Betts, Christian and Webster have moved on. I'm not ranking Castillo either, if I did he'd be 1st. What do your lists look like SoSHers?
TIER 1
1. Swihart: Couldn't have asked for a much better year except the lack of walks but that corrected itself after an adjustment period.
2. Owens: Still putting up ace numbers without ace stuff.
3. EdRod: What a haul. Seems to have recaptured his prospect status. Speier stated the Sox brass has these 3 guys 1-3, but all 3 have supporters at 1.
TEIR 2
4. Margot: insane upside and started to flash some serious power. Should start in Portland next year, could potentially get a cup too. 5 tool guy with possibly the most upside in the system if it isn't Swihart or...
5. Devers: His bat for his age is drool worthy. Greenville bound I'd think.
TIER 3 (these guys seem interchangible from 6-20.
6. Brian Johnson: Huge climber. Sox seem high on him. Should start in AAA but could be stuck in AA.
7. Cecchini: Saved his season with a great August and an impressive cup of coffee. Still has to be one of the bigger disappointments on the farm.
8. Barnes
9. Ranaudo
10: Marrero: Was very streaky in Portland but finished with impressive numbers in AA. Struggled to adjust in AAA. The power was nice to see.
11. Chavis: 1st rounder with a decent start to his career.
12. Rijo: Could be a fast climber. Put up respectable numbers at just 18 in Greenville, especially in the power category. Should start in Salem.
13. Escobar: The shiny new Ranaudo/Barnes/Workman...
14. Sean Coyle: Cooled off a bit year end and still has the injury bug and lack of a position, strikes out way too much but boy can he rake. Hard to see him succeeding though. Maybe a Mark Bellhorn year or two.
15. Ball: He showed flashes but hard to rank him higher despite the high pick.
16-20 are more or less guys I like but have legit casrs anyway.
16. Sam Travis
17. Travis Shaw: good depth option, ok bat.
18. Carlos Asauje: He raked at Greenville and Salem but that should be expected given his age. He'll be age appropriate for Portland , where he should start 2015.
19. Henry Ramos: great athlete. Has shown progress year to year as an incredibly raw player and has shown ability to hit, hit for power, and walk. If ony he can put it all together. AA bound I'd think, unless he goes bye in Rule 5?
20. Bryce Brentz: Still has the power, showed more discipline this year.
Looks like we still have a top 10 system which is amazing when we technically graduated the following this year I believe: X, Betts, JBJ, Christian, Workman???, Webster.
TIER 1
1. Swihart: Couldn't have asked for a much better year except the lack of walks but that corrected itself after an adjustment period.
2. Owens: Still putting up ace numbers without ace stuff.
3. EdRod: What a haul. Seems to have recaptured his prospect status. Speier stated the Sox brass has these 3 guys 1-3, but all 3 have supporters at 1.
TEIR 2
4. Margot: insane upside and started to flash some serious power. Should start in Portland next year, could potentially get a cup too. 5 tool guy with possibly the most upside in the system if it isn't Swihart or...
5. Devers: His bat for his age is drool worthy. Greenville bound I'd think.
TIER 3 (these guys seem interchangible from 6-20.
6. Brian Johnson: Huge climber. Sox seem high on him. Should start in AAA but could be stuck in AA.
7. Cecchini: Saved his season with a great August and an impressive cup of coffee. Still has to be one of the bigger disappointments on the farm.
8. Barnes
9. Ranaudo
10: Marrero: Was very streaky in Portland but finished with impressive numbers in AA. Struggled to adjust in AAA. The power was nice to see.
11. Chavis: 1st rounder with a decent start to his career.
12. Rijo: Could be a fast climber. Put up respectable numbers at just 18 in Greenville, especially in the power category. Should start in Salem.
13. Escobar: The shiny new Ranaudo/Barnes/Workman...
14. Sean Coyle: Cooled off a bit year end and still has the injury bug and lack of a position, strikes out way too much but boy can he rake. Hard to see him succeeding though. Maybe a Mark Bellhorn year or two.
15. Ball: He showed flashes but hard to rank him higher despite the high pick.
16-20 are more or less guys I like but have legit casrs anyway.
16. Sam Travis
17. Travis Shaw: good depth option, ok bat.
18. Carlos Asauje: He raked at Greenville and Salem but that should be expected given his age. He'll be age appropriate for Portland , where he should start 2015.
19. Henry Ramos: great athlete. Has shown progress year to year as an incredibly raw player and has shown ability to hit, hit for power, and walk. If ony he can put it all together. AA bound I'd think, unless he goes bye in Rule 5?
20. Bryce Brentz: Still has the power, showed more discipline this year.
Looks like we still have a top 10 system which is amazing when we technically graduated the following this year I believe: X, Betts, JBJ, Christian, Workman???, Webster.