BA's Red Sox Rankings

by Marisa Ingemi on Nov 3, 2010 2:37 PM EDT

1. Casey Kelly, rhp

2. Jose Iglesias, ss

3. Anthony Rizzo, 1b

4. Anthony Ranaudo, rhp

5. Drake Britton, lhp

6. Reymond Fuentes, of

7. Josh Reddick, of

8. Felix Doubront, lhp

9. Stolmy Pimentel, rhp

10. Garin Cecchini, 3b

BEST TOOLS

Best Hitter for Average Garin Cecchini

Best Power Hitter Anthony Rizzo

Best Strike-Zone Discipline Che-Hsuan Lin

Fastest Baserunner Felix Sanchez

Best Athlete Reymond Fuentes

Best Fastball Drake Britton

Best Curveball Casey Kelly

Best Slider Alex Wilson

Best Changeup Stolmy Pimentel

Best Control Chris Balcom-Miller

Best Defensive Catcher Tim Federowicz

Best Defensive Infielder Jose Iglesias

Best Infield Arm Will Middlebrooks

Best Defensive Outfielder Che-Hsuan Lin

Best Outfield Arm Che-Hsuan Lin

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Kalish not eligible?

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by SoxDevil on Nov 3, 2010 3:58 PM EDT reply actions

He is not

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by Marisa Ingemi on Nov 3, 2010 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't like Fuentes in the top 10 and I question Cecchini in there also.

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by BoldandBrash on Nov 3, 2010 4:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

I feel like Vitek, Lars, WMB, and Lavarnway are better

for the top 10 instead of Fuentes. I don’t mind Cecchini as much, but we’ve never seen him play college or pro. I guess this is based on potential as well as performance, but how can BA compare him to other players playing well in pro ball?

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by BoldandBrash on Nov 3, 2010 4:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Callis and the BA have always considered Lavarnway to move off from C

Which hurts his prospect value.

Agree about Lars, he was rated #4 last year after a bad season, he has a better season and falls off completely? I don’t buy it.

Vitek and WMB….I guess that’s just a matter of opinion. They rated Fuentes as the system’s best athlete, and some people just love their athlete’s.

by South Coast Ghost on Nov 3, 2010 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree.

Surprised these guys made it.

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by Frederick0220 on Nov 9, 2010 12:49 AM EST up reply actions

I'm not sure I'd place Jose before Tony

They both play elite defense and Tony has a massive bat while Jose has’t shown much ability on that end and has been the knock on him all along and he didn’t shake it for me this season.

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by Rogue Nine on Nov 3, 2010 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

I agree

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by Marisa Ingemi on Nov 3, 2010 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

80 defense at SS yo

jacks shiit up

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by Frederick0220 on Nov 9, 2010 12:49 AM EST up reply actions

And so far that makes him 65% of a player to me. It’s great that his defense is good, but if he has no bat to go along with it? I’d rather take the guy like Rizzo, who’s defense is also highly touted AND he has a ridic bat.

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by Rogue Nine on Nov 9, 2010 12:59 AM EST up reply actions

The bat will come.

Elite bat speed, simple, compact swing mechanics conducive to making consistent contact.

Believe me, he’s gonna hit for a high average with a lot of doubles.

Of course this doesn’t mean much until it actually happens but I have little doubt he’s gonna produce offensively.

Maybe not a ton but all and all it will be at least respectable for an up-the-middle player.

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by Frederick0220 on Nov 9, 2010 2:26 AM EST up reply actions

Which is why I still think Jose is one of our top prospects, I just wouldn’t put him ahead of Rizzo right now, who has developed already into that complete player we hope Jose will become.

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by Rogue Nine on Nov 9, 2010 5:39 AM EST up reply actions

Ozzie Smith's lifetime OPS

is 0.666….just saying

by BobZupcic on Nov 11, 2010 4:24 PM EST up reply actions

no catchers?

i think the mfy have at least 12 catchers in their top 10 prospects.

can’t we just write one in?

and bowden and anderson – do they stink or is the top 10 hard to crack?

by Mick Lowe on Nov 3, 2010 9:11 PM EDT reply actions

Well Bowden stinks

He just hasn’t ever put it together, maybe his future is the bullpen, but they also didn’t mention Kalish, so maybe they also consider Bowden to be a major leaguer.

As for Lars this is his last shot. He’s got a ton of potential and he shows it now and then. This year there won’t be any issues with promotions or any of that. He’s starting and finishing at the same level presumably, we’ll know if he’s a fluke or not quickly.

As for catchers, we don’t have any that have proven themselves a whole lot. We have Lavarnway who has a crazy bat but may be better suited to the DH/1B discussion, Expo, Fed-Ex and co don’t have the bats but are better on the defensive side. We have NO idea what Ibarra is but apparently his shoulder was bothering him.

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by Rogue Nine on Nov 3, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions