2024 Prospect Rankings Thread

[JM3]

This is the thread for posting prospect rankings & discussion thereof.

I'll kick it off with my newest list which apparently currently contains 274 Red Sox prospects. It's quite possible I missed something...it's been a long day. Going to feature some of the newer spreadsheet tabs on this list, but needless to say I still have all the old ones, too...

Rank	Player	Position	Age	Level	Prev Rank	SoxProspects	CBO	Height	Handed	2023 Levels	2023 WRC/ERA
1​	Marcelo Mayer	SS	21​	AA	1​	2​	Bloom	6'2	Left	A+/AA	139/63
2​	Roman Anthony	LF	19​	AA	2​	1​	Bloom	6'2	Left	A/A+/AA	109/164/185
3​	Kyle Teel	C	21​	AA	3​	3​	Bloom	6'1	Left	FCL/A+/AA	246/166/167
4​	Miguel Bleis	RF	19​	A	4​	5​	Bloom	6'0	Right	A	71
5​	Ceddanne Rafaela	CF	23​	MLB	5​	4​	Dombro	5'9	Right	AA/AAA/MLB	109/140/74
6​	Luis Perales	SP	20​	A+	6​	7​	Dombro	6'1	Right	A/A+	3.21/4.95
7​	Yordanny Monegro	SP	21​	A	7​	20​	Bloom	6'4	Right	FCL/A/A+	1.20/2.43/1.80
8​	Yoeilin Cespedes	SS	18​	DSL	8​	10​	Bloom	5'9	Right	DSL	145
9​	Wikelman Gonzalez	SP	21​	AA	9​	9​	Dombro	6'0	Right	A+/AA	5.14/2.42
10​	Wilyer Abreu	LF	24​	MLB	10​	8​	Bloom	5'10	Left	AAA/MLB	130/135
11​	Nick Yorke	2B	21​	AA	11​	6​	Bloom	5'11	Right	AA	116
12​	Richard Fitts	SP	24​	AA	N/A	11​	Breslow	6'3	Right	AA	3.48
13​	Johanfran Garcia	C	19​	A	12​	15​	Bloom	5'10	Right	FCL/A	137/69
14​	Mikey Romero	2B	20​	A+	13​	18​	Bloom	5'11	Left	FCL/A/A+	93/71/-50
15​	Nazzan Zanetello	SS	18​	A	14​	12​	Bloom	6'2	Right	FCL/A	58/189
16​	Blaze Jordan	1B	21​	AA	15​	19​	Bloom	6'2	Right	A+/AA	145/89
17​	Eddinson Paulino	2B	21​	A+	16​	17​	Dombro	5'10	Left	A+	108
18​	Allan Castro	LF	20​	A+	17​	14​	Dombro	6'0	Both	A/A+	121/119
19​	Hunter Dobbins	SP	24​	AA	18​	23​	Bloom	6'2	Right	A+/AA	2.63/4.27
20​	Luis Guerrero	RP	23​	AAA	19​	26​	Bloom	6'0	Right	AA/AAA	1.81/7.71
21​	Chase Meidroth	3B	22​	AA	20​	13​	Bloom	5'9	Right	A+/AA	173/119
22​	Justin Slaten	RP	26​	MLB	N/A	24​	Breslow	6'4	Right	AA/AAA	3.16/1.08
23​	Kristian Campbell	RF	21​	A+	23​	46​	Bloom	6'3	Right	FCL/A+	189/132
24​	Bryan Mata	RP	24​	AAA	22​	28​	Dombro	6'3	Right	AAA	6.33
25​	Franklin Arias	SS	18​	DSL	25​	31​	Bloom	5'11	Right	DSL	144
26​	Angel Bastardo	SP	21​	AA	24​	27​	Dombro	6'1	Right	A+/AA	4.62/5.06
27​	Antonio Anderson	3B	18​	A	28​	22​	Bloom	6'3	Right	FCL/A	41/26
28​	Jedixson Paez	SP	20​	A	26​	39​	Bloom	6'1	Right	A	3.31
29​	Isaac Coffey	SP	23​	AA	27​	45​	Bloom	6'1	Right	A+/AA	2.83/3.92
30​	Nathan Hickey	C	24​	AA	29​	16​	Bloom	5'11	Left	A+/AA	163/127
31​	Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz	SP	20​	A	30​	25​	Bloom	6'3	Right	A	2.60
32​	Alex Hoppe	RP	25​	AA	33​	29​	Bloom	6'1	Right	A+/AA	3.93/4.50
33​	Brooks Brannon	C	19​	A	31​	35​	Bloom	5'11	Right	FCL/A	105/167
34​	Grant Gambrell	SP	26​	AAA	32​	36​	Bloom	6'4	Right	AA/AAA	3.42/1.69
35​	Zach Penrod	SP	26​	A+	34​	38​	Bloom	6'2	Left	A+	2.18
36​	Dalton Rogers	SP	23​	A+	35​	34​	Bloom	5'11	Left	A/A+	2.49/5.52
37​	Corey Rosier	LF	24​	AAA	36​	51​	Bloom	5'10	Left	AA/AAA	116/89
38​	Christopher Troye	RP	25​	AA	37​	33​	Bloom	6'4	Right	A+/AA	1.96/3.77
39​	Vladimir Asencio	CF	17​	DSL	N/A	40​	Breslow	5'10	Right	N/A	N/A
40​	Natanael Yuten	CF	19​	A	38​	43​	Bloom	6'0	Left	FCL/A	131/40
41​	Helcris Olivarez	RP	23​	TBD	42​	50​	Breslow	6'2	Left	N/A	N/A
42​	Cutter Coffey	3B	19​	A+	40​	37​	Bloom	6'1	Right	A/A+	102/28
43​	Starlyn Nunez	2B	18​	DSL	43​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Both	DSL	129
44​	Noah Song	SP	26​	A+	44​	N/A	Dombro	6'4	Right	A+	4.15
45​	Justin Riemer	SS	22​	TBD	49​	48​	Bloom	6'0	Right	N/A	N/A
46​	Gilberto Batista	SP	19​	DSL	47​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	DSL	3.54
47​	Marvin Alcantara	SS	19​	A	46​	30​	Bloom	5'10	Right	FCL/A	82/58
48​	Brainer Bonaci	2B	21​	AA	52​	N/A	Dombro	5'10	Both	A+/AA	124/117
49​	Stephen Scott	C	26​	AAA	45​	41​	Dombro	5'11	Left	AA/AAA	127/99
50​	Noah Dean	SP	22​	A	51​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Left	A	6.29
51​	Luis De La Rosa	SP	21​	A	52​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	A	2.94
52​	Fraymi De Leon	SS	19​	FCL	54​	N/A	Bloom	5'10	Right	DSL/FCL	102/111
53​	Felix Cepeda	RP	23​	A+	55​	47​	Dombro	6'3	Right	A/A+	3.03/1.33
54​	Andruw Musett	C	18​	DSL	55​	N/A	Bloom	5'10	Right	DSL	134
55​	Brandon Walter	SP	27​	AAA	61​	32​	Dombro	6'2	Left	AAA/MLB	4.60/6.26
56​	Matt Duffy	SP	22​	A	60​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Right	FCL/A	0.00/13.50
57​	Luis Ravelo	SS	20​	A	59​	44​	Bloom	6'1	Both	A	81
58​	Hayden Mullins	RP	23​	A	84​	60​	Bloom	6'0	Left	FCL/A	3.37/7.36
59​	Brian Van Belle	SP	27​	AAA	56​	N/A	Bloom	6'3	Right	AA/AA	3.00/6.41
60​	Freili Encarnacion	3B	19​	FCL	62​	59​	Bloom	6'1	Right	FCL	55
61​	Wyatt Olds	SP	24​	AA	57​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	FCL/AA	5.40/8.47
62​	Jose Martinez	SP	19​	DSL	63​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	DSL	1.80
63​	David Hamilton	2B	26​	AAA	66​	21​	Bloom	5'10	Left	AAA/MLB	103/25
64​	Justin Hagenman	RP	27​	AAA	65​	N/A	Bloom	6'3	Right	AAA	3.26
65​	Jhostynxon Garcia	RF	21​	A	64​	N/A	Dombro	5'11	Right	A	102
66​	Jesus Garcia	SP	18​	DSL	68​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	DSL	3.30
67​	Nicholas Judice	SP	22​	TBD	N/A	58​	Breslow	6'8	Right	N/A	N/A
68​	Tyler McDonough	2B	24​	AA	71​	42​	Bloom	5'8	Both	AA/AAA	92/93
69​	A.J. Politi	RP	27​	AAA	67​	N/A	Dombro	6'0	Right	AAA	4.45
70​	Yosander Asencio	RF	19​	DSL	70​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Both	DSL	154
71​	Dalvinson Reyes	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'5	Right	N/A	N/A
72​	Matthew Lugo	3B	22​	AA	69​	54​	Dombro	6'1	Right	AA	84
73​	Connelly Early	SP	21​	A	77​	57​	Bloom	6'3	Left	A	4.50
