2024 Prospects

[Larry Cook]

Maybe he will also learn a new pitch after he goes to the Dodgers and he will dominate.

 

Maybe I win the powerball this weekend????

[moonslav59]

Maybe he will also learn a new pitch after he goes to the Dodgers and he will dominate.

 

Brasier will suck, again. Mark my words.

[Larry Cook]

Worcester won 5-2. Hamilton with his second tater of the season. No sign of Jacques

[moonslav59]

Worcester won 5-2. Hamilton with his second tater of the season. No sign of Jacques

 

Van Belle went 5 scoreless.

5 Hits

0 BB

6 Ks

 

Yesterday, Gambrell went 4 scoreless.

3 Hits

2 BB

7 Ks

 

9 scoreless IP by Woo's rotation to start the year.

[Larry Cook]

Van Belle went 5 scoreless.

5 Hits

0 BB

6 Ks

 

Yesterday, Gambrell went 4 scoreless.

3 Hits

2 BB

7 Ks

 

9 scoreless IP by Woo's rotation to start the year.

 

Maybe hang’em Chaim had a pitching plan after all

[Larry Cook]

Worcester wins again. Hickey with his first tater of the season. Kavadas with two walks!!!!

[moonslav59]

Hagenman went 3 scoreless with no hits or walks.

 

Romy has a 1.286 OPS in a SSS. (Kavadas 1.250)

[mvp 78]

Hagenman went 3 scoreless with no hits or walks.

 

Romy has a 1.286 OPS in a SSS. (Kavadas 1.250)

 

Romy is a perfectly dandy AAAA player.

[moonslav59]

Romy is a perfectly dandy AAAA player.

 

It seems our AAA roster has lots of those type, plus we have Dalbec on the 26, who might be going to AAA when Grissom or Ref return from the IL. (Maybe EValdez?).

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Romy is a perfectly dandy AAAA player.

 

The Romdawg is now batting clean-up for the WooSox Opening Day.

 

Just watched the entire Woo team introduced on the foul line -- not many significant prospects, except maybe Fitts, like in years past. But nearly every guy is a depth piece for the big club, and names that fans are familiar with from just this past month in Florida. That has to be by design.

[moonslav59]

The Romdawg is now batting clean-up for the WooSox Opening Day.

 

Just watched the entire Woo team introduced on the foul line -- not many significant prospects, except maybe Fitts, like in years past. But nearly every guy is a depth piece for the big club, and names that fans are familiar with from just this past month in Florida. That has to be by design.

 

I wonder if the Sea Dogs would beat Woo in a 7 game series.

[mvp 78]

Salem - hitter heavy: Johnfran Garcia, Marvin Alcantara, Miguel Bleis, Zanetello, Antonio Anderson, Natanael Yuten

Greenville - pitcher heavy: Connelly Early, Luis Perales, Dalton Rogers, David Sandlin, Reidis Sena, Jeremy Wu-Yellend

Portland - top prospect collector: Teel, Mayer, Anthony, Wikelman, Yorke

Worcester - sleepers: Meidroth, Benitez, Gambrell, Hagenman, Sogard, Hickey

[mvp 78]

I wonder if the Sea Dogs would beat Woo in a 7 game series.

 

No, the AAAA guys (Contreras, Romy and the bullpen pieces) would outpace the AA guys. If you had AAA pitchers team with the AA hitters and the AA pitchers team with the AAA hitters, I'd take the AA hitters 100%.

[mvp 78]

No MiLB tater tracker this year?

 

None last night BTW.

[gojohn99]

Rainout in Worcester today - rain and sleet.

 

Today's game (April 3) has been postponed, and will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Friday, April 5. The tumbler giveaway will now take place as fans enter gates on Friday, April 5 (all gates will open at 2:30pm)

[mvp 78]

Rainout in Worcester today - rain and sleet.

 

My tumbluh!

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

We know the Sox best prospects are stockpiled in Double A to start the season. But the Orioles' future lurks in Triple A.

