Polar Bear

I said 140-150 for him so that looks about right if he can stay healthy.

99 mph on the gun for Kopech 👀

He got 3 for pushing an ump last year Probably 5 as a repeat offender

Do a mini retool

Just trade TA if he is gonna keep getting suspended

I am somewhat optimistic in the depth of the our system and even a few in the DSL and rookie ball. The problem is that after looking into the DSL a bunch, there are so many more intriguing guys there on other teams that it almost can appear like a failure for the Sox, same with rookie ball. Most of the better looking prospects at both levels for the Sox tend to be older and not performing as well as other younger guys on other teams. I think it's really gonna take another wave or 2 of J2 signings to really get the depth of our system to improve to the levels of other teams unfortunately

Herz is one of the top up and coming pitching prospects in the game. He ain't getting pulled because he is wild early

It is and I for one am really looking forward to it. I have not liked how Reese has called his games and really want to see what Kopech can do with someone else behind the plate.

ACL sucked as well but Borrero got another hit. Id love to eventually see some video of him come out somewhere

2.5 years of Soto This ⬆️. 2.5 years of Soto before the crazy contract. That could even be the length of time it take Colas to get going as well. You just never really know how guys take to the bigs. He'll in 2.5 years maybe there is a new owner, almost guaranteed a new manager

I'm probably the biggest Oscar Colas fan on this board and twitter outside of his family and I can assure you if the Sox could get a deal done for Soto and it included Colas going to Washington that is an automatic accept for any GM to ever hold the job. Its a no brainer, in fact anyone turning it down should and would lose their job. Colas is and will be special, Ive said that ever since before we signed him. But Soto > Colas, it's just a fact. And yes I fully believe he Colas be in AAA right now making a push for a callup this season but the Sox slow played it so he will be up next season and ready to bring real swag to the Southside

Eloy for the tie/win. Oh wait some fucking dumbass pulled him before it was needed #FireTony

That all our catchers ever call anymore with 2 strikes

Wtf is this. Why are we not using any of our top guys from the most expensive bullpen in baseball

Id be done with the big league club if he was brought in to be a starter, bullpen guy, fine, starter im done

Let me guess, all of Cleveland's stars will play in both games

Wtf is this. We are punting a double header the 2nd game after the all star break, with 2 days off next week