74​	Jonathan Brand	RP	23​	A	72​	N/A	Bloom	5'9	Right	A	3.29
75​	C.J. Liu	SP	24​	AA	73​	55​	Romero	6'0	Right	AA	5.35
76​	Carlos Carrasquel	3B	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'4	Right	N/A	N/A
77​	Wuilliams Rodriguez	SP	18​	DSL	75​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Right	DSL	2.75
78​	Brendan Cellucci	RP	25​	AA	78​	N/A	Dombro	6'4	Left	AA	5.29
79​	Ronald Rosario	C	21​	A+	79​	N/A	Dombro	6'0	Right	A/A+	133/100
80​	Alex Binelas	1B	23​	AA	76​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Left	AA	102
81​	Obed Balderas	SP	17​	DSL	80​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Right	DSL	2.54
82​	Niko Kavadas	1B	25​	AAA	82​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Left	AA/AAA	129/101
83​	Ryan Zeferjahn	RP	25​	AA	81​	53​	Dombro	6'5	Right	A/AA	0.00/5.02
84​	Elvis Soto	SP	19​	A	87​	56​	Bloom	6'0	Right	FCL/A	3.70/4.88
85​	Enderso Lira	C	20​	A	85​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	A	59
86​	Gerardo Rodriguez	C	18​	DSL	83​	N/A	Bloom	5'10	Right	DSL	132
87​	Edwin Brito	CF	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
88​	Jorge Benitez	RP	24​	AA	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'2	Left	A+/AA	0.00/2.14
89​	Luis Cohen	SP	20​	FCL	91​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	FCL	3.46
90​	Albertson Asigen	LF	22​	A	86​	N/A	Romero	5'10	Right	FCL/A	142/153
91​	Kleyver Salazar	C	17​	DSL	92​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	DSL	104
92​	Nick Sogard	2B	26​	AAA	93​	52​	Bloom	6'1	Both	AAA	97
93​	Reidis Sena	RP	22​	A+	94​	47​	Dombro	5'10	Right	A/A+	1.20/6.14
94​	Phillip Sikes	RF	24​	AA	90​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Right	AA	75
95​	Anderson Fermin	CF	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Both	N/A	N/A
96​	Frank German	RP	26​	AAA	110​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Right	FCL/A/A+/AAA	TL;DR
97​	Eduardo Lopez	RF	21​	A+	96​	N/A	Dombro	5'11	Both	A+	107
98​	Stijn Van Der Schaaf	SP	19​	FCL	99​	N/A	Bloom	6'4	Right	FCL	4.42
99​	Nicolas De La Cruz	RP	18​	DSL	98​	N/A	Bloom	6'4	Left	DSL	3.51
100​	Yoiber Ruiz	2B	18​	DSL	100​	N/A	Bloom	5'7	Right	DSL	97
101​	Juan Daniel Encarnacion	SP	22​	A+	95​	N/A	Dombro	6'2	Right	A+	6.32
102​	Bryan Gonzalez	LF	22​	A+	102​	N/A	Dombro	6'0	Right	A+	97
103​	Caleb Bolden	RP	25​	A+	101​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Right	A/A+	3.67/6.75
104​	Juan Chacon	LF	21​	A	114​	N/A	Dombro	6'1	Right	A	102
105​	Max Carlson	SP	22​	TBD	105​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	FCL	0.00
106​	Christian Koss	3B	26​	AAA	103​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	FCL/AA/AAA	99/70/56
107​	Juan Henriquez	SP	17​	DSL	104​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	DSL	4.68
108​	Caden Rose	CF	22​	TBD	111​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
109​	Deybi Salcedo	RP	19​	DSL	106​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	DSL	1.35
110​	Gilberto Jimenez	LF	23​	A+	107​	N/A	Dombro	5'11	Both	FCL/A/A+	195/64/63
111​	Alisson Del Orbe	RP	22​	DSL	109​	N/A	Bloom	6'3	Right	DSL	1.23
112​	Andy Lugo	LF	19​	FCL	110​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
113​	Schaider Rojas	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	?	Right	N/A	N/A
114​	Nelly Taylor	CF	21​	TBD	117​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	N/A	N/A
115​	Jacob Webb	RP	24​	AA	112​	N/A	Bloom	6'5	Right	AA	5.03
116​	Tyler Miller	1B	24​	A+	115​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Left	A+	99
117​	Justin Gonzalez	RF	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'4	Right	N/A	N/A
118​	Diego Hernandez	SP	19​	DSL	127​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	N/A	N/A
119​	Dylan Spacke	RP	25​	AA	124​	N/A	Dombro	6'0	Right	AA	3.46
120​	Lyonell James	3B	21​	A	122​	N/A	Dombro	6'2	Right	A	82
121​	Chansol Lee	SP	18​	TBD	125​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	N/A	N/A
122​	Francis Hernandez	RP	22​	FCL	121​	N/A	Romero	6'2	Right	FCL	2.30
123​	Gabriel Jackson	RP	22​	A+	119​	N/A	Dombro	6'2	Right	A/A+	3.05/6.14
124​	Tavano Baker	CF	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Left	N/A	N/A
125​	Luis Jerez	SP	20​	DSL	123​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	DSL	3.21
126​	Theo Denlinger	RP	27​	AAA	134​	N/A	Bloom	6'3	Right	AA/AAA	4.70/6.89
127​	Ahbram Liendo	2B	20​	A	141​	N/A	Bloom	5'8	Both	A	99
128​	Jorge Rodriguez	RP	23​	A+	120​	N/A	Dombro	5'11	Left	N/A	N/A
129​	Armando Sierra	1B	20​	FCL	138​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	FCL	104
130​	Jeremy Wu-Yelland	RP	24​	A+	129​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Left	FCL	9.00
131​	Cade Feeney	SP	22​	FCL	134​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	FCL	0.00
132​	Juan Medina	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
133​	Albert Feliz	1B	21​	A	144​	N/A	Dombro	6'2	Right	A	104
134​	Zach Bryant	RP	25​	AA	230​	N/A	Dombro	6'1	Right	N/A	N/A
135​	Ricardo Rodriguez	SP	18​	DSL	128​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	DSL	4.15
136​	Nathan Landry	RP	24​	A+	140​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Left	A/A+	0.00/7.54
137​	Kelvin Diaz	CF	21​	FCL	142​	N/A	Dombro	6'2	Right	FCL	100
138​	Nixson Cueche	3B	17​	DSL	126​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	DSL	86
139​	Cristian Nunez	SP	21​	A	133​	N/A	Bloom	6'5	Right	FCL/A	6.23/5.29
140​	Christopher Alvarado	SS	16​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'10	Right	N/A	N/A
141​	Willian Colmenares	SP	19​	FCL	116​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	FCL	5.40
142​	Darlyn De La Cruz	RP	21​	FCL	137​	N/A	Bloom	6'4	Right	DSL/FCL	3.49/6.43
