That's A Wrap: Red Sox Finalize Fantastic Draft Class
by Ben Buchanan on Aug 17, 2010 12:14 AM EDT
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PrintThey came, they drafted, they paid out the nose.
But it looks like the Red Sox will get their money's worth.
With the signing of Anthony Ranaudo, the Red Sox finished a hard day's work, ending with a ton of new talent wearing Red Sox uniforms. Ranaudo, one of the top talents in the draft, lead's the pack, but Garin Cecchini (a middle infielder with at least above average everything) is not far behind. And it's impossible to forget all the other guys picked up today. They even managed to slip Chris Hernandez in under the radar.
To be frank, the minor league system hasn't been having it's best year. Some big performances from guys like Kalish, Lavarnway, and RIzzo have been keeping things afloat, but a lot of the mid-level talents have sort of trended the wrong way. Whether this is a natural effect of the Red Sox pushing their prospects age-wise or just a bad year, I can't say.
But if the system did need any revitalizing--and that's a big if--the Red Sox did all that and more. This was a huge day for the organization's future. Kudos to everyone involved in getting it done.
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So let me try to get all the big signings into one list.
Anthony Ranuando
Kolbrin Vitek
Bryce Brentz
Kendrick Perkins
Henry Ramos
Lucas Leblanc
Mathew Price
Sean Coyle
Brandon Workman
Garin Cecchini
Chris Hernandez
am i missing anybody?
by beantownboy171 on Aug 17, 2010 12:22 AM EDT reply actions
As SoxProspects guru Chris Hatfield points out
This also completely quells any fears I may have had about Amiel Sawdaye stepping in. We lost a big piece of our FO, and Sawdaye stepped in, took names, and kicked ass.
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Amiel nailed it.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 17, 2010 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
but like we said
giving $1.3 mill to Coyle was questionable.
It also hurts that Cole was still on the board.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 17, 2010 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions
It puts a dent in the draft budget + I believe better guys were on the board.
But I trust Theo and co.
These guys invest a ton of time and resources into this and have a good track record.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 17, 2010 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions
While I don't think that was a particularly savvy move, I really don't see it as a huge waste/reach.
I’d rather waste money on middle infield talent… you can never have enough depth there. Plus, he’s a Red Sox type of player… hustle, grit and great athleticism. Its not out of the question they might think they can fix his swing and get some more power out of him, too. Given where he was drafted and the money, it sure seems like he’s a Sawdaye fave.
…but yeah, definitely rather have Cole.
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you can certainly make the argument that its better to blow money on a bunch of interesting high school arms late
and hope to hit on a few that way. I think we all know by now what a poor investment it typically is to take a hard throwing high school pitcher early and pay him overslot…
…but yeah, definitely rather have Cole (again).
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I agree.
Definitely like the kid and he appears to have heart.
Good thing is that his projected lack of pop is acceptable given the fact that he’s in the middle infield.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 17, 2010 2:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Chump Change
Guys, this is chump change to the Red Sox. This is an organiztion that paid $50 million for the right to pay $50 million to Dice-K and then tried to sign Texeira to a $180 million contract. They don’t like to spend foolishly, but spend they do, and I don’t think any of us should worry about it for one second.
But there still is a budget.
Hence the reason we didn’t sign Jaffe and Duke.
I know it’s chump change but there still are restrictions.
And they are universal.
There’s a reason why the Skankees couldn’t get Holliday last year.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 17, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
See Pedro Alvarez.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 17, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not sure those were budget considerations...
as much as those guys didn’t have what they felt was a worthwhile value to bonus demand ratio.
But, yeah, your point still stands.
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I just feel that $1.3 mill could have been better spent elsewhere.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 17, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder what BA will rank the farm next year.
In this year’s prospect handbook, the farm was ranked 6th. Reddick’s stock dropped, and Westy is out, but Kalish and Doubront emerged (I guess they would still be considered prospects, maybe not Doubront). Plus, add this year’s draft, and I don’t see how they can’t move up.
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I believe BA just goes by innings/ABs.
Can’t see Doubie eclipsing 50 so he’ll be safe.
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 17, 2010 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Let's add in a bit more good news, on the Westy front:
Key bit:
The Red Sox received another promising update on minor leaguer Ryan Westmoreland, receiving word that he is showing improvements in many areas in his ongoing recovery from brain surgery in March. The 20-year-old is now running, doing some throwing and he has progressed to swinging off a tee and taking some soft toss, according to a baseball source.
Basically, if Ryan is able to meet his fall goals
He has a very legitimate chance of re-entering the ’Sox farm program at some level next spring. With luck and hard work, he may end up having fallen no more than about 1 or 1 1/2 years behind in his development.
That would be a truly awesome story. Lets all hope the best for Ryan on his journey back!
amfox1 (senior moderator) at soxprospects.com puts our 2011 pitching into perspective.
Here’s a quick snippet of our starting pitcher depth for 2011 (age as of 3/31/11):
Boston – Lester (27) (2013+t), Buchholz (26) (2014 control), Beckett (30) (2014), Lackey (32) (2014), Matsuzaka (30) (2012) (retired: Wakefield)
Pawtucket – Doubront (23), Weiland (24), Tazawa (24), [FA SP], Hill (31) (re-signed) (6th starter: Mills (26)) (gone: Castro, RARamirez)
Portland – Kelly (21), Pimentel (21), Huntzinger (22), A.Wilson (24), Fife (24) (6th starter: Lee (24))
Salem – Ranaudo (21), Britton (21), Workman (22), Castillo (22), Pressly (22) (6th starter: Volz (23)) (gone: M.Gonzalez, Holliman)
Greenville – Younginer (20), Price (21), Rivera (21), T.Wilson (21), Hernandez (22) (piggyback starters: Celestino (21), Couch (21))
Lowell – Velette (19), Taveras (20), Curtis (21), Cervenka (21), J.Rodriguez (22), [2011 Draftee] (gone: Consuegra)
GCL – Gomez (17), Garcia (18), R.Alcantara (18), Dahlstrand (19), Parthemore (19), Ortega (19)
Check out this video of Ranaudo:
-Wicked bender at :25
-Fastball discharges out of his hand at :30
Some seriously dirrty stuff.
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right here
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by Frederick0220 on Aug 17, 2010 2:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Gotta love it
They drafted the guys they wanted and weren’t afraid to dish out the cash to sign them. We’ve gotta repeat next year because we may not be allowed to keep on doing it with a new CBA.
Are any of these guys going to play at any level before the fall league?
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Possibly get 5-25 at bats or a couple innings pitched.
But you rarely see any real playing time outta these guys. Ranaudo will definitely be shut down after pitching in the Cape League.
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by Ben Buchanan on Aug 17, 2010 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
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