Team: Gulf Coast League Red Sox
Record: 28-27 (8 1/2 GB in GCL South)

The GCL Red Sox had a thoroughly mediocre season... but was able to pull out an over .500 record (They were the closest of the 7 Sox Minor League affiliates to failing to accomplish this goal). However, wins and losses are not the primary goal of the GCL, developing players is. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the GCL... and the nature of signing draft picks, it is hard to evaluate how well players did progress. So... let's get down to the business of looking at players.

Most Valuable Player: Michael Almanzar - The young Domincan was a revalation in his first professional season, playing in only 23 games before being promoted to Full Season Greenville to complete the season. Michael put up a line of .348/.414/.472 with 6 doubles, a triple and a HR; walking 8 times and striking out 15 times. Led the team in Average, OBP and Slugging among players with at least 30 At Bats.

Most Valuable Pitcher: Justin Kehrt - Not the sexiest prospect, this 2009 Draftee started in 8 of the 11 games he pitches, throwing a team high 50 2/3 innings. Kehrt put up a 3-2 record with a save, a 2.84 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. Kehrt walked only 7 batters while striking out 44.

The Other Offensive Players:

"Full" Timers (Those with at least 20 games played)

Wilfred Pichardo - Wilfred was the accumlation leader for the team, leading in games played (52), hits (60), AB (202), Runs (36), Total Bases (68), Strike Outs (47)... putting up a line of .297/.357/.337 with 4 doubles, 2 triples and 18 walks. But, what Wilfred is most known for is his speed... stealing a league high 42 bases (and being caught a league high 9 times... as much as the rest of the Red Sox team combined!)
Joantoni Garcia - The infielder played in 46 games, batting .253/.325/.329 with 8 doubles, a HR, 17 walks and 34 strikeouts.
Chih-Hsiang Huang - The former middle infielder moved over to be (primarily) a first baseman, playing in 42 games and batting .248/.344/.383 with a team high 12 doubles and a team high 20 walks.
Roberto Feliz - The Outfielder was the Power Man on the team, batting .232/.313/.437 with 6 doubles and a team high 7 HRs (5th in the league). He also stole 5 bases without being caught and was the team leader in RBI with 25.
Bryan Peterson - In 38 games, Peterson batted .277/.361/.394 with 7 doubles, 3 triples and a HR. Peterson stole 7 bases (while being caught twice).
Ken Roque - The second year player batted .236/.314/.330 with 5 doubles. Ken had a team high 9 errors on defense.
Andrew Frezza - The outfielder played in 36 games, batting .263/.315/.381 with 7 doubles and 2 triples. Frezza stole 10 bases without being caught.
Derrik Gibson - Gibson came out running after signing out of High School, stealing 14 bases in 27 games (without being caught) while batting .309/.411/.394. Gibson walked 14 times while striking out 18 times.
Casey Kelly - The first round draft pick had a rough go in his initial 27 games, batting .173/.229/.255 with 5 doubles and a HR. Kelly walked 6 times but struck out 34 times in his first professional season.
Tyler Yockey - The young Outfielder had a rough season, batting .163/.198/.239 with 4 doubles and a HR. Yockey walked only 4 times in 27 games, striking out 42 times.

The Catchers

Christian Vasquez - Vasquez played in 21 games for the Sox, batting .190/.266/.207 with a double. Christian walked 6 times and struck out 17 times.
Chia-Chu Chen - Chen played in 18 games, batting .255/.333/.333 with 4 doubles, 6 walks and 14 strikeouts.
Maykol Sanchez - Sanchez also played in 18 games, batting .205/.319/.256 with 2 doubles, 4 walks and 7 strikeouts.

The Short-Timers/Rehabbers (Less than 20 games)

Roberto Ramos - Ramos was an undrafted free agent out of High School, playing in 18 games while batting .261/.306/.348 with 4 doubles, 3 walks and 10 Ks.
Thomas DiBenedetto - DiBenedetto played in 11 games before moving onto Greenville, batting .259/.447/.333 with 2 doubles, 8 walks and 6 strikeouts.
Moko Moanaroa - The first of the Moanaroa duo to make it to a Red Sox team (look for Boss next season), Moanaroa played in 11 games; battting .111/.200/.139 with a double, 4 walks and 11 strikeouts.
Eddie Lora - Called up to be the first baseman after starting the year in the DSL, Eddie did something utterly amazing... he went 0/32 with 2 walks and 12 Ks. That equates to a line of .000/.086/.000. He was subsequently sent back to the DSL... where he started to hit again.
Peter Gilardo - The catcher spent 8 games in Florida; batting .294/.455/.353 with a double, 4 walks and 5 Ks. Pete also pitched an inning for the Sox, walking 2 and striking out one.
Carson Blair - Blair played in 6 games after signing at the deadline, batting .409/.391/.591 with a double and a HR. Blair did not walk for the Sox (but did hit a SF... thus having a higher BA than OBP) and struck out 5 times.
Peter Hissey - Hissey also signed at the deadline, playing in 6 games and batting .238/.385/.286. Hissey walked 4 times and stole 3 bases in those 6 games.
Rafael Cabreja - Cabreja spent 4 games in Florida, batting .357/.357/.500 with 2 doubles and 3 strikeouts.
Jeff Natale - Natale spent 3 games in Florida rehabbing from his broken arm, batting .167/.333/.167 with 2 walks.
Juan Apodaca - Apodaca spent 2 games in Florida, batting .400/.571/.400.

The team as a whole was near the middle of the league in most batting stats. They were third in the league in Stolen Bases (103) and 1st in the league in SB% as they were only caught 18 times.

The Pitchers:

"Full" Timers:

Cesar Cabral - Cesar led the team with 51 strikeouts, but also led the team by giving up 55 hits. Cesar went 2-5 in 11 games (9 starts) with a 5.55 ERA.
Wang-Yi Lin - Lin went 0-2 in 11 games (9 starts) with a 4.63 ERA. In 44 2/3 innings, Lin gave up 50 hits and 11 walks, striking out 36.
Pedro Perez - Perez went 1-2 with a save in 12 games (6 starts), allowing 50 hits and 10 walks in 42 1/3 innings. Perez struck out 33.
Ryan Pressly - Pressly went 1-4 with a 3.79 ERA in 10 games (9 starts). Pressly allowed 41 hits and a team high 23 walks in 40 1/3 innings, striking out 34.
Pete Ruiz - Ruiz went 2-1 with a 5.09 ERA in 9 games (3 starts). In 23 innings, Ruiz gave up 27 hits and 9 walks, striking out 15.
Anatanaer Batista - Batista went 5-1 with a save in 13 relief appearances... but put up an ERA of 5.82. In 21 2/3 innings, Batista gave up 23 hits and 4 walks, striking out 22.
Manuel Jimenez - Jimenez went 1-1 with a 4.43 ERA in 10 relief appearances. Over 20 1/3 innings, Jimenez allowed 18 hits and 9 walks, striking out 8.
Dustin Mercadante - Mercadante threw the most games of any pitcher for the GCL Sox (15), finishing with 8 saves. Over 19 innings, Dustin put up a 1.42 ERA and allowed 13 hits, 5 walks and struck out 12.
Jorge Rodriguez - Rodriguez went 4-1 with a 2.76 ERA in 8 relief appearances. Rodriguez gave up 9 hits and walked 10 over 16 1/3 innings, striking out 13.
Swen Huijer - The tall Netherlander went 3-1 with a 2.81 ERA in 8 games (1 start). Over 16 innings, Swen did not give up a walk (giving up 15 hits) but only struck out 4.
Michael Lennox - The Australian went 2-3 with a 3.94 ERA in 8 relief appearances. In 16 innings, Lennox gave up 18 hits and walked 2, striking out 10.
Jennell Hudson - The German pitched in 10 games with a 5.40 ERA; in 15 innings, Hudson gave up 15 hits and 11 walks, striking out 11.
Armando Zerpa - Zerpa went 2-1 with a 2.57 ERA in 8 relief appearances, giving up 12 hits and 3 walks and 14 innings. Zerpa struck out 9.
Leandro Marin - Marin went 1-1 with 2 saves in 12 relief appearances, putting up a 4.05 ERA. IN 13 1/3 innings, Marin gave up 13 hits and 4 walks, striking out 16.
Dennis Neuman - Neuman did not allow a run to score in 9 relief appearances (10 2/3 innings) and picked up 3 saves. Neuman gave up 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 10.

Short-Termers/Rehabbers

Michael Rozier - In 5 relief appearances, Rozier went 1-1 with a 7.15 ERA. Over 11 1/3 innings, Rozier allowed 13 hits and 6 walks, striking out 14.
Kyle Snyder - In 6 appearances (3 starts), Snyder put up a 3.38 ERA. Snyder allowed 8 hits and a walk in 10 2/3 innings, striking out 12.
Richard Wasielewski - Wasielewski went 0-1 in 3 games (2 starts) while putting up a 7.20 ERA. In 5 innings, Richard allowed 7 hits and 2 walks, striking out 2.
Eammon Portice - Portice pitched in 2 games (1 start, 3 innings), allowing 2 hits and 2 walks, striking out one.
Scott Lonergan - In 2 starts (3 innings), Lonergan allowed 3 hits and a run, striking out 2.
Caleb Clay - In 2 starts, Clay pitched 2 2/3 innings, giving up 4 hits and a walk, striking out 2.
Ryan Colvin - In 2 relief appearances, Colvin pitched 2 1/3 innings and put up a 7.71 ERA. Colvin allowed 6 hits and struck out 2.
Michael Tomoleoni - Tomoleoni pitched 1 2/3 innings in his only appearance, walking 2.

While the team was right around the midpoint in most stats... the team completed 6 shutouts (2nd in the league) and allowed the 2nd fewest walks in the league.