143​	Cristofher Paniagua	RF	19​	DSL	139​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Right	DSL	106
144​	Tyler Uberstine	SP	24​	A+	143​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	N/A	N/A
145​	Karim Ayubi	LF	20​	FCL	148​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Left	FCL	112
146​	Jesus Lugo	CF	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'0	Right	N/A	N/A
147​	Blake Wehunt	SP	23​	FCL	145​	N/A	Bloom	6'7	Right	FCL	0.00
148​	Angel Pierre	2B	20​	FCL	146​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	FCL	116
149​	Trennor O'Donnell	SP	22​	FCL	147​	N/A	Bloom	6'7	Right	N/A	N/A
150​	JoJo Ingrassia	RP	21​	FCL	149​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Left	N/A	N/A
151​	Dalton Guthrie	LF	28​	AAA	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Right	AAA/MLB	90/45
152​	Max Ferguson	2B	24​	A+	150​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Left	A+/AAA	101/-64
153​	Adam Bates	SP	18​	TBD	189​	N/A	Romero	6'1	Right	N/A	N/A
154​	Joe Dunand	3B	28​	AAA	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'1	Right	AAA	111
155​	Stanley Tucker	CF	21​	A	132​	N/A	Bloom	5'9	Right	FCL/A	74/-16
156​	Mark Contreras	LF	29​	AAA	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'0	Left	AAA	95
157​	Taylor Broadway	RP	26​	AA	136​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	AA/AAA	0.00/6.34
158​	Kenyon Simmons	SS	16​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'1	Right	N/A	N/A
159​	CJ Weins	RP	23​	FCL	151​	N/A	Bloom	6'3	Right	FCL	0.00
160​	Luis Talavera	RP	22​	A	152​	N/A	Dombro	6'3	Right	A	4.83
161​	Cam Booser	RP	31​	AAA	153​	N/A	Bloom	6'3	Left	AAA	4.99
162​	Jhiancarlos Diaz	SS	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'1	Left	N/A	N/A
163​	Moises Semerite	RF	17​	DSL	154​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	DSL	90
164​	Emanuel Reyna	CF	16​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'3	Right	N/A	N/A
165​	Garrett Ramsey	RP	24​	A	155​	N/A	Bloom	6'3	Right	FCL/A	5.32/3.00
166​	Nathanael Cruz	RP	21​	A	156​	N/A	Dombro	6'2	Right	A	5.14
167​	Frederik Jimenez	C	19​	DSL	157​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Both	DSL	101
168​	Isaac Stebens	RP	22​	TBD	158​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	N/A	N/A
169​	Elih Marrero	C	26​	AA	159​	N/A	Dombro	5'7	Both	AA	121
170​	Ilan Fernandez	SS	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'0	Right	N/A	N/A
171​	Alvaro Mejias	SP	20​	FCL	170​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Right	FCL	40.50
172​	Justim Soto	SS	16​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Left	N/A	N/A
173​	Ovis Portes	RP	19​	DSL	173​	N/A	Bloom	6'4	Right	DSL	12.46
174​	Jancel Santana	3B	18​	DSL	160​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Both	DSL	77
175​	Rafi Montesino	CF	16​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'10	Right	N/A	N/A
176​	Ruben De La Cruz	RP	19​	DSL	161​	N/A	Bloom	5'10	Right	DSL	3.65
177​	Deundre Jones	LF	20​	FCL	162​	N/A	Bloom	5'9	Left	FCL	92
178​	Trent Wilson	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'1	Right	N/A	N/A
179​	Connor Butler	RP	23​	A	163​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Left	FCL/A	5.50/6.75
180​	Geiser Figueroa	SP	17​	DSL	164​	N/A	Bloom	6'4	Right	DSL	4.68
181​	Raimundo De Los Santos	LF	18​	DSL	165​	N/A	Bloom	5'10	Both	DSL	71
182​	Eybersson Polanco	SP	20​	FCL	166​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	FCL	5.06
183​	Charlie Zink	SP	18​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'4	Right	N/A	N/A
184​	Bryant Zayas	SS	20​	FCL	168​	N/A	Bloom	5'9	Right	FCL	64
185​	Wilfre Hernandez	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'10	Right	N/A	N/A
186​	Zach Fogell	RP	23​	TBD	169​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Left	FCL/A	0.00/0.00
187​	Nick Decker	LF	24​	A+	172​	N/A	Dombro	6'0	Left	A+	105
188​	Daury Pena	RP	19​	DSL	171​	N/A	Bloom	5'10	Right	DSL	1.00
189​	Enddy Azocar	OF	16​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'2	Right	N/A	N/A
190​	Cody Scroggins	RP	27​	AA	180​	N/A	Dombro	6'0	Right	A/AA	3.48/4.70
191​	Karson Simas	2B	22​	A+	175​	N/A	Dombro	5'11	Right	A/A+	95/50
192​	Givian Sirvania	OF	16​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'8	Right	N/A	N/A
193​	Argeny Sanchez	SP	18​	DSL	184​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	DSL	7.20
194​	Juan Montero	C	21​	A	183​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	A	93
195​	Efren Teran	IF	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'10	Both	N/A	N/A
196​	Austin Ehrlicher	RP	20​	FCL	187​	N/A	Bloom	6'5	Right	N/A	N/A
197​	Yoandys Veraza	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
198​	Drew Ehrhard	2B	25​	A+	191​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	FCL	81
199​	Yander Bonaci	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Left	N/A	N/A
200​	Melvin Adón	RP	29​	AAA	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'3	Right	FCL/A/AAA	0.00/0.00/7.43
201​	Cooper Adams	RP	23​	TBD	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'3	Right	N/A	N/A
202​	Yonfi Rodriguez	RP	21​	FCL	176​	N/A	Bloom	5'10	Right	FCL	3.54
203​	Avinson Pinto	SS	16​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Both	N/A	N/A
204​	Franyer Noria	SS	19​	DSL	178​	N/A	Bloom	5'10	Right	DSL	76
205​	Jomar Fernandez	SP	19​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
206​	Juan Valera	RP	17​	DSL	193​	N/A	Bloom	6'3	Right	DSL	5.93
207​	Alexander Alzi	CF	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
208​	Chase Shugart	RP	27​	AAA	233​	N/A	Dombro	5'10	Right	AAA	8.22