 

International League stats: Romy Gonzalez leads Worcester with 5 hits... down in Norfolk, Baltimore has five guys with 10 hits or more.

[mvp 78]

We know the Sox best prospects are stockpiled in Double A to start the season. But the Orioles' future lurks in Triple A.

 

International League stats: Romy Gonzalez leads Worcester with 5 hits... down in Norfolk, Baltimore has five guys with 10 hits or more.

 

Holiday, Kjerstad, Mayo and Stowers combined for 18 hits just last night. Stowers had 3 HR's and Kjerstad collected 10 RsBI (granslam off SS Mendick). That's a hot week for most.

[mvp 78]

"Why would the Red Sox give Fitts, who wasn’t even in major league spring training, the chance to join the major league team and pitch against the defending World Series champions? The answer has a little to do with logistics and a lot to do with how much Fitts impressed Red Sox brass in his first spring with the club. According to farm director Brian Abraham, the spot start represented a not-so-subtle reward for how Fitts had carried himself in camp — while lining up with his pitching schedule.

 

“I think it was a good chance for the organization to let someone who has led by example — despite being new — show what can be done and how players can continue to improve even at the upper levels if they push themselves and they’re willing to be open minded about doing new things,” Abraham said.

 

“As a new guy in the organization, he has really exemplified what we’re trying to do with our pitchers pushing themselves on the mound, in the weight room, and with someone like him who has been in (velocity) training, he has really been willing to let his guard down and do some things that maybe he hadn’t done in the past and challenge himself and get some more out of himself physically than maybe he even knew he had.”"

 

https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/04/red-sox-rewarded-prospect-with-start-in-mlb-stadium-and-came-away-impressed.html

[mvp 78]

SoxProspects just updated their rankings.

 

Notable Risers

Yoeilin Cespedes up from 10 to 6

Blaze Jordan up from 20 to 16

Justin Slaten up from 25 to 20

Elmer Rodriguez up from 26 to 21

Kristian Campbell up from 47 to 22

Franklin Arias up from 32 to 25

Grant Gambrell up from 37 to 32

Nick Sogard up from 53 to 41

 

Notable Fallers

Nick Yorke from 6 to 11

Mikey Romero from 19 to 27

David Hamilton from 22 to 30

Bryan Mata from 29 to 40

Brooks Brannon from 36 to 43

Brandon Walter from 36 to 43

Jedixson Paez from 40 to 48

Natanael Yuten from 44 to 51

[Larry Cook]

SoxProspects just updated their rankings.

 

Notable Risers

Yoeilin Cespedes up from 10 to 6

Blaze Jordan up from 20 to 16

Justin Slaten up from 25 to 20

Elmer Rodriguez up from 26 to 21

Kristian Campbell up from 47 to 22

Franklin Arias up from 32 to 25

Grant Gambrell up from 37 to 32

Nick Sogard up from 53 to 41

 

Notable Fallers

Nick Yorke from 6 to 11

Mikey Romero from 19 to 27

David Hamilton from 22 to 30

Bryan Mata from 29 to 40

Brooks Brannon from 36 to 43

Brandon Walter from 36 to 43

Jedixson Paez from 40 to 48

Natanael Yuten from 44 to 51

 

I like slaten’s stuff with what little bit I have seen of it. If the command and control improves, he could be closing next year!

[moonslav59]

SoxProspects just updated their rankings.

 

Notable Risers

Yoeilin Cespedes up from 10 to 6

Blaze Jordan up from 20 to 16

Justin Slaten up from 25 to 20

Elmer Rodriguez up from 26 to 21

Kristian Campbell up from 47 to 22

Franklin Arias up from 32 to 25

Grant Gambrell up from 37 to 32

Nick Sogard up from 53 to 41

 

Notable Fallers

Nick Yorke from 6 to 11

Mikey Romero from 19 to 27

David Hamilton from 22 to 30

Bryan Mata from 29 to 40

Brooks Brannon from 36 to 43

Brandon Walter from 36 to 43

Jedixson Paez from 40 to 48

Natanael Yuten from 44 to 51

 

Looks about right.

