NR)

30. N Dean (46, NR)

31. Wehunt

32. Guerrero (30, was 28)

33. L Cohen

34. Ingrassia

35. D Kirwin

36. I Coffey

37. Hickey (33, 17)

38. Gambrell (34, 32)

39. Rogers (52, 37)

40. S Nunez (53)

 

Dropped from top 30: Penrod (22, was 35)

 

 

 

[mvp 78]

Mickey Romero GRE: 50 G, 858 OPS, 9 HR

 

At the same age, Yorke was struggling at the same level: 80 G, 668 OPS, 11 HR

 

Both players dealt with injuries that held them out at times. It'll be interesting to see if Romero's defense keeps him in the org for a while or if the Sox move on from him as well. He could be important insurance for Mayer since Marcelo also has his own injury concerns.

[mvp 78]

Mickey Romero GRE: 50 G, 858 OPS, 9 HR

 

At the same age, Yorke was struggling at the same level: 80 G, 668 OPS, 11 HR

 

Both players dealt with injuries that held them out at times. It'll be interesting to see if Romero's defense keeps him in the org for a while or if the Sox move on from him as well. He could be important insurance for Mayer since Marcelo also has his own injury concerns.

 

On cue:

 

@SoxProspects

Our @SPChrisHatfield is reporting that Marcelo Mayer is headed to the Portland 7-day IL for the hip issue that led to him leaving Tuesday's game and missing yesterday's.

 

Team source says they only expect him to need the minimum stint.

[mvp 78]

@redsoxstats

Kristian Campbell has 1 strikeout and 6 walks in his last 10 games/47 plate appearances.

 

Strikeout rate

27% High-A

15% Double-A

 

Swinging strike rate

12% High-A

7% Double-A

 

I'm glad they didn't "sell high" on Campbell. I want to see him into next year.

[mvp 78]

Add another 4 for Valera.

 

@RedSoxPlayerDev

17 straight innings with 0 ER for Juan Valera!

[moonslav59]

Add another 4 for Valera.

 

@RedSoxPlayerDev

17 straight innings with 0 ER for Juan Valera!

 

Just 1 hit and 3 BB!

[mvp 78]

They see guys like Portes and Valera everyday. Need to trust that they are keeping the right ones and letting expendable ones go.

[mvp 78]

Video of last night's back to back to back jacks from Romero, Bleis and Jhostynxon.

 

https://x.com/RedSoxPlayerDev/status/1819085693932441934

[moonslav59]

On the farm, today:

 

Make-up game AAA

Grissom, Hickey & Meidroth homered. (Meidroth walked once, too.)

Valdez & Casas 1-3

Penrod let up 6 ERs and got the loss. He sure fizzled out.

 

Woo won game two 9-8

EValdez 5 for 5!

Gasper 2-3 w 2B & 2BB

Westbrook 2-4 2 BB

Hickey 1-2 w 2 BB

 

POR won 6-5 in 10

Sykes 3-4

Ehrhard 3-4 w two 2Bs

Anthony 1-4

No Teel or Mayer (7day IL)

Early struggled (3 ER in 4.2)

 

 

[Larry Cook]

On the farm, today:

 

Make-up game AAA

Grissom, Hickey & Meidroth homered. (Meidroth walked once, too.)

Valdez & Casas 1-3

Penrod let up 6 ERs and got the loss. He sure fizzled out.

 

Woo won game two 9-8

EValdez 5 for 5!

Gasper 2-3 w 2B & 2BB

Westbrook 2-4 2 BB

Hickey 1-2 w 2 BB

 

POR won 6-5 in 10

Sykes 3-4

Ehrhard 3-4 w two 2Bs

Anthony 1-4

No Teel or Mayer (7day IL)

Early struggled (3 ER in 4.2)

 

 

 

Valdez 5 for 5, but he also threw the ball away twice!

 

Early struggled to find his command in the first inning, then he figured it out and looked really good after that.

 

Penrod was cruising and then ran out of gas in the third I think.

[moonslav59]

GRE pitched a no hitter! (A BB and RE away from a perfect game)

Monegro 5 IP 0BB- 6K

Adams 3IP 0 BB -2K

Stebens 1IP 1BB-0K

Castro homered and Jh garcia 1-3 w HBP

 

Salem's pen got shelled, but Kirwin did ok in his start:

5IP, 6H, 2ER, 2BB, 6K

Brannon homered

[mvp 78]

Valdez 5 for 5, but he also threw the ball away twice!

 

Early struggled to find his command in the first inning, then he figured it out and looked really good after that.

 

Penrod was cruising and then ran out of gas in the third I think.

 

I wonder if they need to think about moving Penrod to the pen. He needs to be put on the 40 man this offseason or he automatically becomes a MiLB free agent.