209​	Dariel Morillo	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	?	Right	N/A	N/A
210​	Miguel Ugueto	LF	21​	A+	179​	N/A	Dombro	5'11	Right	A+	50
211​	Moises Bolivar	SS	16​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'0	Right	N/A	N/A
212​	Alexander Mambel	C	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'0	Right	N/A	N/A
213​	Dani Richar	SP	18​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Bloom	?	Left	N/A	N/A
214​	Mark Kolozsvary	C	28​	AAA	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'7	Right	AA/AAA/MLB	78/50/-100
215​	Royman Blanco	RP	22​	FCL	185​	N/A	Dombro	6'1	Right	FCL/A	3.86/8.59
216​	Abis Prado	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'3	Left	N/A	N/A
217​	Maceo Campbell	RP	24​	A+	192​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	A+	9.25
218​	Gilbel Galvan	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'10	Right	N/A	N/A
219​	Jaret Godman	RP	23​	A+	197​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Right	A+	8.22
220​	Yahir Pena	C	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'6	Right	N/A	N/A
221​	Smil Guzman	SP	19​	FCL	203​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	N/A	N/A
222​	Merlin Bido	RP	17​	DSL	194​	N/A	Romero	6'0	Right	N/A	N/A
223​	Mickey Gasper	C	28​	AA	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'9	Right	AA/AAA	129/47
224​	Wandy Abreu	SP	21​	FCL	182​	N/A	Bloom	6'4	Right	FCL	4.76
225​	Jhoan Pegura	OF	18​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'2	Right	N/A	N/A
226​	Josue Brito	OF	16​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'0	Right	N/A	N/A
227​	Yodrian Beltre	RP	18​	DSL	226​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Right	N/A	N/A
228​	Daniel McElveny	C	20​	A	199​	N/A	Bloom	5'10	Right	FCL/A	31/94
229​	Luis Cabrera	SP	17​	DSL	219​	N/A	Breslow	6'2	Right	N/A	N/A
230​	Jordan DiValerio	RP	26​	A+	210​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	A+	5.08
231​	Jesus Travieoso	SP	16​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
232​	Cesar Muzziotti	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'1	Right	N/A	N/A
233​	Samuel Arroyo	C	16​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
234​	Madinson Frias	SP	18​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'2	Right	N/A	N/A
235​	Yohandry Gonzalez	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
236​	Angel Luis	OF	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'3	Left	N/A	N/A
237​	Denis Reguillo	RP	20​	FCL	201​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	FCL	5.11
238​	Jhoan Solarte	LF	17​	DSL	196​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	DSL	44
239​	Robert Kwiatkowski	RP	26​	A+	205​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	A+/AA	4.22/3.78
240​	Jeremy Pena	SP	19​	DSL	223​	N/A	Breslow	6'2	Right	N/A	N/A
241​	Matt Donlan	C	24​	A+	212​	N/A	Bloom	6'3	Right	A+/AA	74/103
242​	Justin Barry	SP	17​	DSL	221​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
243​	Yermain Ruiz	RP	18​	DSL	222​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
244​	William Reynoso	RP	18​	DSL	225​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	N/A	N/A
245​	Greider Colina	RP	18​	DSL	237​	N/A	Bloom	6'2	Right	N/A	N/A
246​	Jeison Payano	RP	18​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	?	Right	N/A	N/A
247​	Yusniel Padron-Artiles	SP	26​	AA	236​	N/A	Dombro	6'0	Right	N/A	N/A
248​	EJ Darville	IF	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'10	Left	N/A	N/A
249​	Felix Belesario	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
250​	Miguel Rivera	C	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Right	N/A	N/A
251​	Jorge Rodriguez	C	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'10	Right	N/A	N/A
252​	Jose Golindano	SP	17​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	5'11	Left	N/A	N/A
253​	Cristofer Soriano	RP	21​	DSL	206​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	DSL	3.04
254​	Nathanael German	2B	18​	DSL	186​	N/A	Bloom	5'9	Right	DSL	54
255​	Breilin Arredondo	RP	18​	DSL	215​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	DSL	5.14
256​	Gabriel Mavarez	2B	17​	DSL	216​	N/A	Bloom	5'9	Right	DSL	63
257​	Diego Viloria	C	20​	FCL	217​	N/A	Dombro	5'10	Right	FCL	100
258​	Brahian Rijo	RP	17​	DSL	195​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	DSL	10.70
259​	Yeferson Vargas	RP	19​	DSL	198​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	DSL	6.09
260​	Yohander Linarez	2B	18​	DSL	209​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Both	DSL	82
261​	Enrique Carta	RP	20​	DSL	224​	N/A	Bloom	5'10	Right	DSL	3.48
262​	Enmanuel Martinez	C	19​	FCL	202​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	DSL/FCL	75/24
263​	Claudio Evangelista	LF	18​	DSL	204​	N/A	Bloom	5'9	Both	DSL	70
264​	Luis Arredondo	3B	17​	DSL	208​	N/A	Bloom	6'3	Right	DSL	47
265​	Jhon Alcantara	RP	18​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Breslow	6'1	Right	N/A	N/A
266​	Liosward Marin	C	17​	DSL	220​	N/A	Bloom	5'10	Left	DSL	34
267​	Chad Delancey	LF	17​	DSL	227​	N/A	Bloom	5'11	Right	DSL	-3
268​	Marcos Almanzar	RP	17​	DSL	228​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	DSL	8.76
269​	Yoelvin Chirino	RP	18​	DSL	229​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	DSL	7.15
270​	Oscar Sanchez	RP	20​	DSL	234​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Left	DSL	5.12
271​	Denison Sanchez	RP	18​	DSL	235​	N/A	Bloom	6'1	Right	DSL	9.00
272​	Nate Tellier	RP	25​	A+	239​	N/A	Bloom	5'9	Right	A+	7.13
273​	Anger Romero	C	18​	DSL	240​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	DSL	-3
274​	Aaron Liranzo	RP	19​	DSL	241​	N/A	Bloom	6'0	Right	DSL	8.80