 

I've been high on Cespedes for a while. (It's a smooth buzz... lol.)

 

I've liked K Campbell's upside, but am a bit surprised he jumped that much.

 

None of the droppers surprise me.

 

[moonslav59]

It's been almost 5 years, since DD left the Sox. It's understandable some of his prospects would still not have graduated. Here are their current soxprospects.com's rankings:

 

4. Rafaela (will almost surely graduate, this season)

 

8. Wikelman (may move up to AAA, this year)

 

10. Perales (may move up to AA)

 

15. Castro (may be his make or break season in A+)

 

19. Paulino (in AA, now)

 

29. Bastardo (in AA)

 

[moonslav59]

Looking at soxprospects.com's ETAs on our top 20:

 

2024

4. Rafaela

7. Abreu

9. Fitts (late)

11. Yorke (late)

20. Slaten

 

2025

1. Anthony

2. Mayer

3. Teel (early)

8. Wikelman

13. Meidroth

16. Jordan

17. Hickey

 

2026

5. Bleis

10. Perales

12. Sandlin

15. Castros

19. Paulino

 

2027

6. Cespedes

18. Jo Garcia

 

12 total for 2024 to 2025. Of course, several will not make it, or will stay for just a short time on the 26 in the next 2 seasons, but it looks like at least 6-7 should.

Edited April 5, 2024 by moonslav59

[Larry Cook]

Looking at soxprospects.com's ETAs on our top 20:

 

2024

4. Rafaela

7. Abreu

9. Fitts (late)

11. Yorke (late)

20. Slaten

 

2025

1. Anthony

2. Mayer

3. Teel (early)

8. Wikelman

13. Meidroth

16. Jordan

17. Hickey

 

2026

5. Bleis

10. Perales

12. Sandlin

15. Castros

19. Paulino

 

2027

6. Cespedes

18. Jo Garcia

 

12 total for 2024 to 2025. Of course, several will not make it, or will stay for just a short time on the 26 in the next 2 seasons, but it looks like at least 6-7 should.

 

Really impressive group of left handed hitting position players projected to be coming up next year.

[moonslav59]

Really impressive group of left handed hitting position players projected to be coming up next year.

 

I could see these 7 on the '25 team:

 

Rafaela

Abreu

Fitts

Slaten

Teel

Anthony

Mayer

 

Add those 7 to all the pre-arb and 1st or 2nd year arb guys in 2025, and a nice foundation can be viewed as good enough to splurge on filling a couple rotation slots and a top closer.

[moonslav59]

By the end of 2025:

 

C: Teel, Wong or McGuire

1B: Casas (Jordan AAA)

2B: Story, Grissom (Yorke)

SS: Mayer, Story

3B: Devers

LF: Duran, Abreu

CF: Rafaela

RF: Anthony

DH: Yoshida (Valdez, Hickey AAA)

 

SP: _____, Bello, Crawford, Whitlock, Houck (Criswell, Wikelman, Gambrell, Murphy)

RP: _____, Hendriks, Slaten, Wink, Campbell, Bernardino, Weissert, Fulmer, Guerrero

[mvp 78]

I like slaten’s stuff with what little bit I have seen of it. If the command and control improves, he could be closing next year!

 

They basically swapped Fernandez for Slaten in Rule 5. We'll see how well Fernandez does for STL. So far, he only has one appearance (1 IP, 3 K, 1 H, 1 BB).

[moonslav59]

They basically swapped Fernandez for Slaten in Rule 5. We'll see how well Fernandez does for STL. So far, he only has one appearance (1 IP, 3 K, 1 H, 1 BB).

 

Slaten looks pretty good, but there is a long way to go.

[mvp 78]

Slaten looks pretty good, but there is a long way to go.

 

For sure on both fronts. Fernandez has always been a high injury risk. Slaten hasn't generated many whiffs. Batters will eventually adjust to them.