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2010 SP Pre-Season All Star Voting - VOTING ENDS TODAY

feeds@kickapps.com (soxprospects) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:29:41 PST

Voting has begun in the SP Meta Forum for 2010 Pre-Season All Stars.

Please vote for the players that you expect to have the best seasons in the Red Sox minor league system in 2010. This vote should not necessarily be about who you think the best prospects are, but rather who you think will have the best seasons in 2010. Please note that: (1) each player will only be eligible at one position, so that any given player does not split votes between two positions; (2) players expected to play a majority of the season at the MLB level are not eligible; and (3) several "shortstops" are projected to either move off position in 2010 or spend nearly equivalant time at other positions, thus we used our discretion in nominating those players at other positions.

These polls will close on Sunday 3/7.

The Red Sox 2009-2010 Offseason Discussion Thread

feeds@kickapps.com (amfox1) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:28:43 PST

Let's keep the stench of the ALDS in the Game 3 thread.

This thread is to begin the discussion of the Red Sox offseason.

Possible 2010 roster:

Pitchers

Starters:
Beckett - 2010 option will be picked up
Lester
Buchholz
Matsuzaka
Wakefield/FA - seems clear that Tazawa and Bowden are not ready for prime time and Byrd goes back to the scrap heap

Bullpen:
Papelbon
Bard
Delcarmen
Okajima
R.Ramirez
FA/Richardson?
FA

Free agent - Wagner, Byrd, Saito (assuming his option is not picked up)
AAA - Bowden, Tazawa, Jones, Richardson?
Release candidates - Cabrera

Position players:

Starters:
CF - Ellsbury
2B - Pedroia
DH - Ortiz - could be his last year with the organization
LF - ???
RF - Drew
1B - Youkilis
3B - Lowell - definitely his last year with the organization
SS - Gonzalez - assumes his option is...

2009 Predictions game - Answers & Scoring

feeds@kickapps.com (soxprospects) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:48:25 PST

MLB
1. World Series Winner/Loser NYY/PHI
2. MVP (AL/NL) Joe Mauer/Albert Pujols
3. Cy Young (AL/NL) Zach Greinke/Tim Lincecum
4. ROY (AL/NL) Andrew Bailey/Chris Coghlan
5. Which two Red Sox or ex-Red Sox players/prospects gets the most MVP vote points in 2009. Remember, MVP voters vote for the top 10 in each league, 14 points for first place, nine for second, eight for third and on down to one for 10th. (don't need to pick the correct order of the two) Hanley Ramirez and Kavin Youkilis
Hanley Ramirez 233, Kevin Youkilis 150, Jason Bay 78, Victor Martinez 4

Red Sox
6. Red Sox Wins - Yankees Wins 95 - 103
7. Red Sox AVG leader - OPS leader Kevin Youkilis - Kevin Youkilis
8. What two pitchers start the most games besides Beckett, Matsuzaka, and Lester? Brad Penny...

2009 Rankings Voting - ENDS TODAY AT 5:00!!

feeds@kickapps.com (soxprospects) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:54:27 PST
Rankings Voting
Time to voice your vote on the Red Sox prospect rankings. You know the drill - rank your top 40 Red Sox prospects. Please keep the discussion to a minimum in this particular thread - this thread is specifically for taking and tallying everybody's rankings. Discussion of the rankings can go in this thread. Criteria for rankings should be your opinion of each prospect's "expected value" at the big league level, NOT solely based on ceiling. If you want some generic guidance on the site's rankings philosophies, check out the FAQ entry on prospect rankings. We're not going to set any additional guidelines as to how you should rank prospects, except that we do ask that you follow one rule - please only vote for...

Red Sox acquire Victor Martinez for Masterson, Hagadone, and Price

feeds@kickapps.com (amfox1) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:07:14 PST
Breaking out a new topic for this.

This has been Twitter-broken by Bob Nightengale of USA Today and Twitter-confirmed by Ed Price.

No word on the trade specifics.

2009 Trade Deadline discussion

feeds@kickapps.com (ancientsoxfogey) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:58:28 PST
We already have a thread for in season trade news items. There is discussion going on about possible Sox moves in threads all over the place as we approach the end of July. I thought maybe it's time for a consolidated thread concerning player movement as the non-waiver trade deadline approaches, what the Sox should be trying to accomplish, and if/when something happens, assessing the worth and ramifications of such moves.

