Waiting for Godot: The Official 2013 Prospect thread

[corky831]

Xander hit another jack yesterday

[Station 13]

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-s...red-sox-system

round up mid season ranking.

[SirHizz]

Thx, nice read. I really like our top 10. Some high-ceiling guys and some very good trade-chips. Very impressive that our farm looks great, even with the graduation of 3 highly touted kids (WMB, Kalish and Doubront)
My only issue is that only 1 of the top 10 prospects is indeed a pitcher.

[Nomar]

Thx, nice read. I really like our top 10. Some high-ceiling guys and some very good trade-chips. Very impressive that our farm looks great, even with the graduation of 3 highly touted kids (WMB, Kalish and Doubront)
My only issue is that only 1 of the top 10 prospects is indeed a pitcher.

We'll see what Buttrey, Ranaudo, and Light can do.

Plus we have more than 10 promising guys down there, he just had to choose the top 10.

[Boston-Born]

Thx, nice read. I really like our top 10. Some high-ceiling guys and some very good trade-chips. Very impressive that our farm looks great, even with the graduation of 3 highly touted kids (WMB, Kalish and Doubront)
My only issue is that only 1 of the top 10 prospects is indeed a pitcher.

Agreed, wish it was more pitcher heavy.

[SirHizz]

Plus we have more than 10 promising guys down there, he just had to choose the top 10.

I agree that our pitching depth in the minors is kinda "healthy" and maybe even better than that, but we are really missing all those blue-chip pitching specs. Even Ranaudo might only translate into a #3 (if at all), Barnes is straight and away the only real outstanding pitching spec.

I can see us dealing from strength (multiple 3B/OF-options on the farm) to get a promising young pitcher from someone else, like the Yanks did with the Montero trade.

[MiamiBoy77]

I would love to see in the next 5 years we become a team that is full of our own homegrown talent and we don't trade a boat load of prospects for big names.

I would love to see these guys be long-term starters

DH: Lavarnway
2B: Marrero
SS: Iglesias
3B: Middlebrooks
LF: Boegarts
CF: Bradley
RF: Brentz/Nava

[avrpatsfan]

I would love to see in the next 5 years we become a team that is full of our own homegrown talent and we don't trade a boat load of prospects for big names.

I would love to see these guys be long-term starters

DH: Lavarnway
2B: Marrero
SS: Iglesias
3B: Middlebrooks
LF: Boegarts
CF: Bradley
RF: Brentz/Nava

I think Dustin Pedroia will be a lifetime Red Sox, so I don't see second base being open for a while. But yeah, this is actually a very possible scenario.

With the new penalties that MLB is putting for teams that go over the $189 threshold, we could see teams like the Red Sox going with more home grown talent in the future, and less long term contracts. Which I love.

[Crucis]

I think Dustin Pedroia will be a lifetime Red Sox, so I don't see second base being open for a while.

Agree, and for better or WORSE (!), I think that Crawford is going to be around for a while as well.

[avrpatsfan]

Agree, and for better or WORSE (!), I think that Crawford is going to be around for a while as well.

Only 5 more years after this year. Ugh **** that...

[Green_Monster]

We'll see what Buttrey, Ranaudo, and Light can do.

Plus we have more than 10 promising guys down there, he just had to choose the top 10.

1st Tier: Barnes

2nd Tier: Ranaudo, Buttery, Light, Johnson, Tazawa, Wilson, Workman, Owens, Britton, Pimental.

3rd Tier: Noe Ramirez, Mickey Pena, Jamie Callahan, Austin Maddox, Frank Montas, Chris Hernandez, Cody Kukuk, Kieth Couch, Miguel Celestino.

We'll just have to wait and see how a lot of these guys progress.

[AI4]

Callahan, Montas and Kukuk are sleepers.

[Nomar]

Callahan, Montas and Kukuk are sleepers.

Project guys with high ceilings. I like Kukuk a lot, but i would think Callahan would have the most potential.

[goshhhjosh]

Callahan, Montas and Kukuk are sleepers.

Nah he's just still passed out from his DUI.

On a side note...

Cecchini is on fire - he currently has a 10 game hitting streak. #knockonwood

[goshhhjosh]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/...-jose-almonte/

Baseball America

The Red Sox have signed Jose Almonte which according to Baseball America. He was rated as the #17 international prospect.