Xander Bogaerts promoted to Triple-A

Interesting timing. I guess they sold out the tickets Any way Xander deserves it and gives him enough at bats to get in to the big leagues by this time next year. 

Edit: Does the September call up counts to the service time? Also when is the super 2 deadline for him if September call up does not count and he is not called up to start the year?

Wow, just 20 years old, and he is at AAA. Now this gets interesting. I am sure they will start him at short, as there is no need to make him learn a new position while adjusting to AAA. But as the year progresses will he see time at third? They can't be very happy with Middlebrooks.

Richly deserved!! The kid has done everything necessary to put himself into the team's plans for next season, and possibly later this year.

I would hope that Garin Cecchini gets promoted to AA in the next week or two also to replace Xander.

I know most people "claim" to disregard the yearly top prospect lists, but I'd say if Xander doesn't look completely lost in AAA, we likely have the #1 prospect in all of baseball.
Prospect lists may offer little insight into the type of player they may or may not become, however, it sure is a fun point of argument among my circle of baseball friends. Exciting times for the entire Sox system.

Let's keep this thread to Bogaerts.

Wait, so he was the youngest playing in either AA or the division right? Now he is moving up to AAA. Wow.

I am not saying trade Drew or Iggy (who I think should be the starting SS), but I am bet this will lead to some trade rumors.

I love the aggressiveness of this but I'd really like to hear from some of the scouts here if they think he's ready. Just wonder if part of this is seeing how he deals with that so he may be closer to an Aug/Sept 1 call-up. Someone also suggested to me just now they may have moved him up in preparation for a possible trade that's being framed out trade at the deadline for an elite player and the controlling team wanted to see him against higher level competition to gage how close he is to MLB. I don't think the Sox would ever do that for a whole host of reasons, but I'll let the experts answer that one as well.

What is Detroit's problem with Perelta? Or are you assuming Bud is going to drop the hammer on the Roiders before the playoffs? Because there is zero chance as long as the Yankees are in playoff contention.

All this time I thought you were an expert Guidas, a swashbuckling baseball expert!

You seem like one to me, with lots of panache.

Don't worry my party is not ruined. IMO I could care less how other prospects are ranked compared to Xander, I just care about his projection.

Xander is more valuable to us because we have a CF prospect who looks like he will have a great career. Depending on how other players pan Xander could be great as a SS, 3B, or Corner outfield. Xander's tools play up, because you never see that kind of offense in SS's.

To me, Buxton is not #1 yet, but he has the tools to get there and projects better tools than Bogaerts. We knew Xander had the potential for something special, but he didn't get top 10 consideration until he started hitting at AA. Buxton is pretty damn athletic, but he still hasn't proved it in the high minors. He is young and will get there. Xanders #1 prospect status is highly dependable on who graduates this year.




Saying we have the #2-3 top prospect gets you an Island these days? Get out of here you troll.

This is the right move for both the organization & the player. I just hope they don't make the mistake of adding him to the 40 man until next year. I don't think he she should see Boston this year.

lol - and yet I am not left handed.

I've only seen Bogaerts a few times live and only once this year when it was c-c-cold. While he's doing well now I thought they'd look for a more sustained performance before they bumped him up. My thought at the beginning of the year was that this is a kid who will get 400 ABs in AA and if all goes well jump to Pawtucket in August then probably Boston for a taste next May or June (like they did with Ells in 07) and if he thrives in AAA in '14 he finds his way on the Boston roster on or around August 1 (barring an injury that brings him up sooner). He was doing well in AA but as we like to say here, small sample, so I wanted to hear from Chris and Chris and anyone else who may have been seeing him over the last month who agree that Xander has proved all he needs to prove in AA (already).