Minor League Thread 2024

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Apparently MLB cut a deal with some "oat milk" (wtf?) company in Malmo and every minor league team will be converted to Oak Milkers once this season. Get excited. Here's the uniform your beloved minor league team will be forced to wear at some point:
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  • MLB, which runs MiLB, has struck a deal for all 120 minor league teams to wear an Oatly-themed uniform for one game this season. (Oatly inked a multi-year partnership with MiLB last year, so that relationship was already established.) This won’t be just an Oatly ad patch — it will be a full Oatly-themed uniform. Same design for every team. Again, every MiLB team will wear it at some point this summer.
 
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Out of all MiLB players last year who [consults notes]:

a) Were 24 & younger;
b) Had at least 250 PAs; and
c) Struck out less than 20% of the time

Blaze was #16 in total bases per plate appearance, & only 3 players younger than him were ranked ahead of him. Vaughn Grissom was #19.

View: https://twitter.com/Prospect_Tilt/status/1765388945968267521/photo/1

@jon abbey is welcome to make a Ben Rice (#2) post on this chart if he so desires :)
 
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NESN has been running a series of profiles on some of our top prospects with input from Ian Cundall of SP & Geoff Pontes of BA.

Here's the one on Mayer:

https://nesn.com/2024/03/marcelo-mayer-red-sox-prospect-outlook-scouting-report-2024-season/

“Up until the point he got injured, he was hitting really well. He was doing everything we needed to see,” Ian Cundall, director of scouting for SoxProspects.com, recently told NESN.com. “His exit (velocity) data was really good. He was hitting the ball hard. Couple of things — kinda the same issues we were seeing in past seasons — were still cropping up, where he does expand the zone a little too much and he does have some issues recognizing and dealing with breaking balls, but the rest of the stuff, across the board, was all really good in High-A Greenville.”
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“There is a significant growth in power last year, which is good to see,” Baseball America’s Geoff Pontes recently told NESN.com. “I think a lot of that is working with the team internally and (Red Sox director of hitting development) Jason Ochart. He’s big on bat speed. I think with a skilled player like Marcelo, it’s important to build impact. He has the bat-to-ball ability and the approach, though that backed up last year. I’m not so sure that I’m panicking. In-zone whiff rate was still below 20 percent. He was about acceptable with contact while dealing with a shoulder injury.”
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Baseball America ranked Mayer No. 14 on its Top 100 Prospects list before the 2024 season. Meanwhile, MLB Pipeline placed Mayer at No. 15. The Athletic’s Keith Law and ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel had him at No. 8 and No. 28, respectively, which speaks to the variance created by last year’s injury.

“If he’s physically ready to play a full season this year, he’s going to take off,” Pontes said.
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Here's the one on Roman:

https://nesn.com/2024/03/why-roman-anthony-enters-2024-with-improved-red-sox-potential/

“Anthony is a real baseball rat,” Baseball America’s Geoff Pontes recently told NESN.com. “Even when he wasn’t hitting, the data was tremendous. … He’s a little over passive at times, he doesn’t swing much. You’d like to see him get a little bit more aggressive. Some of that was starting to come later in the season when he went up to High-A. I don’t mind him having a little bit of whiff because he’s got great impact. I think the big thing for him is learning to get that impact to his pull side. A lot of his best drives are center and opposite field. I think you want to be able to get that guy to spray around the field. There is barrel control. I think some of his whiff or strikeout rate are probably inflated by his passive approach at the plate.”
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Anthony’s ability to hit the ball the other way with authority also offered a major area of interest during his 2023 rise, particularly with a power surge with the Greenville Drive. The ability to use all fields while earning his way on base stands out within Anthony’s offensive profile.

“That’s one of his biggest advantages as a hitter,” Cundall explained. “He can let the ball get deep on him and he’ll just go the other way. I think one thing you see a lot with younger power hitters is they have a tendency to try to drop their barrel and try to open up with their front side in order to yank the ball to the pull side, because that’s just what they’re more comfortable doing. … He’s comfortable going the other way and he’s not someone who’s going to try and swing out of his shoes just to pull the ball. He knows if he makes solid contract, regardless of where it is, it’s going to go far.”
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Cundall cited Anthony’s overall athleticism and improved power potential as the key factors in the switch to the top of the rankings for the Red Sox.

“I think Anthony did enough last year to answer our questions and show that he deserves to get that slight nod at No. 1,” Cundall added.
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& the one on Teel:

https://nesn.com/2024/03/red-soxs-kyle-teel-brings-momentum-to-first-full-professional-season/

“He’s a catcher who moves really well behind the plate,” Baseball America’s Geoff Pontes told NESN.com. “I think he’s instinctual and does some great things back there. You can play him in a few different positions.”

“He’s not a Gold Glove-caliber guy, but he’s someone who I think can be an above-average defensive catcher,” Ian Cundall of SoxProspects.com told NESN.com.
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“The bat-to-ball skills are excellent,” Pontes shared. “The approach is excellent. He’s a really good player. He could be a real franchise catcher back there in the (Jason) Varitek grouping. This is a guy that the generation will know as the Red Sox catcher. I think he has those sort of abilities on both sides of the ball.”
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“Of the three top guys, I would say he has the best chance to debut first,” Cundall shared. “There’s a couple of reasons for that. At catcher, I think there’s more of an opening in a weird way.”

“I just think there’s more of an opportunity that if Teel shows his potential and shows that he can hit and handle a pitching staff quickly,” Cundall added.
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They're like $87 bajillion below the tax threshold for this season. Seems like the opposite of a smart move.

Here is a picture of Bello pitching for Portland to prove this is the appropriate forum for this post.

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Pending additional details, it would look like this for CBT purposes:

2024 - $9.167MM (instead of ~$790k)
2025 - $9.167MM
2026 - $9.167MM (Arb 1)
2027 - $9.167MM (Arb 2)
2028 - $9.167MM (Arb 3)
2029 - $9.167MM (FA 1)
2030 - $21MM (club option) (FA2)

He'll be 31 when the option year of the deal ends. We'll likely get more info about real yearly cash, but spreading out the AAV like this means we'll carry the burden higher for 2-3 seasons while benefitting, potentially nicely, every year after. Everything comes back to performance, but if he pitches well, you have a cost-controlled piece exactly in line with the core coming up (6 seasons each, likely starting in 2025).
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View: https://twitter.com/redsoxpayroll/status/1765796915071828421


View: https://twitter.com/PhilOfSports/status/1412089759548194821
 
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NESN (with Ian Cundall) on Yorke:

https://nesn.com/2024/03/red-sox-prospect-outlook-nick-yorke-seeks-consistency-in-2024/

“It’s interesting that they’re going to start exposing him to the outfield,” Ian Cundall of SoxProspects.com told NESN.com. “It makes sense. With how many infielders they have, you need to be able to play somewhere else. So, I’ll be interested to see what he looks like out there. But it’s a big year for him. If you can hit enough, they’ll find a position for you.”
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“If he shows he can hit, teams will want that,” Cundall added. “Teams value contact. Teams value cost-controlled players who can make a ton of contact and hit the ball hard. That’s an archetype teams will want. It’s just he needs to show that consistent contact ability before we get to that point.”
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Not a lot of new stuff to say about Mata.

View: https://twitter.com/SoxProspects/status/1766130803782607103


He always has walked way too many people & always had intriguing stuff. He walked far more people than usual last year but how much of it was related to the injury that basically ended his season, who knows?

& who knows what's going on now as he's injured again? I had him #25, but if he can't get healthy, that seems too high.

He's out of options, so if he gets healthy, we'll find something out pretty soon.
 
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I won't bog down the Podcasts thread, but just a little more LDLR love for fun...

From August 6th to the end of the year...

8 games
20.1 IP
1 ER
12 hits
11 bb's
30 k's

0.44 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 4.9 bb/9, 13.3 k/9 (35.7% k), .167 BAA

But they say he's capped out & an org arm because I guess he's done improving... even though he's 15 months younger than a guy like Reidis Sena who they rank #49 & who was awful in A-Ball in '22 (5.91 ERA, 8.9 k/9, 5.1 bb/9).

Idk. I guess we'll see who's right. Don't really think either one makes it to the majors, but if Sena has a better MiLB or MLB career than LDLR, I will refrain from ever questioning SP again :)
 
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This should be a really interesting season for Bastardo. It feels like he's been around forever, but he doesn't turn 22 until June. I have him #27 so on the same page with SP.