& no longer with the franchise since the last list...

Rank

Player

Position

Birthday

Age

Level

Prev Rank

SoxProspects

Acquired

Year

CBO

Details

Disposition

N/A

Shane Drohan

SP

1/7/99​

25​

AAA

21​

15​

Draft

2020​

Bloom

148th Pick

Rule 5

N/A

Ryan Fernandez

RP

6/11/98​

25​

AAA

39​

31​

Draft

2018​

Dombro

700th Pick

Rule 5

N/A

Nick Robertson

RP

7/16/98​

25​

MLB

41​

38​

Trade

2023​

Bloom

Hernandez

Trade

N/A

Victor Santos

RP

7/12/00​

23​

AAA

49​

N/A

Trade

2021​

Bloom

Chatham

Trade

N/A

Johnfrank Salazar

3B

8/5/03​

20​

A

50​

N/A

IFA

2019​

Dombro

$400,000​

MiLB R5

N/A

Andres Jimenez

RP

1/4/05​

19​

DSL

74​

N/A

IFA

2022​

Bloom

$10,000​

Released

N/A

Alexis Hernandez

LF

10/5/02​

21​

A

88​

N/A

IFA

2019​

Dombro

$140,000​

MiLB R5

N/A

Brock Bell

RP

3/18/98​

25​

A+

89​

N/A

Draft

2019​

Dombro

227th Pick

MiLB R5

N/A

Jose Ramirez

SP

3/28/01​

22​

A

97​

N/A

IFA

2018​

Dombro

$40,000​

MiLB R5

N/A

Railin Perez

RP

4/29/02​

21​

A

113​

N/A

IFA

2018​

Dombro

$10,000​

MiLB R5

N/A

Alex Erro

C

6/11/98​

25​

AA

118​

N/A

Draft

2019​

Dombro

527th Pick

Retired

N/A

Yizreel Burnet

SP

1/15/04​

20​

FCL

130​

N/A

IFA

2021​

Bloom

$125,000​

Released

N/A

Ryan Fitzgerald

UT

6/17/94​

29​

AAA

137​

N/A

UFA

2018​

Dombro

N/A

MiLB R5

N/A

Ryan Ammons

RP

4/17/01​

22​

TBD

167​

N/A

Draft

2023​

Bloom

298th Pick

Trade

N/A

Ali Ascanio

RP

11/18/03​

20​

DSL

174​

N/A

IFA

2021​

Bloom

$10,000​

Released

N/A

Jesus Prado

LF

10/22/05​

18​

DSL

177​

N/A

IFA

2023​

Bloom

$10,000​

Released

N/A

Simon Pacheco

RP

6/14/02​

21​

FCL

180​

N/A

IFA

2019​

Romero

$5,000​

Released

N/A

Claudio Simon

2B

12/9/01​

22​

A

188​

N/A

IFA

2021​

Bloom

$5,000​

Released

N/A

Cesar Ruiz

RP

6/4/03​

20​

FCL

190​

N/A

IFA

2019​

Dombro

$200,000​

Released

N/A

Alex Castillo

LF

9/8/05​

18​

DSL

200​

N/A

IFA

2023​

Bloom

$50,000​

Released

N/A

Jean Carlos Reyes

RP

12/17/03​

20​

DSL

207​

N/A

IFA

2021​

Bloom

$195,000​

Released

N/A

Albert Chalas

CF

9/30/05​

18​

DSL

213​

N/A

IFA

2023​

Bloom

$10,000​

Released

N/A

Jose Liriano

1B

6/26/03​

20​

DSL

214​

N/A

IFA

2021​

Bloom

$5,000​

Released

N/A

Ryan Miller

RP

3/28/96​

27​

AA

218​

N/A

UFA

2022​

Bloom

N/A

MiLB R5

N/A

Natanael Eusebio

LF

7/2/05​

18​

DSL

231​

N/A

IFA

2022​

Bloom

$10,000​

Released

N/A

Michael Valera

RP

2/12/99​

24​

A

232​

N/A

IFA

2019​

Dombro

$7,000​

Released

N/A

Jogly Garcia

RP

2/23/03​

20​

FCL

233​

N/A

IFA

2021​

Bloom

$20,000​

Released

N/A

Emmanuel Polo

RP

8/26/01​

22​

DSL

238​

N/A

IFA

2023​

Bloom

$1,000​

Released

N/A

Hanssel De Los Santos

RP

9/19/04​

19​

DSL

242​

N/A

IFA

2023​

Bloom

$1,000​

Released

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Shit. I have plans today that just aren’t going to get done. Frickin’ Friday news dump.

 

[Montana Fan]

Man that’s comprehensive. Glad to have you back JM3 and look forward to reading your updates as the season goes on.

 

[mwonow]

Nice to see a few pitchers in your top 10. Were there any at the start of 2023?

 

[BaseballJones]

I really want to see Rafaela and Bleis just explode this year. There's a lot of talent in the system. Let's hope a bunch of it pans out.

 

[simplicio]

I really want to see Rafaela and Bleis just explode this year. There's a lot of talent in the system. Let's hope a bunch of it pans out.

Mayer too. And the pitchers. Stay healthy, kids!

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

You've never been much of a Meidroth fan, a guy who seems to be fairly divisive. You don't like his bat enough?

 

[JM3]

Shit. I have plans today that just aren’t going to get done. Frickin’ Friday news dump.

Yeah, that's how I felt about my Thursday. Going to Disneyland Sunday to Friday & starting a new job the Monday after, so really the only time I had to catch up on this.

Man that’s comprehensive. Glad to have you back JM3 and look forward to reading your updates as the season goes on.

Comprehensive is a good word for it (hopefully). It's definitely not sharp at this point in the off season when so many of these people haven't played in the org.

Nice to see a few pitchers in your top 10. Were there any at the start of 2023?

I didn't start doing rankings until last July. This is my 1st real attempt at a list, but I wasn't taking it very seriously back then:

https://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?threads/minor-league-thread-2023.38618/page-15#post-5636049

Here's the Top 20 from that list of 93 with SP rankings in parens:

1) Mayer (1)
2) Perales (8)
3) Bleis (2)
4) Anthony (6)
5) YORDANNY (N/A)
6) Yorke (4)
7) Rafaela (3)
8) Wikelman (12)
9) Romero (7)
10) Guerrero (25)
11) Bonaci (17)
12) Blaze (16)
13) Drohan (5)
14) YOEILIN (41)
15) Meidroth (23)
16) JOHANFRAN (33)
17) Paulino (11)
18) Dobbins (N/A)
19) Valdez (10)
20) Mata (9)

Just wanted to note how far ahead of SP I was on guys like Yordanny, Yoely & Dobbins. The wheels of bureaucracy. But definitely was just vibes back then.

I really want to see Rafaela and Bleis just explode this year. There's a lot of talent in the system. Let's hope a bunch of it pans out.

Yeah, it's fun to follow. Hopefully the pitching development takes another step forward, too.

Mayer too. And the pitchers. Stay healthy, kids!

Yup, health is a wonderful thing.

You've never been much of a Meidroth fan, a guy who seems to be fairly divisive. You don't like his bat enough?

I just don't see him as really having carrying skills to be a plus MLB player. He has good contact skills, but I think he's a bit overrated due to his .442 BABIP in Greenville this year. He was fine for Portland (119 wRC+), but he's a fair amount older than guys like Blaze & I think he's somewhat capped physically.

I feel like his ceiling is probably weak side of a platoon (last year he had a .765 OPS against righties, .961 against lefties) or utility IF.

 

[Jimbodandy]

2024 rankings day is better than 2024 truck day. Well done @JM3

Love the rankings. Pretty spot-on.

 

[JM3]

Oh, & apparently I was in fact a Meidroth fan when I had him 15 & SP had him 23. I don't think my opinion on him has changed much since then. I've just gotten more excited about a few other guys, mostly as it relates to ceiling. Plus we've added Teel, Fitts & Nazzan.

2024 rankings day is better than 2024 truck day. Well done @JM3

Love the rankings. Pretty spot-on.

Thx! I'm just glad to have everything saved & ready to update as fun things happen lol

I made basically no changes to the top 20 other than adding Fitts, but tried to sharpen up some stuff lower. Most of the new DSL guys are ranked on how much $$$ they got + a small bit of vibes, so not very scientific.

Happy to hear from you/everyone about people you think should be higher/lower. I always meant for this to be a collaborative process.

 

[JM3]

Nice to see a few pitchers in your top 10. Were there any at the start of 2023?

& to answer this a bit better, SoxProspects has their historical Top 30s archived:

https://soxprospects.com/history.htm

Here are all the pitchers on that list from last April...

5) Mata
8) Perales
9) Walter
13) Drohan
14) Wikelman
16) ERC
17) Murphy
25) Guerrero
27) Zack Kelly

Soooo...a lot has changed. Some other things that look kinda wild 10 months later...

12) Matthew Lugo
20) Niko Kavadas
21) Marvin Alcantara
28) Christian Koss

 

[mwonow]

& to answer this a bit better, SoxProspects has their historical Top 30s archived:

https://soxprospects.com/history.htm

Here are all the pitchers on that list from last April...

5) Mata
8) Perales
9) Walter
13) Drohan
14) Wikelman
16) ERC
17) Murphy
25) Guerrero
27) Zack Kelly

Soooo...a lot has changed. Some other things that look kinda wild 10 months later...

12) Matthew Lugo
20) Niko Kavadas
21) Marvin Alcantara
28) Christian Koss

No wonder ownership wanted more pitching expertise in the FO. That list is some kind of combination of stalled development and a lack of deep quality.

 

[Jimbodandy]

& to answer this a bit better, SoxProspects has their historical Top 30s archived:

https://soxprospects.com/history.htm

Here are all the pitchers on that list from last April...

5) Mata
8) Perales
9) Walter
13) Drohan
14) Wikelman
16) ERC
17) Murphy
25) Guerrero
27) Zack Kelly

Soooo...a lot has changed. Some other things that look kinda wild 10 months later...

12) Matthew Lugo
20) Niko Kavadas
21) Marvin Alcantara
28) Christian Koss

Poor Niko always was a long shot because he fields and runs like a brontosaurus. And for stretches in 2022 he flashed some bat hope. That all dissipated in 2023 with his contact skills.

As far as the 2024 rankings go, they really feel spot-on to me. I don't see anyone that's more than one spot different from where I would have them, at least in the top 60 or so. Beyond that, I'm taking everyone's word for it.

 

[JM3]

Poor Niko always was a long shot because he fields and runs like a brontosaurus. And for stretches in 2022 he flashed some bat hope. That all dissipated in 2023 with his contact skills.