Rank Name Previous Rank Level Age 1 Colson Montgomery 2 A+ 20 2 Norge Vera 1 A 22 3 Oscar Colas 3 AA 23 4 Lenyn Sosa NR AAA 22 5 Wes Kath 6 A 19 6 Cristian Mena NR A+ 19 7 Jose Rodriguez 5 AA 21 8 Carlos Perez NR AAA 25 9 Noah Schultz NR TBD 18 10 Luis Mieses 10 A+ 22 11 Davis Martin NR AAA 25 12 Dario Borrero 19 Rookie 18 13 Bryan Ramos 11 A+ 20 14 Peyton Pallette NR TBD 22 15 Tanner McDougal 12 TBD 19 16 Yoelqui Cespedes 7 AA 24 17 Wilfred Veras 14 A 19 18 Jonathan Cannon NR TBD 22 19 Sean Burke NR AA 22 20 Kohl Simas NR A 22 21 DJ Gladney NR A 21 22 Yolbert Sanchez 16 AAA 25 23 Victor Quezada 17 Rookie 18 24 Erik Hernandez 18 DSL 17 25 Loidel Chapelli NR DSL 20 26 Leandro Alsinois NR DSL 17 27 Matthew Thompson 8 A+ 21 28 Jared Kelley 15 A 20 29 Romy Gonzalez 9 AAA 25 30 Andrew Dalquist 13 A+ 21 31 Randel Mondesi NR DSL 19 32 Carlos Jimenez NR DSL 20 33 Arxy Hernandez NR DSL 18 34 Godwin Bennett NR DSL 19 35 Arnold Prado NR DSL 17 1. Colson Montgomery, SS, 20 years old Montgomery has done everything in his first full season of pro ball except steal bases. The power has been on display, the exceptional bat to ball skills looks much better than originally advertised, and his on base ability has been better than elite with a streak surpassing 50 games in a row of reaching base. Could Montgomery even make it to AA this season, anything seems possible for this budding star. 2. Norge Vera, SP, 22 years old Vera made his much anticipated stateside debut this season in Kannapolis. The Sox appear to be building him up very slowly given his low inning totals in the DSL last season and a later start to this season. Possessing an upper 90's fastball that touches triple digits at times gives him a potential plus plus pitch. What will eventually determine his viability as a starting pitcher will be his offspeed pitches and more importantly his command of those pitches. This arm could be a very special one for the Sox as long as his development and progression stay on track. 3. Oscar Colas, CF, 23 years old Colas has started his pro career at A+ and showed very early that he was far too advanced to be there. We are now just past the halfway point and Colas is still at A+, hitting .311 with 7 homeruns for the season. A move to AA or AAA seems eminent and well past deserved. I would not be shocked if he starts the 2023 season in the bigs or at AA given the odd developmental path the Sox have taken with him. Effortless power and great contact skills is his calling card. 4. Lenyn Sosa, SS, 22 years old Sosa came out swinging at AA to begin the season and has not stopped. He has been so good that his meteoric rise took him all the way to the bigs before being sent back down to AAA. The brief taste of the majors should fuel him to keep the pedal to the metal and striving to get back to the show. Sosa has shown elite contact skills to go along with some budding power. A .336 average with 14 homeruns is a beautiful site to see for Sox fans that are desperately begging the front office for a second baseman and it looks like that could be Sosa. 5. Wes Kath, 3B, 19 years old Great size, sweet looking swing, good developing power and young. The potential for Kath is very high and he is having a decent season as a 19 year old at A ball. He has been tapping into the power a bit more than Montgomery has but the strikeouts and batting have suffered. He will need to work on getting more contact and cutting down the K rate while naturally getting to the power instead of selling out for it. If he does that then his ceiling should be pretty high, time will tell. 6. Cristian Mena, SP, 19 years old Mena is another pop up prospect that has burst onto the scene seemingly out of nowhere and is looking legit. Mena started at A ball before being called up go A+. Still at only 19 years old he is very young for A+ and in his first 3 starts there has held his own. With a nice fastball and good looking breaking ball (his strikeout pitch), Mena has the stuff to stick as a starting pitcher if he can keep his command as he progresses through the system 7. Jose Rodriguez, SS, 21 years old Rodriguez has not seen the same success in 2022 at AA as he did last season split between A, A+ and AA. The power he showed at the lower levels has disappeared completely. He hit 14 homeruns last season, while batting. 300 with 30 SB's. This season he only has 1 homerun at AA but the speed has been on full display with Rodriguez already amassing 27 SB's with a .279 average. His prospect stock will definitely be taking a hit with the midseason rankings as he is starting to look a bit more like a utility player with speed if he makes it to the bigs but he does have a higher upside than most. 8. Carlos Perez, C, 25 years old Perez came out blazing hot this season at AAA hitting .291 with 9 homeruns and 32 RBI's over the first 2 months. This hot start definitely put him on the map and even had some fans wanting a promotion to the bigs when Grandal went down with injury. Unfortunately, the Sox went with Zavala, who has been surprisingly good for the Sox. Perez could see himself getting a late season callup if he can rediscover his power from earlier this year. 9. Noah Schultz, SP, 18 years old 3 words, Randy Johnson 2.0. That is the upside this kid has. Schultz is 6'9" and we all know the difficulty tall