by mike silver | Mar 13, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post, Ryan Westmoreland
Earlier today, the Red Sox front office released a statement reporting that top prospect Ryan Westmoreland will undergo surgery to correct a cavernous malformation. A cavernous malformation is a group of dilated blood vessels in the brain, often diagnosed following...
by lee perrault | Feb 17, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Bill Hall, Boof Bonser, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Marco Scutaro, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Ryan Westmoreland
Spring Training is only a day away, and it’s been a busy offseason for the Red Sox in 2010. The team struggled in the playoffs last year after putting up another solid regular season; tweaks were made to sew up the loose ends on the team’s defensive...
by Troy Patterson | Jan 20, 2010 | Casey Kelly, Ryan Westmoreland
The rankings are rolling in and the Red Sox are entering 2010 with their best two prospects having yet to play a game at Double-A yet. I’m speaking of outfielder Ryan Westmoreland and confirmed starting pitcher Casey Kelly. I want to look at what the rankings...
by evan brunell | Nov 25, 2009 | Alex Wilson, Ryan Westmoreland
Alex Wilson was drafted in the second round of the 2009 draft by the Boston Red Sox out of Texas A&M. Wilson’s scouting report on SoxProspects.com says this: Missed 2008 season due to Tommy John Surgery. 3/4 arm slot. Clean mechanics, but his delivery is...
by evan brunell | Aug 28, 2009 | Chris McGuiness, Ryan Westmoreland
Ryan Westmoreland was drafted in the fifth round of the 2008 draft. He has been compared to Rocco Baldelli, given that both hail from Rhode Island. For Low-A Lowell, ‘Westy’ is hitting .298/.398/.491 with seven home runs, three triples and 15 doubles in...
by evan brunell | Jul 29, 2009 | Casey Kelly, Josh Reddick, Ryan Westmoreland
With the recent trade rumors flying fast and furious, a lot of Red Sox fans have had to come to grips that significant prospects will have to be given up to get an impact player. There have been some names that is clear the Red Sox are not willing to move; others that...
by daniel rathman | Feb 16, 2009 | Casey Kelly, Kris Negron, Michael Almanzar, Ryan Dent, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Westmoreland, Will Middlebrooks, Yamaico Navarro
Twelve months ago, I was eagerly looking forward to today because it would be then that the logjam at the shortstop position in the low-minors could be resolved. There were five guys: Oscar Tejeda, Yamaico Navarro, Kris Negron, Will Middlebrooks, and Ryan Dent; that...
by evan brunell | Nov 14, 2008 | Casey Kelly, Daniel Bard, Josh Reddick, Lars Anderson, Michael Almanzar, Michael Bowden, Nick Hagadone, Ryan Westmoreland, Stolmy Pimentel, Yamaico Navarro
Been a busy couple days, I apologize for the lack of content. We’ll get going again. Tomorrow Ryne’s supposed to post the first part of the Top 50 free agents and later today we’ll have a Red Sox blog roundtable for you all. First things first:...
by evan brunell | Aug 28, 2008 | Ryan Westmoreland
Ryan Westmoreland was drafted in the fifth round of the 2008 draft, a first-round talent that slipped due to his commitment to Vanderbilt. The Red Sox paid Westmoreland a $2 million bonus, and the 18-year old is now ranked the Red Sox’s ninth best prospect on...
by evan brunell | Jun 5, 2008 | Amateur Draft Players, Jason Castro, Reese Havens, Ryan Westmoreland
Today is the MLB draft! You can scope it at ESPN2 at 2:00 p.m., or follow along live at MVN. There is a special two-hour event over at MLB Draft University with live blogging and a live web TV broadcast with comprehensive team reports, prospect profiles, interviews...