Really up & down season. Started the year in Greenville & started the year badly:

5 starts
22 IP
17 ER
20 hits
12 bb
31 k

6.95 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 4.9 bb/9, 12.7 k/9

Then he went on a nice little run:

13 starts
64.2 IP
17 ER
35 hits
24 bb
88 k

2.37 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 3.3 bb/9, 12.2 k/9

That run culminated with a 7 inning, 14 strikeout, 3-hit shutout.

& then he limped to the finish including 2 unimpressive games in Portland:

7 starts
29.2 IP
28 ER
33 hits
19 bb
30 k

8.49 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, 5.8 bb/9, 9.1 k/9

So the optimistic viewpoint is that he got off to a slow start, hit his actual level, & then got tired after a long season & a virtuoso performance & limped to the finish line.

The pessimistic viewpoint is we have a guy who profiles more as a reliever & had a 4.62 ERA in A+ & 5.06 in AA.

If he has a run in AA like he did in High-A last year, he'll turn some heads.
 
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Guerrero had a huge gulf between his ERA (1.81) & his xFIP (4.34) last season in AA. This was partially because he walked so many people, especially in the beginning of the season, & only allowed 2 homers in 49.2 innings.

In his 1st 12 innings of the season he allowed 12 walks, 5 hits & 2 runs, striking out only 10.

Guerrero was called up for 4.2 eventful innings in Worcester at the end of the season - 17.4 k/9, 13.5 bb/9.

So far in Spring Training he has pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, 2 hits, 3 walks & 6 strikeouts.

I have Guerrero #21.
 
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Rough year for ERC's development insomuch as he only pitched 2 innings after July 6th & 55.1 IP total. He was effective in the limited action with a 2.60 ERA (albeit with a 4.08 xFIP).

8.3 k/9 & 4.4 bb/9 aren't great, but ERC was consistent & didn't allow more than 3 runs in any game.

I have ERC #32. This will be an important year for his development. Hopefully he can start the year at Greenville, end it in Portland, & pitch over 100 innings.
 
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Yeah if ERC can make it to Portland this year he should shoot up the rankings. I’d love to see the Sox push him quickly.
 
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I have Dobbins #20. I think he put together a pretty impressive AA campaign while still working through consistency issues. If he can start having 4 or 5 of his pitches work on any given day instead of 2 or 3, & can add a couple mph, he's going to be really interesting.

Showed the ability to go deeper into games, averaging 5.6 innings per game & going 7 innings 4 times.

Dobbins started the season in Greenville & was promoted after 7 starts, 2.63 ERA (3.27 xFIP), 9.7 k/9, 1.1 bb/9. In 13 games with Portland (12 starts & 1 5-inning bulk relief game after an opener or two), he pitched 71.2 innings, 4.27 ERA, 3.92 xFIP, 9.8 k/9, 3.3 bb/9.

My observation was that he usually had one rough inning where he allowed multiple runs, usually early in the game, & otherwise was really good. It kind of goes to the consistency on more pitches thing & makes me optimistic that he will continue to progress as he learns to limit those innings.
 
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JM3 said:
I won't bog down the Podcasts thread, but just a little more LDLR love for fun...

From August 6th to the end of the year...

8 games
20.1 IP
1 ER
12 hits
11 bb's
30 k's

0.44 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 4.9 bb/9, 13.3 k/9 (35.7% k), .167 BAA

But they say he's capped out & an org arm because I guess he's done improving... even though he's 15 months younger than a guy like Reidis Sena who they rank #49 & who was awful in A-Ball in '22 (5.91 ERA, 8.9 k/9, 5.1 bb/9).

Idk. I guess we'll see who's right. Don't really think either one makes it to the majors, but if Sena has a better MiLB or MLB career than LDLR, I will refrain from ever questioning SP again :)
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Ok, SP wins my undying feilty. Seems really weird to cut a 21 y/o coming off a successful season over lots of other guys, but what do I know?

03/11/24Salem Red Sox released RHP Luis De La Rosa.
 
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SP is putting my newfound feilty to the test real quick...

View: https://twitter.com/SoxProspects/status/1767364122193097049


...I, obviously incorrectly, believed David Hamilton isn't really an MLB player & ranked him 64th.

He's very fast (92nd percentile sprint speed per Savant https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/david-hamilton-666152?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb) but has not been a great hitter or fielder, & he turns 27 in September (he's less than a year younger than Devers).