pitchers have had in the majors at finding longterm success. However, if there is ever going to be someone to replicate even a little bit of the success that Randy Johnson had it will be Schultz. Schultz topped out at 94 (sitting 89-92) last summer, if he can bump that up through the years, and there is reason to believe he can as he was sitting 92-96 in the fall, he might have a real chance to become the 6th player taller than 6'9" to reach 500+ innings in the majors. His biggest weapon right now is the slider which sits in the upper 70s with great horizontal break that can be decanting to lefties and unhittable to righties when he throws it to get back foot. 10. Luis Mieses, RF, 22 years old Mieses has gone under the radar for the last couple seasons but he has quietly put up great numbers at every stop along the way. With a .284 average, 7 homeruns, and 54 RBI's Mieses could be pushing his way up to AA late in the season. He has a great looking swing from the left side that produces a ton of gap power as he is currently leading the Southern Atlantic League in doubles. His swing really does look similar to Oscar Colas', great contact and developing power. 11. Davis Martin, SP, 25 years old Martin was pushed from AA to the bigs before settling back at AAA with a few back and forth trips to Chicago mixed in. Martin has not looked overrated anywhere he has been, solid pitch mix with a mid 90's fastball gives him a nice arsenal to attack hitters with. Martin has the potential to stick in the rotation if a spot ever opened up for him to have a real shot at it. Until then Martin looks to be a mix of spot starts, long relief, and getting work in at AAA. 12. Dario Borrero, 1B/OF, 18 years old Borrero has quickly become one of my favorite Sox prospects. Despite missing the 2021 DSL season, Borrero has shined at rookie ball in Arizona hitting .333 with hits in 22 of his 26 games to date. Being very young still and already with a large frame, the power projection here is pretty high as he begins to fill out. Reports have trickled out about how smooth looking his left handed swing is, that coupled with the power projection, and his ability at such a young age to put the bat on the ball with solid enough contact for hits has me very high for this kid's potential. No video 13. Bryan Ramos, 3B, 20 years old Ramos followed up his great 2021 season by improving on his numbers while at a higher level. That is something that to me shows he might be the real deal, especially if he can keep improving year over year. So far this season Ramos has cut down on his K rate, while increasing his power production and his batting average. 14. Peyton Pallette, SP, 22 years old Pallette had Tommy John surgery shortly after the beginning of the 2022 season for Arkansas. Pallette has a plus fastball that can reach 99 mph but mostly sits in the mid 90's. His arsenal also includes a curveball and changeup, so he is ahead of the game it seems as a lot of pitchers struggle to find a good 3rd pitch. The curveball is very high spin and can be a devastating pitch for hitters. 15. Tanner McDougal, SP, 19 years old Drafted out of high school in the 5th round of the 2021 MLB draft, McDougal only appeared in 5 games before needing Tommy John surgery. During his brief time in rookie ball, McDougal was showing a real knack for striking batters out with 17 K's in 9.2 innings. Look to 2023 for McDougal to show off the high spin rate slurve and mid 90's fastball. 16. Yoelqui Cespedes, OF, 24 years old Cespedes started back at AA, where he ended the 2021 season. The power overall seems to be slightly improved but his batting average has dipped and his has been caught stealing more. I'm a little more worried about what he can be at AAA and the majors but he does have the tools to at least be a 4th outfield type. 17. Wilfred Veras, 3B, 19 years old Veras has been able to turn more of his doubles into homeruns this year at A ball, however his average and K's does seem to have suffered as a result. Veras could really shine if he can improve the contact skills while keeping or even boosting the power numbers in the second half of the season. 18. Jonathan Cannon, SP, 22 years old Cannon had good command in his final season in college and will look to use that trait to pummel the strike zone in the minors. Cannon has 4 pitches including a great cutter, slider and changeup. He should overwhelm the competition at the lower levels and will need to be pushed some to get a challenge early in his pro career. 19. Sean Burke, SP, 22 years old Burke has been pushed relatively aggressively for being drafted just last year. He has reached AA and has been holding his own at most levels. Nothing eye popping but he does look like he could stick as a starter, maybe back end of the rotation. No video 20. Kohl Simas, SP, 22 years old Simas became the first pop up prospect in the entire league when he opened the season with a 5 inning, 13 strikeout gem against Delaware at A ball. Unfortunately Simas landed on the injured list and since coming back it seems the Sox are watching his innings very closely. Simas has a nice compact, smooth, and easily repeatable delivery that should allow him to have better command with time. 21. DJ Gladney, 1B, 21 years old Gladney is repeating A ball this season and has shown double the power with about 30 points better on the batting average. Unfortunately that average sits at .229 and comes with a big K rate. The improvement is encouraging but he needs to cut down the K rate and improve his contact skills to become more relevant 22. Yolbert Sanchez, 2B, 25 years old Sanchez has been a relative disappointment this season. He ended last season looking like he could be a potential player for the 2B job in the future, but despite looking great at AA in 2021 and 2022 he has been much more average looking at AAA. No power and a down batting average has me believing the ceiling will be a utility infielder type for Sanchez. 