Oh wow, I had 23 in my mind for some reason. Must be mixing him up with another Cuban. Even better. At 20 you roll him out in Kanny to start the season and move him quickly if he stays blown up.
Now this I like a lot too. Slide Martin into the DH to give both Lynn and Kopech the extra days off. That gives Kopech 12 days off, and Lynn 10. If they get swapped, they would both have 11 days off.
It is really, really hard to rank a 23 year old based off of what they do in little league in the DSL. That stuff will all sort itself next year as he starts to hit more age appropriate competition.
Hopefully both Kopech and Lynn are pushed back to the end of the rotation right now to give them as long of rest as possible. Neither of them has looked healthy since coming back.
You aren't looking at these numbers as much of anything other than the kid is dominating the level. He is doing exactly what he needs to do at a level he should dominate. What he does next year is the big key. This is just nice.
The Sox actually have a decent amount of late picks on the 40 man roster.
Danny Mendick 22nd round
Matt Foster 20th round
Adam Engel 19th round
Aaron Bummer 19th round
Romy Gonzalez 18th round
Davis Martin 14th round
Bennett Sousa was a "punt" pick senior signing in the 10th round