To start off, I'd like to note the following:

(1) As many people have said in various places, the Sox have a legitimate chance at another title this year. That means the team should be serious about looking for upgrades that can help them get over the hump. Every indication we have is that management is doing just that.

(2) As mentioned elsewhere, the Sox have prospects and available cash sufficient to make virtually any move, or maybe a couple of moves, that they choose. That is a luxury most franchises do not have.

...

The Roy Halladay Sweepstakes

feeds@kickapps.com (amfox1) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:59:47 PST
Apparently, one of the best pitchers of this generation, Roy Halladay, is being dangled as trade bait. In my view, Halladay is a three B+ or better prospect deal.

I would think the top two teams in the bidding (with potential packages) will be:

Hankees (Hughes, Romine/Montero, Melancon)

Phillies (Taylor/Brown, Drabek/Knapp, Marson)

While I love him, I don't see the Red Sox getting involved. If they did, it would likely take Bowden, Masterson and Anderson (I am assuming Buchholz does not get traded in any deal). BTW, I make that deal in a nanosecond. Beckett, Halladay and Lester as your three playoff starters, with Papelbon, Smoltz and Penny coming out of the pen? Sign me up.

I don't see the Brewers ponying up Gamel or Escobar or the Dodgers willing to trade Billingsley or Broxton, and the Rangers cannot take on the salary.

Discuss.

2009 Lowell Spinners First Hand Report Thread

feeds@kickapps.com (Cem21) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:28:29 PST

Name: Yeiper Castillo Draft Day Thread has been locked up as the draft is over. Thanks to all who contributed! In this thread can go discussion about reactions on the draft, signings, signability, player commitments, player rankings, and all that jazz. There is also a DRAFT SIGNNGS ONLY thread for news about signings (no discussion in there).

Per amfox1:

1st round (28) - Reymond Fuentes, CF, Fernando Callejo HS (PR) (BA:54, PG:52)
2nd round (77) - Alex Wilson, RHP, Texas A&M University (BA:52, PG:62) (4th year JR)
3rd round (108) - David Renfroe, SS, South Panola HS (MS) (Ole Miss) (BA:67, PG:33)
4th round (138) - Jeremy Hazelbaker, OF, Ball State University (BA:107, PG:144) (JR)

Initial Draft Reactions

feeds@kickapps.com (ArodSucksAtLife) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:26:53 PST
Gut feelings, knee jerk reactions, mindless blatherings. What is your initial reaction of the Sox '09 draft?

Outstide of the Nationals, would you swap drafts with any other team right now?

I love the Cardinals, Rays, and A's drafts.

Draft Day Thread I

feeds@kickapps.com (soxprospects) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:43:32 PST
Welcome to Draft Day 2009 - in this thread discuss anything relevant to the draft - the Red Sox picks, other teams' picks, the television coverage. However, if you find solid information on a player drafted by the Red Sox, it can be added to the Draft Day II Thread, which is limited exclusively to player info (no discussion).

Draft Day is always a big day around here, and we anticipate having a record number of visitors. Draftee info will be continuously updated on the Draft History Page and on the Blog as the day goes along.

A Draft Signings Thread will be opened later in the week.

Red Sox Draft Preview

feeds@kickapps.com (soxprospects) — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:32:24 PST
The 2009 MLB Amateur Draft is set to get underway on the evening of June 9, and we will be previewing the draft in seven daily parts until then, followed by live, up-to-the-minute coverage on Draft Day. In the first segment, we preview the Draft's new prime time format, in addition to providing some general draft information.

Red Sox Draft Preview: Part 1 of 8

Red Sox Offseason

feeds@kickapps.com (kjs4562) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:36:53 PST

Now that the regular season is upon us, I thought it would be interesting to share our opinions on the Red Sox offseason. Not so much to grade the performance of the FO, but to see how the offseason went in comparison to our hopes and expectations.

For example, we may have hoped and expected to see the catching position improved. We may agree with refusing to part with Buchholz for Saltalamacchia or with Bowden or Bard for Montero, and since we don't know what other options were available it's hard to fault the FO. Still, we may be disappointed that the position wasn't upgraded.

It's up to each one of us to balance hopes with expectations. For example, I certainly hoped the Sox would sign...