23. Victor Quezada, 3B, 18 years old Quezada is someone I've been excited about since last season when he showed some good power in the DSL as a 17 year old hitting 6 homeruns. The power is still there and is translating pretty well to rookie ball, however he has been the opposite of Borrero in regards to making contact. Hitting only. 188 and striking out over 50% of his AB's is definitely a cause for concern but not extremely alarming considering his age. 24. Erick Hernandez, OF, 17 years old Hernandez was a big signing alongside Oscar Colas, he began his pro career this season in the DSL. There is not a lot to go off of yet, but he is hitting .255 with 7 RBI's and has 14 walks. No video 25. Loidel Chapelli, OF, 20 years old Chapelli is destroying the DSL this season. Hitting .370 with 8 homeruns, 24 RBI's, and 6 SB's to go along with a 1.205 OPS. It is very difficult to get excited by his dominance of the DSL mostly because he is much older for the competition there and is height challenged being listed at 5'8". The number of unicorns that are that short and can maintain the high numbers he is putting up in the DSL is very very very small. I would say Chapelli is a prospect to watch for sure but not necessarily someone who I believe will ever be much more than a utility type infielder if he ever makes the majors. 26. Leandro Alsinois, CF, 17 years old Alsinois pops up to me for still being 17 in the DSL with about the same numbers as Erick Hernandez, the second half of the season could be key to see if he might be a real prospect or flame out before he could ever get going. No video 27. Matthew Thompson, SP, 21 years old I was very high on Thompson when he was drafted but he has been a giant disappointment along with the next guy on the list. Thompson was bad last season and has improved much if any this season. There has been a slight improvement though in WHIP and batting average against but he has given up more homeruns than last season. Thompson has a long way to go to regain any value he had after being drafted so high by the Sox. I wouldn't be shocked if he was moved into the bullpen eventually to see how he does there. 28. Jared Kelley, SP, 20 years old Repeating A ball after making 10 starts there last season, Kelley has improved but just does not show anything of value to me as a starting pitcher that will make it. The bullpen is where I see Kelley headed to, although he might be able to stick a bit longer as a starter than Thompson 29. Romy Gonzalez, SS, 25 years old Gonzalez has been hands down the biggest disappointment of the year for me. He showed so much promise last year with 24 homeruns and 24 SB's. The power/speed threat was looking like the real thing as the season came to an end. Unfortunately this season he has only played in 27 games, hitting .219 with 3 homeruns and 5 SB's. Being an older prospect, I am very down on Gonzalez after his first half of the season. I do hope the rest of the season we see the Romy that balled out in 2021. 30. Andrew Dalquist, SP, 21 years old Dalquist to me is just another carbon copy of Thompson and Kelley. They all have shown no real improvement year over year and look like failed starting pitchers. The bullpen will be in his future if he he doesn't start to put things together. No video from this year 31. Randel Mondesi, OF, 19 years old Trust the bloodlines. Mondesi is the son of Raul Mondesi and brother of Adalberto Mondesi. Unfortunately, Mondesi is repeating seasons in the DSL but not doing much better than 2021 while being older than the average player there. He will have to step things up to make it to the states in 2023 No video 32. Carlos Jimenez, OF, 20 years old Jimenez has the size that scouts love but is also repeating the DSL while being a year older than even Mondesi. He has a nice average but will be an unknown until he makes it to the states No video 33. Arxy Hernandez, 3B, 18 years old Hernandez has hit fairly well for the DSL but will need to make it stateside to become relevant No video 34. Godwin Bennett, OF 19 years old Bennett is in the same category as the other DSL players, making it stateside and performing well is really the only thing that will give any kind of evaluation of substance. He is showing power in the DSL with 6 homeruns but is older for that league. No video 35. Arnold Prado, OF, 17 years old Prado has hit fairly well for the DSL but will need to make it stateside to become relevant No video

They don't exist

The whole team is sleep walking, solution, FIRE TONY

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Just bad positioning and jumps all around. What new....

McGuire will be the one going imo.