[moonslav59]

I wonder if they need to think about moving Penrod to the pen. He needs to be put on the 40 man this offseason or he automatically becomes a MiLB free agent.

 

Good idea, but bye bye.

[mvp 78]

@ByAndrewParker

Connelly Early led all of Double-A in swings and misses yesterday with 16 in his second start at the level for Portland.

 

Early’s numbers from his two starts:

 

2.79 ERA, 9.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 11 K.

 

There is worry that his stuff isn't going to play up as he advances, but all these swing and misses are a good sign.

[Larry Cook]

I wonder if they need to think about moving Penrod to the pen. He needs to be put on the 40 man this offseason or he automatically becomes a MiLB free agent.

 

In the third inning yesterday, the announcers said he was throwing a lot of sliders (which looked like clurves to me) maybe that was intentional and part of his injury recovery???? The sliders generated loud contact

[Larry Cook]

@ByAndrewParker

Connelly Early led all of Double-A in swings and misses yesterday with 16 in his second start at the level for Portland.

 

Early’s numbers from his two starts:

 

2.79 ERA, 9.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 11 K.

 

There is worry that his stuff isn't going to play up as he advances, but all these swing and misses are a good sign.

 

I thought after the first inning his stuff was pretty good. His stuff will never be winklenan good, but it is not bad either!

 

Without command and control, he was serving up meatballs in the first inning.

[mvp 78]

In the third inning yesterday, the announcers said he was throwing a lot of sliders (which looked like clurves to me) maybe that was intentional and part of his injury recovery???? The sliders generated loud contact

 

He throws a 4 seam, a changeup and a slider. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?date=2024-08-01&chartType=pitch&legendType=pitchName&playerType=pitcher&inning=&count=&pitchHand=&batSide=&descFilter=&ptFilter=&resultFilter=&hf=pitchVelocity&sportId=11&liveAb=#752141

 

The vertical break on his slider doesn't dip as much as Houck's or even Wyatt Old's in the same game. SoxProspects says that he throws two versions and that the sweeper has more depth than the slider. Statcast didn't differentiate between sweeper or slider in this outing. His velo was definitely all over the place in this outing.

[moonslav59]

On the farm, today...

 

Westbrook 3-4 w HR & BB

Casas 2-4 w 2B & BB

Meidroth w 4 BB!!!!

Alvarez 3-3

Grissom 1-5 w 2RBI

 

POR is up 5-3, late

Sandlin 4IP, 3H, 1ER, 1BB, 6K

Teel 1-3 w HR & BB

Anthony 1-4

Jordan 1-3 w HR and BB

 

GRE is tied after 5.

Bleis homered

 

SAL won 6-5 in 10 (game 1)

Yuten 4-5 and a homer shy of the cycle.

Brannon 2-5

 

 

 

[Larry Cook]

On the farm, today...

 

Westbrook 3-4 w HR & BB

Casas 2-4 w 2B & BB

Meidroth w 4 BB!!!!

Alvarez 3-3

Grissom 1-5 w 2RBI

 

POR is up 5-3, late

Sandlin 4IP, 3H, 1ER, 1BB, 6K

Teel 1-3 w HR & BB

Anthony 1-4

Jordan 1-3 w HR and BB

 

GRE is tied after 5.

Bleis homered

 

SAL won 6-5 in 10 (game 1)

Yuten 4-5 and a homer shy of the cycle.

Brannon 2-5

 

 

 

 

Watched Sandlin throw yesterday. His stuff is good! Big league good! He threw a lot of meatballs and was lucky the hitters fouled them! He cleans up the meatballs and his stuff is legit

[moonslav59]

soxprospects.com updated their ranking, which include their draftees and IFA signings:

 

1. Anthony

2. Mayer

3. Teel

4. Braden Montgomery (I was thinking 5th to 7th)

5. Campbell

6. Bleis

7. Perales

8. Arias (big jump)

9. Cespedes

10. Sandlin (jumped over Fitts)

11. Meidroth

12. Castro

13. Zanetello

14. Payton Tolle (draftee)

15. Fitts

16. E Rodriguez

17. Jo Garcia

18. Romero (big jump)

19. Jh Garcia (bigger jump)

20. Dobbins

 

21 Wikelman (big fall)

22. Penrod (surprised he's still this high)

23. Conrad Cason (draftee)

24. Early (big jump)

25. Monegro (slight fall)

26. Jordan (significant fall)

27. Juan Valera (huge jump from NR to start season)

28. J Paez (jumped after a fall, last year)

29. Mullins (jump)

30. Brandon Neeley (draftee)

 

