by jcookson | Feb 27, 2015 | Blake Swihart, Bryce Harper, Christian Vasquez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Manuel Margot, Mookie Betts, Rafael Devers, Stephen Strasburg, Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox made a huge acquisition this week, winning the bidding war for talented Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada. We won’t see Moncada in Boston right away, because he’s still very young and will need some time in the minors to adjust to the US. He’s such an exciting...
by jcookson | Dec 19, 2014 | Bryce Brentz, Henry Ramos, Manuel Margot
The “Prospects To Know” series continues this week with the Red Sox outfield prospects to watch in 2015. Bryce Brentz Brentz possesses some of the best power in the Red Sox system, but doesn’t make enough contact to get to that power consistently. He’s also had...
by jcookson | Oct 17, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Blake Swihart, Brian Johnson, Cody Kukuk, Jamie Callahan, Lowell Spinners, Manuel Margot, Ty Buttrey, Uncategorized
Before the season began, I tried to identify five prospects in the Red Sox system that would have breakout years in 2014. Now that the Red Sox have finished up, I’m looking back to see how well I did in predicting prospects that would have big years this past season....
by askillin | Oct 8, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Ben Cherington, Blake Swihart, Brian Johnson, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Manuel Margot, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Rusney Castillo, Yoenis Cespedes
Yoenis Cespedes is supposed to provide the Red Sox lineup with some much-needed power, but with just a year remaining on his contract, the Cuban outfielder could also be used as a trade chip this offseason. When the Red Sox acquired Yoenis Cespedes prior to July’s...
by jcookson | Sep 19, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Brian Johnson, Carlos Asuaje, Christian Vazquez, Greenville Drive, Henry Owens, Manuel Margot, Mookie Betts, Pawtucket Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs, Rafael Devers, Salem Red Sox
The Red Sox minor league season wrapped up this week, with five affiliates making the playoffs and two teams (The Pawtucket Red Sox and the Gulf Coast League Red Sox) winning championships. It was another tremendous year of development in the Red Sox minor league...
by jcookson | Aug 15, 2014 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Henry Owens, Manuel Margot, Mookie Betts, Rafael Devers, Wendell Rijo
The Red Sox boast a minor league system stacked with talent close to major league ready. Players like Mookie Betts, Henry Owens and Blake Swihart are already familiar to most Sox fans. This season, however, has also seen the emergence of three talented teenagers....
by jcookson | Feb 26, 2014 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brian Johnson, Cody Kukuk, Drake Britton, Jamie Callahan, Manuel Margot, Ty Buttrey
This week I’m highlighting five prospects I expect big things from in 2014. Last January I nailed it by predicting success for Garin Cecchini, but some of the other picks (cough Jose Vinicio’s cough) weren’t so great. I’m hoping I can look back with pride on...
by jcookson | Feb 7, 2014 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Brian Johnson, Buster Posey, Christian Vazquez, Devin Marrero, Dustin Pedroia, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Luis Diaz, Manuel Margot, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Nomar Garciaparra, Trey Ball, Xander Bogaerts
Here’s my ranking of the top 15 prospects in the Red Sox minor league system, ranked on their ability and likelihood to impact the major league club. The top ten players should all start the year at Double A or higher, giving an indication of the amount of talent the...