Who could have guessed a guy who struck out 40% of the time in AA in '22 would have contact issues?

It was only 100 PAs, but 40 k's is a lot, especially when you lack defense or baserunning value.

 

[Jimbodandy]

Who could have guessed a guy who struck out 40% of the time in AA in '22 would have contact issues?

Ha! Yeah but everyone digs the long ball. It's the Bobby Dalbec, Wily Mo Pena, Franchy Cordero thing. Will they avoid making so many outs that those 470' bombs mean something? Niko was always a super long shot and needed to move that 40% in the good direction. Did not happen.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

2 26 year olds at A+ in the Top 50 seems odd. Or is it still possible Penrod and Song can be something? I know Song has special circumstances

 

[JM3]

2 26 year olds at A+ in the Top 50 seems odd. Or is it still possible Penrod and Song can be something? I know Song has special circumstances

Definitely unusual circumstances on both. We all know about Song & the military service & being bounced around. Watching him last year he seemed to be a poised, intelligent pitcher... who just seemed to lack proper buildup & consistency.

If his velo & command bounces back this Spring, he could easily start in Portland & be on the fast track to Worcester, & be a top 15-20 guy in the system.

What he was last year could also be the new normal & he could just get used to his new limitations & he could just be a top 75 org filler guy or pursue another career.

In terms of Penrod, he has had a crazy journey through Independent ball & arm injuries... but his stuff plays. Last year in Greenville he had a 2.18 ERA after showing up toward the end of the year, allowed 3 runs in 10 innings in the playoffs, picking up 2 wins, & then 1.29 in the Arizona Fall League, which is a pretty big step up in competition from High-A.

I think his most likely outcome, assuming health, is power lower leverage relief arm, with an upside for much more if he gets in the lab & they can tighten up a 3rd or even 4th pitch.

Interestingly enough, Penrod actually was much much better against righties last year than lefties (.447 OPS against righties, .852 against lefties).

 

[Merkle's Boner]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/39444467/2024-mlb-prospect-rankings-american-league-team-list#bos

Not sure if this is where we post other guys rankings, but here is the Top 34 from Kiley McDaniel at ESPN. Seems to be a bit higher on Nazzan and Blaze, and is not yet on the Yordanny train.

 

[JM3]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/39444467/2024-mlb-prospect-rankings-american-league-team-list#bos

Not sure if this is where we post other guys rankings, but here is the Top 34 from Kiley McDaniel at ESPN. Seems to be a bit higher on Nazzan and Blaze, and is not yet on the Yordanny train.

Here is fine/good. To add more context to this for non-subscribers (including myself), Nazzan is 7, Blaze is 8 & Yordanny is 23.

Personally I'm kind of fascinated by Arias at 15 & Brannon at 16.

 

[simplicio]

Klaw did his top 20: https://theathletic.com/5261710/2024/02/12/red-sox-2024-top-prospects-keith-law?source=user-shared-article
Abreu at 6, Romero at 7 and Zanatello 10 stand out to me.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Klaw did his top 20: https://theathletic.com/5261710/2024/02/12/red-sox-2024-top-prospects-keith-law?source=user-shared-article
Abreu at 6, Romero at 7 and Zanatello 10 stand out to me.

Loved this description of Rafaela: "Rafaela is one of the most fascinating prospects in the minors, a 5-foot-9 infielder/centerfielder from Curaçao who hits the ball harder than you’d expect from someone his size, plays some of the best centerfield defense anywhere in professional baseball, and might swing at a butterfly if it flew within 10 feet of him."

 

[mwonow]

Klaw did his top 20: https://theathletic.com/5261710/2024/02/12/red-sox-2024-top-prospects-keith-law?source=user-shared-article
Abreu at 6, Romero at 7 and Zanatello 10 stand out to me.

Nice link, thanks for sharing.

I don't get the Romero love - seems like his main position is IR. Hopefully, he and Bleis get lots of time on the field this year.

 

[Jimbodandy]

Nice link, thanks for sharing.

I don't get the Romero love - seems like his main position is IR. Hopefully, he and Bleis get lots of time on the field this year.

Two years ago from right now, Mikey was asking someone to his high school prom.

While there, he was an elite prospect. Upon being drafted and signed, he hit immediately as an 18yo in Salem. Then 2023 injury bug happened (probably too many power cleans or whatever), and he had a down year. I suppose that one can choose to judge him based on his injury year, but he was one of the most advanced bats in his class. He's a contact machine middle infielder by pedigree. If he has another down year, then he'd be downgraded accordingly. Yorke bounced back nicely after an injury year.

 

[LogansDad]

Two years ago from right now, Mikey was asking someone to his high school prom.

While there, he was an elite prospect. Upon being drafted and signed, he hit immediately as an 18yo in Salem. Then 2023 injury bug happened (probably too many power cleans or whatever), and he had a down year. I suppose that one can choose to judge him based on his injury year, but he was one of the most advanced bats in his class. He's a contact machine middle infielder by pedigree. If he has another down year, then he'd be downgraded accordingly. Yorke bounced back nicely after an injury year.

This is true. The thing is, too, that for most of these guys this is the first time that if they are at 80% health they aren't still 100% better than their competition (I hope that makes sense).

We saw it with Mayer, too, who honestly probably should have been shut down as soon as his shoulder injury happened last year. I get that at some point professional athletes are going to have to play through injuries, but I also kind of think that being careful with them when they are 20 years old makes more sense than having them fight through injuries and struggle.

 

[Jimbodandy]

This is true. The thing is, too, that for most of these guys this is the first time that if they are at 80% health they aren't still 100% better than their competition (I hope that makes sense).

We saw it with Mayer, too, who honestly probably should have been shut down as soon as his shoulder injury happened last year. I get that at some point professional athletes are going to have to play through injuries, but I also kind of think that being careful with them when they are 20 years old makes more sense than having them fight through injuries and struggle.

Agreed 100%. Hope the new regime handles injuries differently.

Becoming a professional at 18/19yo, these guys start training slightly differently. I don't know about Mayer or Romero's injuries specifically, but you're playing a lot of games and hitting heavier weights. Those back, shoulder, and hammy things can drag on. Why mess with that? Make sure that they're getting the right instruction, PT, and rest.

 

[JM3]

31. Bryan Mata
32. Marvin Alcantara
33. Brandon Walter
34. Luis Guerrero
35. Kristian Campbell
36. Justin Riemer
37. Zach Penrod
38. Corey Rosier
39. Jedixson Paez
40. Gilberto Bautista

www.baseballamerica.com/stories/10-boston-red-sox-prospects-to-know-beyond-the-top-30-in-2024/

 

[Yelling At Clouds]

FG top 100 is out. The part that I imagine will generate the most discussion here is their relatively low ranking and general pessimism on Mayer:

The pandemic definitely made it more difficult to evaluate Mayer’s draft class, but it’s still pretty shocking that this particular player, who for so long seemed like a lock to be a slugging big league shortstop, has now had two years of scary underlying issues against secondary stuff. Even as he hit .286/.406/.504 at Low-A and .280/.371/.494 at High-A across his first 126 full-season games, all as a young-for-the-level hitter, Mayer has had pretty gnarly splits against offspeed and breaking pitches for the past two seasons. His offensive performance collapsed when he was promoted to Double-A Portland and he was shut down in early August with a left shoulder impingement and inflammation. Synergy Sports has Mayer slashing .154/.221/.269 against secondary pitches in 2023, but with a .795 OPS versus fastballs. While Marcelo’s hands are explosive and powerful, his front side is so upright and stiff through contact that it makes it tough for him to cover the bottom of the strike zone. He swings over the top of a ton of softer stuff in the strike zone. There are players who have remedied similar issues in recent years — such as Max Muncy and seemingly Spencer Torkelson — and the ceiling on Marcelo’s power output is huge if he can do so too.

