Daily Red Sox Links: Trey Ball, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jacoby Ellsbury

Over the weekend the Red Sox attempted to restock their already-exciting farm system, and took Trey Ball with their first selection. For what they saw in the big lefty, we look to Alex Speier. (Alex Speier; WEEI.com)

Michael Periatt brings us some notes on three banged up players. (Michael Periatt; RedSox.com)

There have been a lot of mixed feelings regarding Jarrod Saltalamacchia, but given the dearth of talent at his position, he is putting together a quietly solid season. (Tony Lee; ESPN Boston)

There have been multiple reasons why the Red Sox are having as successful of a season as they've had, but according to Scott Lauber, one of the big ones has been roster depth. (Scott Lauber; Boston Herald)

With their third round pick, the Red Sox picked high school catcher Jon Denney, who could wind up being the steal of their draft class. (Evan Drellich; Masslive.com)

One of the most impressive parts of the Red Sox organization is their scouting department, which Tim Britton looks at in the first part of his three-part look. (Tim Britton; Providence Journal)

Jared Carrabis delves into the heating-up Jacoby Ellsbury. (Jared Carrabis; SoxSpace)

Read more Red Sox:

• MLB Draft 2013: Red Sox draft highlights, rounds 11-40
• Will Middlebrooks won’t lose 3B job to Jose Iglesias
• MLB Draft 2013 results: Red Sox select pitcher Trey Ball #7 overall
• MLB Draft 2013: The best #7 picks in history
• Xander Bogaerts might be baseball’s best prospect