Comments on: Boston Red Sox: Top 10 Prospects

By: Jonesy514

Jonesy514 — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:15:25 +0000

1. No Jose Iglesias (i know this is the 2010 top 10, but still, shoulda been on here).
2. Ryan Kalish did prove you wrong, had a pretty solid year last year.

By: Shaggychild

Shaggychild — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:56:46 +0000

This list is a little depressing when viewed at the start of the 2011 season…

By: charlie & jane lorenzo

charlie & jane lorenzo — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:59:52 +0000

we are anticipating great things from anthony rizzo. he’s the one everyone should be watching.

By: jim

jim — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:06:45 +0000

I’ve seen Lars Anderson play 1b. He’ll be fine.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:27:37 +0000

Revisionist history. Anderson was considered a B/B+ prospect before he got to Portland. When he got there, and mashed, at the age of 21, that’s when the hype went through the roof.

By: Nick Smith

Nick Smith — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:46:57 +0000

That may be the system in place, but it’s still a cop out. Looking back in ten years, isn’t it going to seem a little silly that Strasburg was never on a FanGraphs top prospect list? BP used to do the same thing, not including prospects with no pro stats and they ended up with incomplete prospects lists that, for example, wouldn’t include Josh Beckett.

You obviously won’t be lumping HS freshmen on the same list as AAAers, but if you’re going to draw a line, “property of a major league organization” is a more sensible place to draw one than “drafted/signed at least a year ago.”

By: Nick Smith

Nick Smith — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:33:35 +0000

I think Kelly’s on a much faster track than you’re giving him credit for. The talk this offseason has been of starting him at AA next year, with an outside shot at the bigs by the end of the year. Whether he can still pitch well while doing that is another story, but 2011 would be a more likely bet for his ETA than mid 2012. I’d say he’s a good year ahead of Westmoreland who you’ve got at late 2012.

By: Steve @ MLBFP

Steve @ MLBFP — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:39:59 +0000

Interestingly, our new writer, a big time Red Sox fan himself, agrees that we should wait and see on Lars Anderson. Here’s his take on Lars for our readers. Keep in mind we have a fantasy baseball spinn on prospects:

Yankee and Red Sox prospects are frequently victims of their own success and that may have been the case with Anderson in 2009. After a breakout 2008 season that had many Sox fans naming him the heir-apparent to David Ortiz, Anderson struggled mightily last year, hitting just .233-9-51 in Double-A with an abysmal .345 slugging percentage.

While many Boston fans will undoubtedly now write the young lefty off, his skill set remains impressive. If healthy, Anderson still has huge fantasy potential. Fully capable of hitting 30-plus home runs with a high average, Anderson’s upside is that of a Carlos Delgado-type player worthy of being drafted in the top 5 rounds of a draft. Those in dynasty leagues should hold on to Anderson and hope for a rebound in 2010. If he gets his career back on track, they will be handsomely rewarded.

http://www.mlbfantasyprospects.com/2010/01/mlb-fantasy-prospects—team-scouting-reports-and-analysis—boston-red-sox.html

By: AndrewYF

AndrewYF — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:04:19 +0000

It’s a cautionary tale on overhyping prospects that compiled great statistics in Lancaster’s ballpark. It made Coors look like Petco Park. You can’t take any of those numbers seriously. Now that the Sox have smartly moved their high-A team to Salem, we can get a better read on their high A-ball prospects.

By: AndrewYF

AndrewYF — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:01:46 +0000

2009 draft picks/international signees not included. 2009.

Do you ever get tired of trolling?