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Post by njsox on May 31, 2013 12:12:58 GMT -5
Three Sox on the Hot Sheet this week.
4. Xander Bogaerts, ss, Red Sox
Team: Double-A Portland (Eastern)
Age: 20
Why He’s Here: .400/.500/.720 (10-for-25), 4 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBIs, 5 BB, 3 SO, 1-for-2 SB
The Scoop: It took Bogaerts a couple of weeks to get the timing of his swing down, but he’s been one of the most dangerous hitters in the Eastern League ever since. With quick hands, a clean bat path and plenty of extra-base sock that’s only going to improve as he fills out his projectable frame. Bogaerts has the makings of a perennial all-star, be it at shortstop early in his career or at third base if he has to slide over there.
No. 5 Anthony Ranaudo, rhp, Red Sox
Team: Double-A Portland (Eastern)
Age: 23
Why He’s Here: 1-0, 0.77, 2 GS, 11 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 12 SO
The Scoop: How much better has Ranaudo been this year than at any other point in his pro career? In 2011 and ’12 in 35 pro starts, Ranaudo had worked five or more innings without giving up a run three times. This year he’s done it four times in 10 starts. He’d given up three or more runs in 16 of his first 35 pro starts. This year, he’s done it once in 10 starts.
Blake Swihart, c, Red Sox: Swihart’s bat has started showing the kind of life the Red Sox believed was in there when they made him the 26th overall pick in 2011. Though the 21-year-old is still looking for his first homer of 2013, he hit .318/.403/.470 in May for high Class A Salem and finished it off with a 7-for-15 week during which he also drew five walks and hit three doubles
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Post by borisman on May 31, 2013 13:03:11 GMT -5
I don't see how Ranaudo hasn't made any mentions on the hot sheet. To be fair the very first sentence in this thread is "Cecchini and Ranaudo made it this week." I don't think he made for two weeks straight since the May 3rd hot sheet. That is what I was referring to. I'm glad he's back on the list.  |
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Post by amfox1 on May 31, 2013 21:42:47 GMT -5
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Post by mainesox on May 31, 2013 22:03:56 GMT -5
Wow, I guess if you think he's still the pitcher he was when they drafted him it makes sense, I'm just kinda surprised to see it at this point. |
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Post by njsox on Jun 7, 2013 11:43:33 GMT -5
This week's Hot Sheet is loaded with Red Sox and players with Sox connections (former draft pick Alex Meyer and former propsect Raul Alcantara).
No. 1 Xander Bogaerts, ss, Red Sox
Team: Double-A Portland (Eastern)
Age: 20
Why He’s Here: .529/.667/1.000 (9-for-17), 5 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBIs, 7 BB, 1 SO
The Scoop: Every year, the expectations grow for Bogaerts. And every year, he only seems to surpass them. First the Red Sox signed him for $410,000 out of Aruba in 2009 as a 16-year-old. He delivered with a stellar debut the following season in the Dominican Summer League. Buzz began to grow after he ranked among the Top 20 DSL prospects, and despite an aggressive promotion to low Class A Greenville in 2011, Bogaerts flourished. After tearing through high Class A Salem with a strong finish in Double-A in 2012, Bogaerts became the No. 8 prospect in baseball.
After what Bogaerts is doing in Double-A, he’s putting himself in the discussion for the No. 1 spot at the end of the year. His bat speed is superb, his swing is loose, he manages his plate appearances well and his extra-base sock continues to improve and should be at least plus down the road. Not only is Bogaerts one of the most dangerous hitters in the minors, but his defense has improved to the point where he could spend the early part of his career at shortstop rather than having to move to third base immediately, although as he fills out his 6-foot-3 frame it might not be long before he outgrows the position. Wherever he plays, his bat has the potential to make him a star.
No. 5 Drake Britton, lhp, Red Sox
Team: Double-A Portland (Eastern)
Age: 24
Why He’s Here: 1-0, 0.00, 8 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 8 SO, 1 BB
The Scoop: Britton’s legal trouble stemming from an arrest in Fort Myers, Fla., during spring training hasn’t affected his performance at Double-A. He threw his best game of the season on Wednesday, completing eight shutout innings of Erie while allowing one hit and striking out eight. He didn’t allow a hit until the seventh inning.
Henry Owens, lhp, Red Sox: Owens got hit around a bit in his three starts leading into this week, but he bounced back with a pair of quality outings for high Class A Salem. The 20-year-old permitted just one run on three hits in 11 innings while fanning 13. But while he was dominant when he came around the zone, finding it was a bit of an issue, as he handed out seven walks and threw four wild pitches.
Not Hot: Matt Barnes, rhp, Red Sox: Barnes had a solid May (2-0, 2.65) with Double-A Portland, but those good vibes were lost in one disastrous inning. In the second frame of Barnes’ start Sunday against Altoona, the 22-year-old gave up seven runs on six hits, including three home runs. He’d only given up four homers all year coming in, and the seven runs in the inning were more than he’d allowed in any previous start. His ERA shot up from 4.50 to 5.62.
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Post by jimoh on Jul 26, 2013 13:50:25 GMT -5
www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-july-26-kyle-zimmer-pulls-a-180-on-his-season/5. Matt Barnes, rhp, Red Sox Team: Double-A Portland (Eastern) Age: 23 Why He’s Here: 1-1, 0.75, 12 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 18 SO, 6 BB The Scoop: Barnes has rarely been able to get into a groove with Portland, but when he’s been on, he puts up lines like what we see here. He has been missing bats all season, ranking third in the Eastern League with 106 whiffs in 82 2/3 innings, but command has gotten him in trouble at times. He had a 6.86 ERA in five June starts, then had to come out of his July 6 outing after facing only one hitter when he took a liner off the wrist. He certainly looks fine now. IN THE TEAM PHOTO ... Henry Owens, lhp, Red Sox: The last time Owens allowed a hit was on July 11, as he threw six no-hit innings on July 17 and followed it up on Monday with five more innings of scoreless, no-hit baseball with nine strikeouts for high Class A Salem. NOT-SO HOT ... Allen Webster, rhp, Red Sox: Outstanding stuff? Yes. Outstanding results? Not so much, at least not this season, either in Boston or Triple-A Pawtucket. After getting tagged for seven runs in 2 1/3 innings in his last big league start on July 9, Webster hasn’t been any better in his last two starts in Triple-A, where he’s allowed nine runs in 8 1/3 innings to inflate his International League ERA to a pedestrian 4.40 through 13 starts as he’s struggled with his command. chat starting soon: www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-chat-with-jim-shonerd-3/
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Post by templeusox on Aug 2, 2013 11:57:51 GMT -5
Jamie Callahan comes in at #2 this week.
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