Compounding things was a regression in his defense. Mayer was a bit boxier than the usual elite shortstop prospect, but his hands and actions were so skillful and polished that he seemed likely to play there despite middling range. Perhaps because his mobility was compromised from the general discomfort of a shoulder issue, Mayer’s range backed up in 2023. His footwork and actions are still very polished, but his range and arm were on the fringe. He may be able to play short if just one of those traits is an issue, but probably not both. Again, there are recent examples of players who have undergone a rapid physical transformation while still a prospect (be it Bo Bichette and Julio Rodríguez in a helpful way, Kevin Maitan in a seemingly detrimental way), and it feels like Mayer is perhaps at a fork in the road of this kind. Lefty-hitting shortstops with plus power are rare, and we want to signal some alarm here while still holding Mayer’s grade in a place that values his upside in the event that this stuff gets resolved. Because of the missing 2020 summer, we aren’t long from Mayer having been frustrating for a longer than he was good, and whether or not he looks much better out of the gate in Fort Myers is an important thing to monitor. We will probably have a quick hook here here if things don’t look good.

 

[ZMart100]

The Sox on the FG list:
14) Roman Anthony
50) Ceddanne Rafaela
69) Marcelo Mayer
71) Miguel Bleis
80) Kyle Teel

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Mayer is 16th on ZiPs top 100. Yorke even made the back-end in the 80s. I feel like beyond the top 15-20 you could justifiably rank the rest of the top 100 (OK, maybe not hte 90+) anywhere else. Fangraphs (Longenhagen) has been down on Mayer for awhile now so not surprised at that write-up and appreciate the contrasting opinion.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/zips-2024-top-100-prospects/

 

[The Filthy One]

Mayer is 16th on ZiPs top 100. Yorke even made the back-end in the 80s. I feel like beyond the top 15-20 you could justifiably rank the rest of the top 100 (OK, maybe not hte 90+) anywhere else. Fangraphs (Longenhagen) has been down on Mayer for awhile now so not surprised at that write-up and appreciate the contrasting opinion.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/zips-2024-top-100-prospects/

Interesting to see the Sox just out of the top spot for most top-100 prospects, but leading everyone in top 200 prospects. It supports the idea that there's good depth to the system. I'll also point out that outside of Tiederman in Toronto, there isn't an AL East pitching prospect in the top 25 in the sport. It will be very interesting to see if that's the case at the end of the year.

 

[JM3]

Red Sox in Ross Jensen's Top 100:

13) ROMAN
45) TEEL
52) Mayer
62) Blaze

Yorke & Meidroth made his 51-person "apologies" list.

View: https://twitter.com/RossJensen12/status/1758554687039738297

 

[JM3]

The Sox on the FG list:
14) Roman Anthony
50) Ceddanne Rafaela
69) Marcelo Mayer
71) Miguel Bleis
80) Kyle Teel

The Red Sox have an FG league-leading 12 prospects in the Top 200 & 21 in the Top 500 (most is 24).

 

[JM3]

& here's the year over year movement on the Sox guys. Healthy Mayer & Bleis could see big jumps back to where they were.

View: https://twitter.com/soleofcinder/status/1758230773188976751

 

[billy ashley]

Fangraphs is an outlier on Mayer, who is a top 20, everywhere else.

We want outliers... it means that folks aren't just crowdsourcing off each other, but that ranking is going to either look really smart or really strange, 12 months from now.

 

[JM3]

Fangraphs is an outlier on Mayer, who is a top 20, everywhere else.

We want outliers... it means that folks aren't just crowdsourcing off each other, but that ranking is going to either look really smart or really strange, 12 months from now.

I think I'm conflating lists & don't know what I'm talking about this morning. Brain is still on vacation.

 

[ZMart100]

The Red Sox have an FG league-leading 12 prospects in the Top 200 & 21 in the Top 500 (most is 24).

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There are two FG rankings, the top 100 (scouting) prospect ranking by Longenhagen and Taruskin and the (statistical) Zips ranking by Szymborski. The one I listed is their prospect rankings. The 12 of 200 is from the ZiPS ranking.

For completion the Sox ZiPS in the Top 100 are:
18) Marcelo Mayer
22) Roman Anthony
26) Ceddanne Rafaela
66) Kyle Teel
76) Nick Yorke

To put all the FG rankings in one post, the Top 100 scouting list was:
14) Roman Anthony
50) Ceddanne Rafaela
69) Marcelo Mayer
71) Miguel Bleis
80) Kyle Teel

 

[LogansDad]

Fangraphs is an outlier on Mayer, who is a top 20, everywhere else.

We want outliers... it means that folks aren't just crowdsourcing off each other, but that ranking is going to either look really smart or really strange, 12 months from now.

FG has always been a bit lower on Mayer, though not this much. They really don't like the way his front side works at the plate and worry he will struggle at higher levels when breaking stuff separates itself from velo stuff a lot more. They also have never thought his defense was good enough to be a carrying tool, and so even when they were ranking him in the top 20, it was a full package kind of ranking, not a ranking based on one or two tools.

I am not surprised that his struggles last year caused him to drop quickly on their list, as I think they were kind of always looking for a way to justify being a true outlier on him. it is entirely possible that they aren't wrong.

 

[ZMart100]

FG has always been a bit lower on Mayer, though not this much. They really don't like the way his front side works at the plate and worry he will struggle at higher levels when breaking stuff separates itself from velo stuff a lot more. They also have never thought his defense was good enough to be a carrying tool, and so even when they were ranking him in the top 20, it was a full package kind of ranking, not a ranking based on one or two tools.

I am not surprised that his struggles last year caused him to drop quickly on their list, as I think they were kind of always looking for a way to justify being a true outlier on him. it is entirely possible that they aren't wrong.

I think the main board kind of agrees, but won't admit it. There was a lot of "well if we have to trade a top-3 guy for pitching, it should be Mayer" earlier this winter. The downside risk feels much more significant than a year ago.

 

[LogansDad]

I think the main board kind of agrees, but won't admit it. There was a lot of "well if we have to trade a top-3 guy for pitching, it should be Mayer" earlier this winter. The downside risk feels much more significant than a year ago.

Yeah, I am getting the same kind of vibes.

I am still very high on Mayer, but this feels like a big year for him. He was very good in A+ before getting hurt last year. I really think that whoever made the decision to not shut him down as soon as the injury occurred made a really, really big mistake.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

I think the main board kind of agrees, but won't admit it. There was a lot of "well if we have to trade a top-3 guy for pitching, it should be Mayer" earlier this winter. The downside risk feels much more significant than a year ago.

I think it’s more just recency bias and what have you done lately. Mayer and Yorke were seen as expendable, Anthony and Teel as untouchable. Am sure it will evolve a bit this year.

 

[LogansDad]

I still consider Mayer as untouchable as Teel and Anthony, FWIW. Teams win championships based on cost controlled talent at any one of those positions, to potentially have that kind of cost controlled production from all three of them is just too tantalizing to think about.

 

[Yo La Tengo]

Where does Sandlin fit it to the list?

 

[JM3]

Where does Sandlin fit it to the list?

I had done a writeup on Sandlin in OPP in the Kenley post I never posted.

