Re: Baseball America Top 10 Prospect List


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> > Someone at SOSH got word of Baseball America's Red Sox Top Ten
> > prospect list. Here's the list; I'll post a summary of BA's comments
> > tomorrow, when the article is officially posted:

> > 1. Clay Buchholz RHP (#1 Sickels, #1 Bismo/Jason)
> > 2. Jacoby Ellsbury CF (#2 Sickels, #2 Bismo/Jason)
> > 3. Lars Anderson 1B (#4 Sickels, #3 Bismo/Jason)
> > 4. Jed Lowrie SS (#3 Sickels, #4 Bismo/Jason)
> > 5. Justin Masterson RHP (#6 Sickels, #5 Bismo/Jason)
> > 6. Ryan Kalish CF (#8 Sickels, #7 Bismo/Jason)
> > 7. Mike Bowden RHP (#5 Sickels, #6 Bismo/Jason)
> > 8. Nick Hagadone LHP (#7 Sickels, #8 Bismo/Jason)
> > 9. Oscar Tejeda SS (#11 Sickels, #9 Bismo/Jason)
> > 10. Josh Reddick RF (#10 Sickels, #12 Bismo/Jason)

> > Overall on the Internet, there seems to be a strong consensus that
> > Buchholz and Ellsbury are 1-2; some combination of Anderson, Lowrie,
> > Masterson, Kalish, and Bowden are 3-7; and some combo of Hagadone and
> > Tejeda are 8-9. My personal list had the same top 9, except I flip-
> > flopped Kalish and Bowden. Most lists have Anderson a little lower
> > and Lowrie or Masterson #3, but there's not a huge difference between
> > anyone in that 3-7 grouping. All five of them are very good
> > prospects. Kalish has great upside but very little experience (40 pro
> > games), so most lists have him at #7.

> > Reddick was my #12 (I had SS Will Middlebrooks #10 and Brandon Moss
> > #12), though a case can certainly be made for him in the top 10.
> > Reddick played in low-A and had very solid numbers despite being young
> > for his level, and has a very good throwing arm. It's funny--I had
> > Middlebrooks higher because I like his potential more than Reddick's
> > (even though he hasn't made his pro debut yet), yet I had Moss higher
> > because he's more proven. That's probably hypocritical, and perhaps I
> > should re-rank those three, but again, they're all good prospects.
> > FWIW, Sickels had Middlebrooks #9 and Moss #13.

> > But again, it's always tough to rank prospects, and a lot depends on
> > your preferences. Some prefer tools and scouts' raves; others like to
> > go by the stats. And nobody really knows how to compare a Will
> > Middlebrooks, who hasn't played a pro game yet but sounds great, to a
> > Brandon Moss, who doesn't look too exciting at this point, but is on
> > the verge of starting some kind of major league career. It's really
> > just a fun exercise--moreso when the Red Sox system looks so solid
> > (and has recently graduated several fine young players).

> > -Bismo.

> Missing and badly needed - a catcher.- Hide quoted text -

> - Show quoted text -

I agree about a catcher--that's my biggest worry for the team at this
point. But I'm also sorry to see Lowrie's name mentioned in the
potential Santana trade scenarios, since the Sox have been
inconsistent at SS for a while now.

They are overpaying for Lugo, but he will do for now. They won a Series with
him, and he is under contract for a few years. They can't trade him without
eating salary.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -



I agree that he will do for now, but I was looking down the road. I
realize that Logo is signed through 2010, with a $9-M vesting option
in 2011. That's a long time to keep Lowrie in the minors--maybe too
long. It all depends on how Lugo does.

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Maybe just a bit about how Lowrie does?

There are still doubters here about Ellsbury...I wouldn't pencil Jed in quite yet.

.

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