2024 Red Sox MiLB Acquisitions & Removals

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This one is a bit more surprising just because the stuff still seems to be there:

07/22/24Portland Sea Dogs released LHP Helcris Olivarez.
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Putting up a 3.50 ERA in 36 innings with a 12.5 bb/9 is pretty impressive in its own way.

View: https://twitter.com/SoxProspects/status/1815606520870224055


Seems to me like they have a bunch of guys with less ceiling, & his last game was pretty good.

View: https://twitter.com/Hunter_Noll/status/1811923978132300180

He also had only pitched 2 innings in the past 2 years prior to this season. But oh well.
 
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Did Hunter Noll scrub his account of Helcris content? lol

Anyway, the cutting of non-performing FCL pitchers to make room for the new draft picks has begun.

07/26/24FCL Red Sox released RHP Yonfi Rodriguez.
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Yonfi turns 22 this month & posted a 4.85 ERA (5.93 xFIP) in his 4th season in the org, 2nd in the FCL. None of those 4 seasons have been particularly good by xFIP & he's always had very low strikeout rates & very high walk rates (6.1 k/9, 6.4 bb/9 this season).

The 5'10 RHP signed for $10k in July '21.

07/26/24FCL Red Sox released RHP Willian Colmenares.
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I had high hopes for Colmenares, who was a bigger investment, signing for $125k in January '22. The 6' Venezuelan RHP had a solid enough DSL season at 17 (3.79 ERA, 4.14 xFIP, 8.9 k/9, 4 bb/9), but '23 was a lost year due to injury (pitched 10 meh innings at the end of the FCL season), & he never got it together this season at all...in 12.1 IP over 10 games he allowed 23 walks & 19 hits... with nearly as many wild pitches (7) as strikeouts (8). 13.86 ERA, 3.41 WHIP.

So it's too bad Colmenares seems to have gotten derailed, but the release isn't a surprise.

View: https://twitter.com/brendan_camp/status/1482469116346867712
 
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Red Sox let go a couple older DSL Venezuelan right handed pitchers with last names starting with 'C' from their Red squad who will go out as champions.

09/02/24DSL Red Sox Red released RHP Enrique Carta.

09/02/24DSL Red Sox Red released RHP Greider Colina.
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I had the 20 y/o Carta #202 & the 19 y/o Colina #204 in the most recent rankings.

Both actually posted rather successful seasons:

Carta - 31 IP, 2.32 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 4.1 bb/9, 9.6 k/9

Colina - 29.2 IP, 2.12 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 3.9 bb/9, 8.8 k/9

It's tough for older, smaller bonus ($5k & $10k respectively) guys to parlay competent seasons into a future with the team, though.
 
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We lost 4 more DSL players yesterday:

09/04/24 DSL Red Sox Blue released C Samuel Arroyo. (#233)

09/04/24 DSL Red Sox Blue released RHP Jeremy Pena. (#242)

09/04/24 DSL Red Sox Blue released RHP William Reynoso. (#223)

09/04/24 DSL Red Sox Blue released RHP Brahian Rijo. (#239)

So no surprises.
 
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The Mets acquired Eddy Alvarez for cash.

And they DFAed Pablo Reyes to call him up, lol.
 
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Brainer Bonaci released.

10/07/24 Portland Sea Dogs released SS Brainer Bonaci.
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It's so weird to me to keep a guy around all year & then get rid of him, but whatever. Whatever he did didn't change during the year, so if it was bad, get rid of him then.

View: https://twitter.com/SoxProspects/status/1843648783734755677


The exact nature of the situation that caused the suspension remains unknown.
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https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/10/red-sox-release-talented-prospect-after-year-long-off-field-suspension.html
 
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I guess that resolves the issue of how to rank him on the org list. These things always have a way of working themselves out.
 
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LoLsapien said:
I guess that resolves the issue of how to rank him on the org list. These things always have a way of working themselves out.
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I would have preferred to find out it was just a fun case of mistaken identity & have a top ~15ish prospect reinstated, but it is what it is.
 
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I would have preferred to find out it was just a fun case of mistaken identity & have a top ~15ish prospect reinstated, but it is what it is.
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Not comparing apple seeds to Golden Delicious, but maybe they don't want a Wander Franco situation? Get out while the getting out is good?
 
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Over Guapo Grande said:
Not comparing apple seeds to Golden Delicious, but maybe they don't want a Wander Franco situation? Get out while the getting out is good?
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Yeah, I have zero clue what he did so it is what it is. I guess they technically probably couldn't have cut him during the year suspension so they waited until it was over & did it right away.

Not sure if I would feel more comfortable if i knew what he did? But regardless, an unfortunate self-sabotage & hopefully no one was too badly damaged by whatever it is he did.
 
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