Hamilton was 4-33 with 6 walks & 10 k's with the Red Sox last year (25 wRC+) & has never been more than slightly above average at hitting at any level.

So far this Spring he is 4-27 with 1 walk & 9 strikeouts (1 wRC+).

If he was an amazing defender, there would be something to dream on, but he's just not. He had a -2 OAA in 89.2 innings at SS in MLB last year (+1 in 11 innings at 2B). This tracks with SP's scouting report where they suggest he can be a below average SS or average 2B (& may be best suited for OF due to sloppy footwork).

Buuuut yeahhhh. Feilty.
 
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@edhand may not post here anymore, but at least he doesn't hate YORDANNY.

Across 3 levels & including the playoffs, YORDANNY did the following in his age 20 season:

70.2 IP
17 ER
52 hits
27 bb
100 strikeouts

2.17 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 3.4 bb/9, 12.7 k/9

With stuff that rates really high in statistical models, & while being a joy to watch pitch.

I (incorrectly cuz FEALTY) have YORDANNY #7. I think his fastball will click into place this year & more people will take notice.
 
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Is the speed with which we drove Ed away a SoSH record?

Really excited to see if Yordanny can take the next step this year. Would love to see him wreck A+ early (assuming that's where he starts) and earn an early summer promotion to AA to play with the rest of the big time guys.
 
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Is the speed with which we drove Ed away a SoSH record?

Really excited to see if Yordanny can take the next step this year. Would love to see him wreck A+ early (assuming that's where he starts) and earn an early summer promotion to AA to play with the rest of the big time guys.
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His departure coincided with mine... I'll just assume he hasn't gotten the memo that we aren't striking anymore lol

& yeah, if him & Perales got on that path, it would be really exciting.
 
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@byAndrewParker said he would tell Ed we missed him lol

On Antonio Anderson, huge range of outcomes. He was quite bad last season in limited action (41 wRC+ in 18 FCL PAs & 26 wRC+ in 28 A-Ball PAs), but that's not remotely surprising. 3rd round pick, $1.5m bonus, turns 19 in June.

He settled in at 3B last year (8 games there, 4 at DH), & I would expect that will be his primary position this year, too.
 
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I'm not sure if this is the place to post this but, our old friend Thad Ward was optioned to AAA by the Nationals on the 11th.
 
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They point out some of the reasons I'm optimistic about Blaze. I think we forget how young he is when thinking about some of his struggles in AA, but an 89 wRC+ as a 20 y/o isn't bad, & his 145 at Greenville was obviously really good.

He also has made strides to improve his body & work on his mental health this off season. He's always going to be an offense 1st type of guy, but there's no reason he can't be a competent 1B & semi-passable 3B. He has the arm for 3B, but has lacked range.

Could definitely see him filling a role kind of like Turner did last year if he continues to progress. He crushed lefties last year (.993 OPS) & was ok against righties (.801).
 
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I dropped Mikey from 15th to 17th in the new rankings I dropped tonight, moving Blaze & Slaten ahead of him.

Not too much to say about Mikey. Kind of a lost season due to the back issues. 71 wRC+ in 105 A-Ball PAs, but good line drive rates, & then was 1 for 10 in High-A before going down for the season.

Should be a big year for him one way or another & have a much better idea of what we have in him.
 
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Seeing the odd way Romero had to be carried off the field last year when the back injury re-occurred was scary. I think this board or the SP board thought he had badly blown out a knee, if I recall.

Will be happy to hear if he’s moving well this spring, as Mayer’s shoulder has looked in the couple clips of him throwing and hitting.

I will have a soft spot for Mikey Romero for a long time, due to the video of him on speakerphone with his friend Marcello after Mikey was drafted by the Red Sox.

Mikey’s mom calling out “He’s coming for your job ‘Cello!” Will always be funny to me.

Found it - it’s at like 19:30 of this Perfect Game video - she tells Mayer he’s moving to 2b.
https://www.google.com/search?q=mikey+romero+drafted+video&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:c80abe93,vid:Lep2tK3obNs,st:0
 
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I just dropped Paulino from 18 to 19 yesterday because I moved Slaten way up. The Slaten ranking is pretty moot since he'll graduate from this quickly if healthy, but I think he'll be an important part of the Red Sox bullpen this year.

I still like Paulino a lot, though. In his age 20 season, Paulino got off to a really slow start in Greenville, but eventually turned it around.