31. Sogard

32. Guerrero

33. Wehunt

34. Dalvinson Reyes (IFA)

35. Bastardo

36. Dean

37. Ehrhard (draftee)

38. Horn

39. Gambrell

40. Hickey

41. Ju. Gonzalez

42. Brannon

43. Anderson (big fall)

44. Brandon Clarke (draftee)

45. Brady Tygart (draftee)

46. Will Turner (draftee)

47. Mata

48. Riemer (jump)

49. Carlson (jump)

50. Ingrassia (jump)

51. McDonough

52. Hoppe (big fall)

53. Taylor

54. Alcanatar (big fall)

55. Musett

56. Drohan

57. Gasper

58. Rogers (big fall)

59. F Encarnacion

60. Duffy

 

Graduated since start of season rankings:

3. Rafaela

7. Abreu

12. Slaten

19. Hamilton

42. Booser

(Nobody in the top 30, to start the season dropped out of the top 60.)

 

 

 

[moonslav59]

Priester got lit up, bigtime, today:

2.1 IP 6H 8ER 4BB 4K

Horn did well in 1.2 IP (1H 0ER)

 

The POR game is still in progress, but so far...

2-3 Teel

1-4 Anthony

0-3 Campbell

 

 

 

[Larry Cook]

Priester got lit up, bigtime, today:

2.1 IP 6H 8ER 4BB 4K

Horn did well in 1.2 IP (1H 0ER)

 

The POR game is still in progress, but so far...

2-3 Teel

1-4 Anthony

0-3 Campbell

 

 

 

 

Anthony is hitting breaking balls much better now than at the beginning of the year. He could have the sweetest swing of any prospect in the Red Sox minor league system.

[mvp 78]

soxprospects.com updated their ranking, which include their draftees and IFA signings:

 

1. Anthony

2. Mayer

3. Teel

4. Braden Montgomery (I was thinking 5th to 7th)

5. Campbell

6. Bleis

7. Perales

8. Arias (big jump)

9. Cespedes

10. Sandlin (jumped over Fitts)

11. Meidroth

12. Castro

13. Zanetello

14. Payton Tolle (draftee)

15. Fitts

16. E Rodriguez

17. Jo Garcia

18. Romero (big jump)

19. Jh Garcia (bigger jump)

20. Dobbins

 

21 Wikelman (big fall)

22. Penrod (surprised he's still this high)

23. Conrad Cason (draftee)

24. Early (big jump)

25. Monegro (slight fall)

26. Jordan (significant fall)

27. Juan Valera (huge jump from NR to start season)

28. J Paez (jumped after a fall, last year)

29. Mullins (jump)

30. Brandon Neeley (draftee)

 

31. Sogard

32. Guerrero

33. Wehunt

34. Dalvinson Reyes (IFA)

35. Bastardo

36. Dean

37. Ehrhard (draftee)

38. Horn

39. Gambrell

40. Hickey

41. Ju. Gonzalez

42. Brannon

43. Anderson (big fall)

44. Brandon Clarke (draftee)

45. Brady Tygart (draftee)

46. Will Turner (draftee)

47. Mata

48. Riemer (jump)

49. Carlson (jump)

50. Ingrassia (jump)

51. McDonough

52. Hoppe (big fall)

53. Taylor

54. Alcanatar (big fall)

55. Musett

56. Drohan

57. Gasper

58. Rogers (big fall)

59. F Encarnacion

60. Duffy

 

Graduated since start of season rankings:

3. Rafaela

7. Abreu

12. Slaten

19. Hamilton

42. Booser

(Nobody in the top 30, to start the season dropped out of the top 60.)

 

 

 

 

Here's what Mike Andrews posted on his forum:

 

Debuts

Braden Montgomery at 4

Payton Tolle at 14

Conrad Cason at 23

Brandon Neely at 30

Zach Ehrhard at 37

Brandon Clarke at 44

Brady Tygard at 45

Will Turner at 46

Mickey Gasper at 57

 

Notable Risers

Franklin Arias from 14 to 8

Allan Castro from 17 to 12

Mikey Romero from 26 to 18

Juan Valera from 42 to 27

Jedixson Paez from 38 to 38

Blahe Wehunt from 39 to 33

Dalvinson Reyes from 43 to 34

Noah Dean from 46 to 36

Justin Gonzales from 55 to 41

Justin Riemer from unranked to 48

 

Notable Fallers

Richard Fitts from 8 to 15

Blaze Jordan from 19 to 26

Bailey Horn from 32 to 38

Nathan Hickey from 33 to 40

Bryan Mata from 35 to 47

Nelly Taylor from 44 to 53

Shane Drohan from 47 to 56

[Hugh2]

Feels like some combination of a Mayer/Anthony/Teel promotion is imminent.