Hello Fellow OTMers! As we near the end of our community prospect rankings, I thought I'd post some comparisons to see how we stack up against John Sickels from Minor League Ball and SoxProspects.com.
What sticks out is how highly John thinks of Lars Anderson. He's also a big fan of Josh Reddick, Oscar Tejeda, and Dustin Richardson. For information on John's grading system, click here.
SoxProspects really likes Oscar Tejeda, ranking him 11th at 19 years old. And we here at OTM have a serious man-crush on Jacoby.
| Rank: | OTM | John Sickels - Grade | SoxProspects - Score |
| 1. | Jacoby Ellsbury | Clay Buccholz - A | Clay Buchholz - 9-10 |
| 2. | Clay Buccholz | Jacoby Ellsbury - A- | Jacoby Ellsbury - 8-9 |
| 3. | Jed Lowrie | Jed Lowrie - A- | Justin Masterson - 7-9 |
| 4. | Justin Masterson | Lars Anderson - B+ | Jed Lowrie - 7-9 |
| 5. | Michael Bowden | Michael Bowden - B | Michael Bowdin - 7-9 |
| 6. | Lars Anderson | Justin Masterson - B | Lars Anderson - 7-9 |
| 7. | Ryan Kalish | Nick Hagadone - B | Nick Hagadone - 7-9 |
| 8. | Nick Hagadone | Ryan Kalish - B | Ryan Kalish - 6-9 |
| 9. | Brandon Moss | Will Middlebrooks - B- | Oscar Tejeda - 6-9 |
| 10. | Will Middlebrooks | Josh Reddick - B- | Brandon Moss - 6-8 |
| 11. | Oscar Tejeda | Oscar Tejeda - B- | Will Middlebrooks - I |
| 12. | Chris Carter | Aaron Bates - B- | Chris Carter - 6-8 |
| 13. | Josh Reddick | Brandon Moss - C+ | Josh Reddick - 6-8 |
| 14. | Aaron Bates | Craig Hansen - C+ | Aaron Bates - 6-8 |
| 15. | Michael Almanzar | Dustin Richardson - C+ | Kirs Johnson - 6-8 |
| 16. | Jason Place | Reid Engel - C+ | Che-Hsuan Lin - 6-9 |
In terms of talent, the Red Sox are ranked 2nd by Baseball Prospectus. The top 5 systems are as follows:
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Boston Red Sox
- Cincinnati Reds
- Texas Rangers
- NY Yankees
Good times!