Through May 4th:

18-84
4 bb
16 k
4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR

.214/.250/.310, .560 OPS, 4.5% bb, 18.2% k

From May 5th on:

95-356
46 bb
97 k
24 2B, 3 3B, 11 HR

.267/.351/.444, .795 OPS, 11.4% bb, 24.1% k

These stats are a bit inaccurate as I was too lazy to incorporate hbp & sf, but close enough to get the gist of a guy who started the season seemingly trying to avoid striking out & making a lot of weak contact earlier in the count, & then growing more comfortable being patient & driving the ball.

One thing that might portend well for the young lefty is that he didn't have a significant platoon split - .763 against righties,.728 against lefties. This was primarily due to his walk rate against lefties, though...

Anyway, he has a strong arm & good hands, but fringy range. I am guessing at least one of Yorke or Meidroth will start the season in Worcester (probably Yorke, especially with Valdez likely to start the season in Boston), leaving a a regular role for Paulino in Portland's infield.
 
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25 lbs of muscle is interesting for Dobbins. Not surprised about the slider with the new brain trust.

On being part of the Spring Breakout roster:

“I wouldn’t say that it was on my radar, but when the MLB announced the games, I made it my goal to earn a spot on that roster.” Dobbins told Beyond the Monster. “Now I am just ready to get out there and compete on a bigger stage. It is an honor to share the field with the guys on the roster. I am really looking forward to showcasing what I can do and make some memories with the guys.”
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& on the new pitching infrastructure:

“I’ve been working closely with Justin Willard so far.” Dobbins said. “Breslow is getting a lot of resources in for the minor league guys. So far, I have nothing but positives from the new front office. I think a lot of pitchers will take a few steps forward under these guys.”
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The problem with Hickey, at least imo, is there is almost no chance of him sticking at catcher. He threw out 0 of 37 attempted stealers in high-A last year (0%), & 10 of 102 in AA (9.8%).

& before we go blaming the Greenville & Portland pitchers:

* Elih Marrero threw out 16 of 42 in AA (38.1%).
* Recently-retired Alex Erro threw out 15 of 53 in A+ (28.3%) & 5 of 15 in AA (33.3%).
* Kyle Teel threw out 6 of 20 in A+ (30%) & 2 of 9 in AA (22.1%).
* Ronald Rosario (who was 20) threw out 25 of 115 (21.7%).

& once we eliminate him from catching, we have a short (5'11) 1B, a slow OF, or a LHH DH. None of those things are that appealing, so he'll REALLY have to rake if he can't catch.

& he did rake pretty hard last year: 163 wRC+ in A+ & 127 in AA. But yeah, idk? I have him 28 in my latest rankings.
 
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BCamp on my buddy LDLR:

The 21-year-old spent all of 2023 with the Sox’ Carolina League affiliate as well, posting a 2.94 ERA with a staff-leading 88 strikeouts to 40 walks over 28 outings (six starts) spanning 70 1/3 innings in which he held opposing hitters to a .208 batting average against.

Despite those relatively solid results, the Red Sox elected to move on from De La Rosa, who was at minor-league camp in Fort Myers this spring and likely gunning for a spot in High-A Greenville’s bullpen to start the 2024 season. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound hurler will now presumably look to take his talents elsewhere in the coming weeks.
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https://bloggingtheredsox.com/2024/03/11/red-sox-release-relief-prospect-luis-de-la-rosa-who-was-part-of-andrew-benintendi-trade/

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As a JOHANFRAN early adopter, I'm hoping he gets off to a great start in Salem this year.

View: https://twitter.com/SoxProspects/status/1768636567906648277


This was my 1st JOHANFRAN post:

JM3 said:
The JOHANFRAN coming out party. Hit 67% of the org's homers yesterday.

View: https://twitter.com/SoxProspects/status/1670983147859718144


View: https://twitter.com/SoxProspects/status/1670965176416305153


Signed for $850k as an IFA in January '22. #33 on SoxProspects list. He's an 18 y/o catcher.

His older brother, Jhostynxon Garcia, is a 20 y/o OF with Salem with a .557 OPS. DD clearly playing 8D chess by signing this guy for $350k in July '19 to pave the path for the JOHANFRANSAINCE.

JOHANFRAN was #34 in his IFA class per MLB Pipeline.