Prospects Live had him as the Royals #2 guy:

2. DAVID SANDLIN, RHP - 50 OFP

Age: 23 Highest Level: A+
2023 Pre-season Rank: 6 OFP: 50
Dynasty Prospect Rank: 263
[TH]Fastball[/TH] [TH]Curveball[/TH] [TH]Slider[/TH] [TH]Changeup[/TH] [TH]Command[/TH] [TH]Risk[/TH]

50	40	55	55	50	Mod

Report Sandlin is quite the find by the Royals' brass in the 11th round. He has an ideal starter's build, being well-proportioned and filled out. Sandlin releases the ball from a three-quarters arm slot and repeats his delivery well. He has a slight leg kick with a bit of drop and drive in his mechanics. His fastball is a solid mid-90s pitch that plays down a touch because of its generic shape. His fastball is relatively straight, but he has good command of it. His slider is a formidable weapon, showcasing impressive vertical drop. He is most effective when attempting to make right-handed batters chase it out of the zone. He will use the slider against left-handed batters to induce them to swing and miss. He occasionally showcases a curveball, but it is merely to gain strikes early in the count. His changeup is a vulcan-change or a split-change with more drop than tumble-and-fade. It is a real weapon for him to utilize early and late in counts to induce whiffs. It is a real weapon late in the count as well, especially when he goes fastball high, changeup low to move the batter's eye-level. Sandlin is able to spot all of his pitches accurately and has average command. The former Oklahoma Sooner is showing promise as a potential mid-rotation starter and was having a successful first full season in professional baseball before an undisclosed injury ended his season prematurely. - Rhys White

https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/kansas-city-roylas-2024-top-30-prospect-list

I have to think more about a ranking, but it's almost definitely in that tier that ends with Fitts.

 

[JM3]

Prospect Tilt rankings are kind of interesting:

View: https://twitter.com/Prospect_Tilt/status/1758906642060509322


The stat-based models understand the genius of YORDANNY.

They had Sandlin as the #34 pitching prospect in baseball.

View: https://twitter.com/Prospect_Tilt/status/1758897620473336122

 

[JM3]

View: https://twitter.com/SPChrisHatfield/status/1758917772975755500


I would say right now anywhere between 9 & 13 is in play for me.

 

[JM3]

Here's the Prospects1500 Top 50 Red Sox rankings (for some reason there are two 28s & no 30:

1) Roman
2) Mayer
3) Teel
4) C Note
5) Bleis
6) Yorke
7) Wikelman
8) Perales
9) Blaze
10) Abreu
11) Yoely
12) Fitts
13) Yordanny
14) Nazzan
15) Meidroth
16) Romero
17) Hickey
18) Bastardo
19) Slaten
20) Anderson
21) Mata
22) I Coffey
23) Blizzard
24) Paulino
25) Castro
26) Paez
27) Walter
28) Brannon
28) Murphy
29) Dalton
31) Campbell
32) Coffey
33) Johanfran
34) Niko
35) ERC
36) Dobbins
37) Lugo
38) Rosier
39) Batista
40) Guerrero
41) Starlyn
42) Arias
43) Troye
44) Alcantara
45) Campbell
46) Liu
47) Penrod
48) Riemer
49) McDonough
50) Judice

This is the 1st place (other than here) I've ever seen Starlyn Nunez get love.

https://www.prospects1500.com/top-50-lists/boston-red-sox-top-50-prospects-2024/

 

[JM3]

That's not weirdly high on Starlyn @edhand ...

View: https://twitter.com/EdHand89/status/1758911348363116579

Did my top 10 catching prospects in the Red Sox system the other day. Here's my top 10 corner infield prospects. Meant to post this last night but was seeing a midnight showing of "The Room" and forgot.

10. Starlyn Nunez (DSL)
9. Armando Sierra (FCL)
8. Tyler Miller (A+)
7. Alex Binelas (AA)
6. Niko Kavadas (AAA)
5. Matthew Lugo (AA)
4. Nick Sogard (AAA)
3. Antonio Anderson (A)
2. Chase Meidroth (AA)
1. Blaze Jordan (AA)

There's a pretty significant drop off here. I'm weirdly high on Starlyn Nunez. He's a ways a way. Sierra is 1B only but the team really likes him from what I've heard and he hit quite well in DSL + FCL. Likely to be the regular 1B at Salem to start the season.

I have Starlyn 4th among those guys. Although I would have Cutter Coffey on that list just ahead of him as I don't really see Coffey sticking at SS.

 

[JM3]

Here are Ed's MI rankings:

Middle infielders are a strength of the Red Sox farm system right now. I'm very high on Riemer. Romero's back injury makes him a tough one to gauge as those can linger for a long time and we just won't know how much until the season starts. Here is how they rank for me at this moment.

10. Luis Ravelo (A)
9. Franklin Arias (DSL)
8. Mikey Romero (A+)
7. Justin Riemer (A)
6. Tyler McDonough (AAA)
5. Eddinson Paulino (A+)
4. Nazzan Zanetello (A)
3. Yoeilin Cespedes (DSL)
2. Nick Yorke (AA)
1. Marcelo Mayer (AA)

View: https://twitter.com/EdHand89/status/1759010292598505638


The TMac ranking seems super aggressive & the Mikey shade is duly noted.

Here's mine:

1) Mayer
2) Yoely
3) Yorke
4) Mikey
5) Nazzan
6) Paulino
7) Arias
8) Riemer
9) Alcantara
10) Bonaci
11) Fraymi
12) Ravelo
13) Blizzard
14) TMac
15) Yoiber
16) Liendo
17) Alvarado
18) Pierre
19) Ferguson
20) Simmons
21) Diaz
22) Fernandez

 

[JM3]

I decided to go with Sandlin #12 for now. Obviously not going to do a full update right now, but here's the Top 20:

Rank	Player	Position	Birthday	Age
1​	Marcelo Mayer	SS	12/12/02​	21​
2​	Roman Anthony	LF	5/13/04​	19​
3​	Kyle Teel	C	2/15/02​	22​
4​	Miguel Bleis	RF	3/1/04​	19​
5​	Ceddanne Rafaela	CF	9/18/00​	23​
6​	Luis Perales	SP	4/14/03​	20​
7​	Yordanny Monegro	SP	10/14/02​	21​
8​	Yoeilin Cespedes	SS	9/8/05​	18​
9​	Wikelman Gonzalez	SP	3/25/02​	21​
10​	Wilyer Abreu	LF	6/24/99​	24​
11​	Nick Yorke	2B	4/2/02​	21​
12​	David Sandlin	SP	2/21/01​	22​
13​	Richard Fitts	SP	12/17/99​	24​
14​	Johanfran Garcia	C	12/8/04​	19​
15​	Mikey Romero	2B	1/12/04​	20​
16​	Nazzan Zanetello	SS	5/25/05​	18​
17​	Blaze Jordan	1B	12/19/02​	21​
18​	Eddinson Paulino	2B	7/2/02​	21​
19​	Allan Castro	LF	5/24/03​	20​
20​	Hunter Dobbins	SP	8/30/99​	24​

 

[JM3]

Catcher prospects comparison...

View: https://twitter.com/EdHand89/status/1758300439068459274

Yesterday I did my top 20 prospects overall in the Red Sox organization. For tonight, here are my top 10 catcher prospects. Once again, these rankings are mine and mine alone and have nothing to do with those of any websites I may or may not be affiliated with.

10. Daniel McElveny (A)
9. Elih Marrero (AA)
8. Mickey Gaspar (AAA)
7. Enderso Lira (A)
6. Ronald Rosario (A+)
5. Brooks Brannon (A)
4. Stephen Scott (AAA)
3. Nathan Hickey (AA)
2. Johanfran Garcia (A)
1. Kyle Teel (AA)

Agree? Disagree? Let me know in the replies.

1) Teel
2) Johanfran
3) Hickey
4) Brannon
5) Scott
6) Musett
7) Rosario
8) Lira
9) GRod
10) Kleyver
11) Jimenez
12) Marrero
13) Montero
14) Mambel
15) Kolozsvary
16) Pena
17) Gasper
18) McElveny
19) Arroyo
20) Donlan
21) Rivera
22) JRod
23) Viloria
24) Martinez
25) Marin
26) Anger

So mostly agree, except I think Ed is sleeping hard on last year's DSL guys.