SoxProspects.com Podcast, Episode 1

feeds@kickapps.com (soxprospects) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:58:00 PST
Welcome to the first monthly SoxProspects.com Podcast. In our first go at podcasting, we discuss the Staff's recent trip to Ft. Myers, the biggest stories heading into the 2009 minor league season, and the coverage of the minor leagues by the mainstream media. Temple, AB, Cem, and I recorded in round-table format last night, and the podcast goes for 1:08. We hope to be added as a subscription-based entry with iTunes in the next week or two, we'll see how that goes. Hope you enjoy! Please leave any comments, whether they be positive or constructive criticism, in this thread.

iTunes Link

Link to temporary podcast server

Direct link...

SoxProspects Community Prospect Rankings

feeds@kickapps.com (soxprospects) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:34:58 PST
Here are the results from the 2009 Pre-Season SoxProspects.com Community Rankings voting, which took place March 11-22, 2008. Overall, 36 members voted by submitting their respective top 40 lists. No lists were excluded as outliers. However, on 3 occasions, members ommitted a prospect that really should have been ranked, presumably by accident. In those 3 cases, those votes were counted in their entirety, except we did not count the exclusion of those players against those players (those players' "average" ranks were calculated as if one less person voted). For purposes of average" rankings", players who did not recieve a top 40 vote for a particular member were assigned a "48" (thus some players have average rankings under 40).

This list will be taken into consideration when the 2009 season-start rankings are published.

2009 Predictions Game - closes Tuesday at 4:05 pm ET

feeds@kickapps.com (soxprospects) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:01:01 PST

Have some fun with this, make your predictions for the 2009 season. We will score this at the end of the season to see who is the best prognosticator (wskeleton76 won in 2008 and amfox won in 2007). The best way to do this is to cut-and-paste the below text into your own post and add your predictions. Predictions ae due before the first pitch on opening day, but this thread will lock at 4:05 pm ET on April 7. Feel free to edit until then.

MLB
1. World Series Winner/Loser
2. MVP (AL/NL)
3. Cy Young (AL/NL)
4. ROY (AL/NL)
5. Which two Red Sox or ex-Red Sox players/prospects gets the most MVP vote points in 2009. Rremember, MVP voters vote for the top 10 in each league, 14 points for first place, nine for second, eight for third and on down to one for 10th. (don't need to pick the correct order of the two)

Red Sox
6. Red Sox Wins - Yankees Wins
7. Red Sox AVG leader - OPS leader
8....

2009 Pre-Season Top 40 Voting - VOTING ENDS TODAY AT 5 PM ET

feeds@kickapps.com (soxprospects) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:12:23 PST

Rankings Voting
It's the time you've all been waiting for - the time to voice your vote on the 2009 Red Sox prospect rankings. You know the drill - rank your top 40 Red Sox prospects. Please keep the discussion to a minimum in this particular thread - this thread is specifically for taking and tallying everybody's rankings. Discussion of the rankings can go in this thread. Criteria for rankings should be your opinion of each prospect's "expected value" at the big league level, NOT solely based on ceiling. If you want some generic guidance on the site's rankings philosophies, check out the FAQ entry on prospect rankings. However, we're not going to set any...

2009 SP Pre-Season All Star Voting

feeds@kickapps.com (soxprospects) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:01:07 PST
Voting has begun in the SP Meta Forum for 2009 Pre-Season All Stars.

Please vote for the playrs that you expect to have the best seasons in the Red Sox minor league system in 2009. This vote should not necessarily be about who you think the best prospects are, but rather who you think will have the best seasons in 2009. Please note that each player will only be eligible at one position, so that player does not split votes between two positions. Also, please note that players expected to play a majority of the season at the MLB level are not eligible. The polls will close on Sunday 3/8.

WBC

feeds@kickapps.com (soxprospects) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:30:16 PST

Red Sox players on final WBC Rosters:

Taiwan (Pool A) - Chih-Hsien Chiang and Che-Hsuan Lin
Japan (Pool A) - Daisuke Matsuzaka
Australia (Pool B) - Mitch Dening
Canada (Pool C) - Jason Bay and Steve Green
U.S.A (Pool C) - Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis
Venezuela (Pool C) - Enrique Gonzalez
Domincan Republic (Pool D) - David Ortiz
Netherlands (Pool D) - Dennis Neuman
Panama (Pool D) - Angel Chavez
South Africa (Pool D) - Justin Erasmus
Puerto Rico (Pool D) - Fernando Cabera, Javier Lopez
(Edit: added recent signee Steve Green - AB)

College Baseball 2009

feeds@kickapps.com (soxprospects) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:42:00 PST

The college baseball season starts tonight for a lot of leagues. Might be good to have a thread for college baseball discussion.