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2010:

  1. Casey Kelly, RHP
  2. Ryan Westmoreland, OF
  3. Ryan Kalish, OF
  4. Josh Reddick, OF
  5. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
  6. Lars Anderson, 1B
  7. Jose Iglesias, SS
  8. Junichi Tazawa, RHP
  9. Michael Bowden, RHP
  10. Luis Exposito, C
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  12. Che-Hsuan Lin, OF
  13. Derrik Gibson, SS
  14. Reymond Fuentes, OF
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Chad Finn takes a deep look at Baseball America's Top 100 prospects list from the '90s, dissecting the players who "once called Fenway home." Some really interesting names on the lists.

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CP Results: A Little High For Dustin Pedroia

Los Angeles Angels' Howie Kendrick steals second as Boston Red Sox's second baseman Dustin Pedroia looks to the umpire in the seventh inning in Game 2 of the American League division baseball series Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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4 months ago: Los Angeles Angels' Howie Kendrick steals second as Boston Red Sox's second baseman Dustin Pedroia looks to the umpire in the seventh inning in Game 2 of the American League division baseball series Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Continuing our community projection results (I promise to be done before Spring Training starts), we continue with everyone's favorite second baseman, Dustin Pedroia.

If you noticed, I was going backward around the infield and I skipped shortstop. That's because we predicted for Jed Lowrie, and of course we don't want to revisit that, so we won't. It's not even worth our time.

Instead, let's see how everyone did predicting for the then-reigning AL MVP Scrappy Doo. Results after the jump.

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There's this football game on tonight that some people are watching. You gonna' be watching it? Well, if so, and if you want to chat about it, head over to SB Nation's main page.

Me? I might watch it. I might be taking a bath. Not sure yet. We'll see. But if I do, I'll be rooting for the Saints -- for obvious reasons. There's no coincidence that Drew Brees = No. 9 and Ted Williams = No. 9. No coincidence at all...

1 day ago N32606527_32219358_6072_tiny Randy Booth 16 comments 0 recs

Over the Monster Top 20 Prospects Voting #15: #1 is #14

Last year, 2008 #1 pick Casey Kelly slotted in at #7 in the voting, and that was before we'd even seen him pitch. Reymond Fuentes put up a rather more impressive performance at a rookie, and here he is twice as far down the list. Something of a testament to the depth of this system, I'd say.

Fuentes should get his shot to pick his way up through the rankings in (likely) Greenville next year, and I would be surprised if he did not do so. The Sox picked him #1 for a reason.

On to #15. Spring training draws near.

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Over The Monster T-Shirts: We Need Your Ideas!

Adrian Beltre, in head: "Why can't this be an Over The Monster t-shirt?"

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Adrian Beltre, in head: "Why can't this be an Over The Monster t-shirt?"

I know it's been on your mind all winter. You've been sitting in your pajamas and L.L. Bean sweatshirt on the couch in your living room watching the 2004 ALCS on rewind for what seems like forever. And every time you see "the steal," you wonder: "Hey, I need an Over The Monster t-shirt to keep me warm."

OK, so maybe it hasn't gone quite like that.

Nevertheless, here's your opportunity. We at OTM are about to set up a store for everything related to OTM apparel. But there's a snag, and it's a pretty big one...

We ain't too smaht, as my dad used to say. I've had ideas in the past for t-shirts/sweatshirts/whatever, but I've never had any GREAT ideas. This is a huge sticking point, as you can tell, because I don't want to print anything that isn't absolutely great. So this is where you folks come in.

WE NEED IDEAS FOR APPAREL. Not what kind of apparel, but what it should say on those t-shirts and hats and sweatshirts and the like. We want whatever you got for ideas: witty, serious, absolutely foolish. Any and all ideas will be accepted and debated.

I'm looking to make at least one design, perhaps up to three. But this is where it gets sweeter: YOU SUBMIT AN IDEA, WE CHOOSE IT AND YOU GET A FREE T-SHIRT. Yeah, I'll dig into my own pockets and buy you a t-shirt. I'll even ask what size you wear, 'cause nobody likes getting a t-shirt two sizes too small.

Even if you just have an awesome inside joke or slogan, we could use that. Don't worry about pitching us ideas for graphics; we, hopefully, can figure that out down the line. But if you DO have some ideas for that, we'd definitely like to hear them. You can leave ideas in the comments or e-mail me directly at RBOOTH at OVERTHEMONSTER dot COM.

So bring on the ideas. Give us the funny, the witty, the "oh em gee this is amazing we got to do this" ideas. Whatever you got, we want to hear it. And if you're lucky enough, you'll be wearing one of these bad boys for Opening Day.

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Kelly, Anderson Highlight Spring Training Invitees

The Red Sox announced today the list of non-rostered players invited to spring training:

Pitchers (10)                          
Randor Bierd                          
Fernando Cabrera               
Kris Johnson                                                  
Casey Kelly                                                    
Adam Mills
Edwin Moreno
Joe Nelson
Brian Shouse
Jorge Sosa
Kyle Weiland

Catchers (2)
Luis Exposito
Gustavo Molina

Infielders (4)
Lars Anderson
Yamaico Navarro
Angel Sanchez
Gil Velazquez

Outfelders (4)
Zach Daeges
Ryan Kalish
Che-Hsuan Lin
Darnell McDonald

It's nice to see Lars there. They Sox will be keeping a close eye on him to see how he does in the spring. He could really surprise us, which would be fantastic. Kalish and Lin should be fun to watch if they get a good amount of playing time, which really isn't likely. Exposito will be one of the prospects to watch, too. Personally, I expect really good things out of him.

Oh, and there's also OTM's No. 1 prospect Kelly in the mix. All eyes will be on his arm come March.

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Hitting the Links Again

A Hall-of-Famer, and a guy we were sure was gonna be one. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

More photos » Elise Amendola - AP

A Hall-of-Famer, and a guy we were sure was gonna be one. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

First off, I'm going to use this venue to remind all you readers to vote for prospect #14.

Now onto the links.

Red Sox announce some front office moves - Extra Bases
Gus Quattlebaum is an awesome name.

Garciaparra not ready to retire - Full Count
Seems Nomar wants to stick around the league another year.

Remembering Nomar Garciaparra in Boston - Fire Brand of the American League
But that news broke too late to stop Troy Patterson from writing his obituary.

Manny Ramirez: Last season of his career? - Los Angeles Times
Some think it may not just be Nomar who's nearing the end...

Sox need to ante up for Beckett - Boston.com

Checking in at the V-Mart: A look at Victor Martinez' value - WEEI
I guess now that the '09-'10 offseason is effectively over for the Red Sox, it's time to start talking about next year! When do we get to play baseball, again?

Red Sox interested in Japanese lefty - Red Sox blog
Having offered every free agent reliever in America a contract (except Kiko Calero), the Sox set their sights overseas.

Some interesting numbers via Bill James - Extra Bases
Some extra notes: Pedroia has finished 4th over the last 2 years in runs saved. 2007 dragged him down to 6th overall. Likewise, Scutaro finished unranked, 6th, and 4th over the last 3 years. The defensive switch from Lowell to Beltre should be worth 40 runs on its own.

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