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Minor League Update -- 11/09/09

Remember Javier Lopez? Turns out he's a free agent.

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Remember Javier Lopez? Turns out he's a free agent.

The Over The Monster top prospects list should start being compiled fairly soon. We'll be using reader voting again, with a slightly different format which should make it so that "write ins" aren't necessary.

Arizona Fall League

Luis Exposito: 3-8, 2B -- .286/.324/.429
-Expo's numbers just keep on improving since the bad start.

Jose Iglesias: 2-8, HR, K -- .222/.286/.378
-Again some pop out of Iglesias. His bat is clearly a work in progress, and he needs to work on plate patience BIG TIME (4 out of 5 at bats last game were 1-pitch at bats. The other was a strikeout. Though he did record RBIs on 3 of 5, so it's worth considering that it might have been somewhat situational.)

Ryan Kalish: 4-9, 2B, 2 BB, K -- .292/.368/.333
-After putting on a surprising power performance during the regular season, it's all but disappeared for Kalish in the fall. I wouldn't worry too much about it, though. It could be fatigue, it could be what he's working on, but he's shown he can smack 20+ out. His emergence as a patient hitter who's gonna get on base a lot is much more important.

Casey Kelly: 0-4, BB, K
-Whoo!

Randor Bierd: 3 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K – 5.60 ERA, 12:9 K:BB, 1.19 WHIP
-A poor fall can't be a good sign for Bierd's flickering career.

Richie Lentz: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K – 0.77 ERA, 13:2 K:BB, .77 WHIP
-Lentz is putting on quite the show after getting pounded in Portland this year. A dramatic improvement in control (33 BB in 36 IP to 2 in 12) can't hurt.

Chris Province: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K – 3.12 ERA, 8:4 K:BB, 1.04 WHIP

Dustin Richardson: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K – 5.19 ERA, 13:7 K:BB, 1.85 WHIP
-Includes 1 IP, 2 H, 1 K in the Rising Stars game. That inning will not be included in season numbers.

Star-divide

Columbian Winter League

Reynaldo Rodriguez: .261/.352/.391 in 46 ABs
Dominican Winter League

Mark Wagner: 1-8, K – .296/.390/.500
-Can't dominate every week.

Jose Capellan: 7.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 0 K – 3.71 ERA, 4:10 K:BB, 1.53 WHIP
-The ERA isn't horrible. But the peripherals...Oh the peripherals. 

Sydney Winter League
The brothers Moanaroa and Mitch Dening have been hanging out in Aussie.

Mitch Dening: .500/.600/1.500 in 4 ABs

Boss Moanaroa: .357/.500/.429 in 14 ABs
-Still want to see the power.

Moko Moanaroa: .250/.357/.250
Venezuelan Winter League

Yeiper Castillo: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K – 1.80 ERA, 4:4 K:BB, 1.40 WHIP

Felix Doubront: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K – 2.84 ERA, 2:0 K:BB, .95 WHIP

Leandro Marin: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K – 3.38 ERA, 4:0 K:BB, 1.13 WHIP

List of Red Sox Minor League Free Agents
Edit: I have been correctly called out by poster Chebornek for not crediting SoxProspects.com for having gotten my information for this list from them. It was an oversight, and certainly in no way malicious. SoxProspects.com is a fantastic site and I encourage any and all of Over the Monster's readers to visit it--they're honestly a better resource than I am.

Technically, some of these names aren't minor leaguers, but it's worth noting them separate from the obvious big name guys.

Zach Borowiak
Robert Coello
Nick Green
Derrick Loop
Dave McKae
Iggy Suarez

Good luck to all the free agents in finding somewhere to play—whether back with Boston or elsewhere.
(Javier Lopez is a pretty surprising name, if you ask me.)

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He almost certainly will.

Jason McLeod mentioned him and Wagner as guys they’re watching in ST.

by USG on Nov 9, 2009 2:48 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Lopez Surprising?

Is that because everyone killed the part of their brain which housed the Lopez pitching memories with alcohol?

…or a power drill?

Rock me, sexy Jesus...

by nuthinboutnuthin on Nov 9, 2009 5:09 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Just that he'd be a free agent so soon after looking like a cost-controlled bullpen arm.

Besides which, as bad as ’09 was, he had pretty good numbers otherwise. He was one of our most reliable arms in ’08.

by USG on Nov 9, 2009 11:57 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Do you have to be over 21 to operate a power drill?

If not, then that’s probably what I did. I don’t remember though.

@bs_uf15bosox9be 12 pieces of bacon, a Red Bull, and go get 'em; Learn to use SB Nation

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Nov 14, 2009 1:01 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I liked Fernando Cabrera

VARITEK MUST GO
Brandon Webb in 2010
Jason Bay is not WERTH it

by gizmosandy on Nov 9, 2009 6:38 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

+1

Fan favorite whenever I go to Portland. Hit one over the Maine Monster to roaring applause once (Haven’t checked his power numbers, may have been the ONLY time).

"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.

by Rogue Nine on Nov 9, 2009 9:53 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

SoxProspects.com

So did you just wholesale-copy the minor league free agent list and the fall-winter participant list from SoxProspects.com without giving any attribution? Because that seens to be the only place with the ML free agent list, the only place reporting on the Sox player’s involvement in the Sydney Winter League and the Colombian League stats. That’s messed up – if you’re going to steal somebody’s work, at least give some credit.

by cheborneck on Nov 10, 2009 7:50 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

You're kind of accurate.

The free agent list is, admittedly, from Sox Prospects, and I should certainly have attributed that to them. It’s my oversight, and I’ll own it. I also did first discover that Rodriguez was participating in the CWL from Sox Prospects, but have since used the official site (http://teamrenteria.info/teamrenteria/Joomla/) for his numbers. Likewise with the Marlins’ players (http://www.nswml.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/nswml/downloads/ML%202009-10%201st%20Grade/ccm1st.htm)

Fall-winter numbers for the more established leagues are easily found on MLB.com.

I will certainly apologize for not giving SoxProspects.com proper credit for the free agent list. I will not apologize for reporting on the CWL and SWL players much like I wouldn’t for not mentioning “I learned about Tim Federowicz by visiting SoxProspects.com” every time I talk about Tim.

by USG on Nov 14, 2009 3:04 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs


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