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I had him 14 until the other day when Slaten & Blaze jumped him, & now I also have him 16.

& apparently he was also 16 in my July 3rd rankings:

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1st Revision! Getting close to 100...

Going to rank my favorite Red Sox prospects. Not really based on much more than my opinion on the impact they could make for the Red Sox some day with a lean toward upside & I'm sure I'm missing some people, but yeah, rough draft...

Soxprospects.com ranking in parens.

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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)
21) Bannon (33)
22) Hickey (18)
23) Bastardo (36)
24) Rogers (30)
25) Scott (34)
26) Elmer (15)
27) Murphy (20)
28) Fernandez (27)
29) I. Coffey (51)
30) Abreu (14)
31) Alcantara (21)
32) C. Coffey (29)
33) BVB (59)
34) Troye (32)
35) JDE (60)
36) JOHNFRANK (36)
37) Castro (22)
38) Ravelo (26)
39) Fraymi (N/A)
40) Freili (44)
41) Arias (N/A)
42) WUILLIAMS (N/A)
43) Blalock (43)
44) Walter (13)
45) Politi (45)
46) Paez (37)
47) M. Lugo (24)
48) Gambrell (53)
49) Brand (N/A)
50) A. Hernandez (N/A)
51) BEAR CLAW (N/A)
52) Dean (40)
53) BLIZZARD (19)
54) Musett (N/A)
55) Sikes (31)
56) J. Ramirez (54)
57) Henriquez (N/A)
58) Zeferhahn (50)
59) Rosier (N/A)
60) STARLYN (N/A)
61) Binelas (N/A)
62) Enderso (55)
63) Hoppe (42)
64) Rosario (N/A)
65) Nail (N/A)
66) Denlinger (46)
67) Koss (38)
68) N. De La Cruz (N/A)
69) R. Hernandez (N/A)
70) Kavadas (28)
71) Broadway (47)
72) J. Garcia (N/A)
73) Liu (39)
74) Chacon (52)
75) Bolden (N/A)
76) Erro (N/A)
77) Ruiz (N/A)
78) A. Lugo (49)
79) Yuten (N/A)
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I trimmed the end of the list because there wasn't anything too interesting there. Some good calls & some bad calls in there.

Anyway, in his age 18 season JOHANFRAN had a 137 wRC+ in FCL & then only 69 at Salem, striking out 35.3%. This will be a big season for him. Hoping he's Greenville's starting catcher within 2 months. Alternatively I'd accept that leap from Brannon, too.
 
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JM3 said:
These stats are a bit inaccurate as I was too lazy to incorporate hbp & sf
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You can do this fairly easily on Baseball Reference. Just bring up the player’s game log, and then select the dates/games you want to combine (click the first and last date and it will highlight orange). Here are Paulino’s splits:

Through 5/4: .214/.258/.321
After 5/4: .265/.350/.439
 
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6-5 Sadler said:
You can do this fairly easily on Baseball Reference. Just bring up the player’s game log, and then select the dates/games you want to combine (click the first and last date and it will highlight orange). Here are Paulino’s splits:

Through 5/4: .214/.258/.321
After 5/4: .265/.350/.439
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Thx! Not doing all this stuff manually will save me a ton of time lol
 
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JM3 said:
STARLYN (Nunez is ours, not Caba)

View: https://twitter.com/Prospect_Tilt/status/1768602477715189790


Such a good name.
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Part 1 had a Yoely writeup in the free part:

Yoeilin Cespedes (BOS):
If I’m betting on a player outside the top 100 right now to be included in the top 100, possibly the top 50 next year, it’s Yoeilin Cespedes. He has great bat speed and great bat to ball skills. He doesn’t strike out much as evidenced by his 11.48% K rate and he is an XBH machine as he had .5120 TB/PA. The kid can hit and he can slug, despite being overlooked in the power department. I think there’s power projection in his bat and we’re likely to see it sooner rather than later.
I expect his low K rate and high average to carry over stateside as Cespedes will be one of the bigger risers from the DSL last year into this year. I googled if there was any relation to the great Yoenis, but I couldn’t find anything of note. I guess we’ll find out if he comes riding into camp on horseback. As a side note and for dynasty purposes: Buy now. Get in early.
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https://prospecttilt.substack.com/p/2023-dslcpx-standouts-and-targets
 
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