Kevin_Goldstein Kevin Goldstein
I'll have thoughts on Ranaudo in tomorrow's piece at BP and ESPN. RT @Exploitss: @Kevin_Goldstein So what are your thoughts?

A later tweet:

Kevin_Goldstein Kevin Goldstein
Coming tomorrow at BP and ESPN. Scouts crap on contending team's top prospects.

This from his article:

Boston Red Sox
While the Red Sox have not been the subject of much talk in the rumor mill, there have been some predictions that they are working behind the scenes to make a big splash, and big splashes require big prospects. When the Red Sox gave right-hander Anthony Ranaudo the eighth-highest bonus in the 2010 draft class, the hope was that he'd return to the 2009 form that had him entering the spring as a potential No. 1 overall pick.

After an impressive early-season showing created some optimism, he's yet to impress at High-A Salem, with multiple scouts walking away from the 6-foot-7 right-hander wondering what the hype has been about. "He's a big guy with a good delivery, but I don't see anything special about him," said one American League executive. "His fastball spends a lot of time in the average-velocity range, and he tips his curve with a finger raised on the ball that is visible to everyone in the park. I just don't get what the big deal is about."