Red Sox 2024 Offseason Top Prospects: #10, Jhostynxon Garcia

I'm one of the "other posters" who is super high on this guy, despite his flaws.

He does turn 22 in December, so he's not super young, but I think he can still improve, quite a bit, and his body has changed a lot in the last few years. It may take some time for him to figure it all out, but this guy can hit!

29 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Appearing in AA at 21 is pretty young!

It's not old. He's not "super young," either. I would say 21 is on the "younger" side, but he turns 22, soon, and is expected to start in AA, next year. That is not "super young."

"Pretty Young!" I guess.

28 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Per Baseball America, the average age for AA hitters is 24. I think getting there at 21 is on the young side. 

I agree. He'll be 22, in 2025, and that is not "super young."

What is this talk about?

13 hours ago, Larry Cook said:

His long swing should be trouble, but he makes a lot of contact. 
 

I have Anthony, Campbell, teel and Mayer in my big four. 
 

but we have a potentially awesome big 4 (part two) Montgomery, arias, cespedes and either blies or Garcia or meidroth 

I do think our second 4 (Monty, Arias, Cespedes and Garcia) could end up moving into the top group. Most likely 2-3 will now, but even those that don't, could still be useful players.

I know my pink glasses are bigger than Elton John's, but I'm loving this farm.

I know a lot has been said about the lack or quality pitching on the farm, but I'm hopeful that out of the couple dozen pitching prospects we have, maybe 3-4 might rise to the levels we need to reach glory.

Perales looks like the real deal, but he has a major injury to comeback from.

Fitts, Sandlin and Tolle are recognized as very promising pitchers, already. The rest seem more like longshots, but with so many of them, I'm thinking a couple or three might jump in the rankings, real soon:

Valera, Ingrassia, Dobbins, Monegro, Cason, Guerrero

Kelly, Penrod, E Rodriguez, Early, Mullins, Paez

D Reyes, Neely, Wehunt, Clarke, Tygart, Carlson

Sena, Kwiatkowski, Bonnin, G Jackson,  Hoppe, Shugart

Dean, Rogers, Troye, Liu, Webb, Sansone

Ehrlicher, Judice, Aita, de la Cruz, Polanco, Y Ruiz

Bastardo, Gambrell, Wikelman, I Coffey, Drohan, Mata

This list is almost 50 pitchers long. Granted, some have less than a 1% chance to even sniff the Bigs, let alone do well, there. I get that, but I do think 24-36 have maybe a 5% or better chance, with some having a better than 33% chance. (Perales and Fitts might be 50-50.  Sandlin, Tolle, Kelly & GUerrero might be near 40%.)

13 hours ago, Larry Cook said:

His long swing should be trouble, but he makes a lot of contact. 
 

I have Anthony, Campbell, teel and Mayer in my big four. 
 

but we have a potentially awesome big 4 (part two) Montgomery, arias, cespedes and either blies or Garcia or meidroth 

Long swings can be adjusted, but the encouraging part about his swing is the bat speed does not seem to be reduced by its longness.