According to the underlying data there are few hitters better in minor league baseball than Anthony. His bat-to-ball skills are plus, his plate approach is elite and he has strong underlying exit velocity data that points to plus raw power in-game. While the stat line was underwhelming at Low-A Salem, with a promotion to High-A Greenville Anthony has taken off, hitting .362/.486/.845 with seven home runs over 16 games. Even more impressive, Anthony has 14 walks to 16 strikeouts and has seen an increase in his flyball and line drive rates. Anthony has the ability to handle all three outfield positions now but could move to a corner full-time. His well-rounded plate skills and developing plus game power make him one of the most exciting hitters in the lower minors.
Post by RedSoxStats on Jul 9, 2023 23:04:27 GMT -5
From video of his interview scrum:
"The last few minutes it was between the Nationals and Red Sox. My floor went up, so that kind of turned the Nationals off, after [the Nats pick at] #40, that’s when I knew I’d be drafted by the Red Sox."
One interesting point about Shaw is where he would play in the minors. I know you don't draft based on position, but the Sox are pretty loaded at SS between Greenville (Romero), Salem (Bonaci) and Portland (Mayer). Someone will need to get moved off the position or rotate.
I'd have no problem playing him at 3B, SS, 2B and LF and letting him work his whole way up doing that.
Post by RedSoxStats on Jul 7, 2023 12:04:45 GMT -5
I'm not a big fan of that Luke Keaschall rumor this morning. But if the Sox are going for the big time saving route, I'd have no problem taking Gino Groover and just moving him to LF immediately.
4. Wilkelman Gonzalez, RHP, Red Sox Team: High-A Greenville (South Atlantic) Age: 21
Why He’s Here: 1-0, 1.80, 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 SO, 1 HR
The Scoop: Gonzalez’s April was rough. Of this, there can be no doubt. Since then, however, the righthander has turned it on. From May 1 on, Gonzalez’s numbers look like this: 5-0, 2.89 with 73 strikeouts and 21 walks in 43.2 innings. In other words, more than 55% of the outs he’s recorded in his last nine starts have come on strikes. Quietly, Boston’s system is starting to bear fruit. (JN)
Is that a splitter or a change up on second 20 of the clip. With that arm angle to LHB, that's going to get a ton of swing and misses.
“It’s kind of a changeup but not really,” he said about his new pitch. “Last year, when I started playing catch, I knew my changeup was definitely my worst pitch. So I went to one of our pitching coordinators and our analytics guys. I was like, ‘Hey, what do you all think about changing it to the (Kevin) Gausman split-change?’”
The Red Sox staff, including director of pitching development Shawn Haviland, agreed to try it.
“Before I even started throwing last year, I had a ball in my hand getting used to the grip just standing there watching other guys throw while I was not able to,” he said. “I had a ball and I was kind of getting used to that grip. So I think that kind of helped. And I watched some YouTube videos and just watched how he (Gausman) threw it.” ......
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Post by RedSoxStats on Jun 15, 2023 19:53:14 GMT -5
14. Red Sox: Colin Houck, SS, Parkview HS, Lilburn, Ga. (No. 14)
It looks like a high school bat for the fourth straight first round for the Red Sox, who could continue that trend with Houck, Miller, Mitchell or Emerson. Bradfield and Arizona outfielder Chase Davis, who has helium, are two college options.