About SoxProspects.com

SoxProspects.com was launched on September 20, 2003, after months of development during the summer of 2003. The site was designed, developed, and the content is maintained by Mike Andrews, a self-proclaimed baseball analyst/scout, diehard Red Sox fan, and local Bostonian. Mike has been following the Red Sox farm system in depth for over ten years.  Several other baseball enthusiasts contribute to SoxProspects.com, including moderators, baseball writers, and pro scouts. We have eyes and ears in each of the minor league affiliate cities scouting and reporting on the top Red Sox prospects. The site gets upwards of 14,000 unique visitors and 90,000 page hits per day.

The message board is home to over 1,100 registered members and has been viewed over 12-million times. Several players, ex-players, player family members, front office members, agents, scouts, writers, broadcasters, affiliate employees, boosters, and season ticket holders post on and regularly visit the message board. We'd like to think that the site and the message board have combined to become the number one source for Red Sox prospect information.

SoxProspects.com has been cited or quoted in the following media: Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Metro, Boston.com, Boston Baseball Magazine (Red Sox Program), Diehard Magazine, Boston Dirt Dogs, Bradford On Baseball, The Bradford Files, Portland Press Herald, Union Leader, North Adams Transcript, New Britain Herald, WEEI, WBAE, MinorLeagueBall.com, and the Most Valuable Network

SoxProspects.com Staff

Mike Andrews (soxprospects)
President, Director of Site Operations
Mike founded SoxProspects.com in September 2003.  He does all of the programming and operates the entirety of the main site. He authors the prospect scouting reports, many based on first hand accounts and others based on input from the moderators, insiders in the affiliate cities, and professional scouting services. Mike is also a moderator and the administrator of the message board, manages the blog and the Wiki, and does some reporting for the news blog. He updates the prospect rankings once a week with input from the staff.
email: info@soxprospects.com

Adam (amfox1) - Senior Moderator
Adam has basically been a member since the inception of the site and has been a moderator on the message board for nearly as long.  A long time follower of the Red Sox and Red Sox prospects, Adam also keeps us up to date on the projected pitching rotations through the Weekly Game Log threads.

Jonathan (jsinger121) - Moderator & Blogger
Jonathan joined the site in June 2004 and now contributes as a moderator on the message board and as a blogger on the news page. Jon has conducted several player interviews on behalf of the site and authored a number of interesting articles and editorials.  Jon also is responsible for facilitating the GameDay threads on a daily basis during the season, and helps out by keeping the Wiki up to date.

Don (scotian1) - Senior Blogger
Don wakes up bright and early every morning during the season to bring you the Cup-of-Coffee, a daily report recapping the action from the pervious night's games in the Red Sox organization. Don has been blogging since June 2005.

Mike B. (brox13) - Blogger
Mike has been a site member since 2003.  He contributes to the blog through conducting Q&As with the affiliate broadcasters.

Chris H. (Arquimedez Bozo) - Moderator & Blogger
Chris is a regular at McCoy Stadium.  He joined SoxProspects.com in July 2005 and started blogging around that same time.  In August 2007 he began contributing as a moderator and editor. Chris also puts together the player of the week voting each week.

Ian (templeUsox) - Moderator
Ian has been a valued contributor on the message board since early 2004 and became a site moderator in late 2006.  He also helps out with his vast knowledge of the amateur draft and the prospects coming up through the amateur ranks.  Ian's known to be a very sarcastic gent.

Dan (PasadenaSox) - Blogger
Dan reports on the latest news in the organization, from transactions, to awards, to the draft.  He also attends several games out in Lancaster so he helps provide first hand knowledge from the West Coast.  He joined the site in June 2006 and the staff in January 2007.

Anni (RedSoxAnni) - News Girl
Anni is a relatively new member of the site but does yeoman's work by compiling Red Sox prospect news from across the Internet on a daily basis. Her monthly-news-link threads are not to be missed.

Chris M.  (Cem21) - Moderator & Blogger
Chris is a regular at LeLacehur Park, taking in several Spinners games each year.  He has been a site member since early 2007, and started working as a blogger in September 2007. In January 2008, Chris took over full responsibility for the Injury Report. He also provides regular scouting reports for all players.  He became a moderator in March 2008.

David  (davidlaurila) - Freelance Writer
David is a freelance baseball writer that has interviewed hundreds of Red Sox players, prospects, front office members, and scouts.  He has worked with SoxProspects.com, Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, and RedSoxNation.net, just to name a few.  David is also the author of Interviews from Red Sox Nation, a must read for any Sox fan.

Grades
 

The SoxProspects.com prospect grading system is made up of two numbers: (1) the level where that player presently projects; and (2) that player's ceiling.  For example, a player who is graded "8-9" is projected to be an 8 (Long Term Reliable Starter), but has a ceiling of becoming a 9 (All-Star).

10

Hall of Fame Caliber Pitcher
(Roger Clemens, Mariano Rivera)

9

Ace Starter (Curt Schilling)

8

#2/#3 Starter (Bruce Hurst)
Dominant Closer (Lee Smith)

7

#4/#5 Starter (Oil Can Boyd)
Dominant Reliever (Mike Timlin)

6

Reliable Spot Starter (Ramiro Mendoza);
Long-term Reliable Middle Reliever (Mike Stanton)

4

AAAA Pitcher (a pitcher who consistently excels at AAA but fails when given shots in MLB)

3

Good Minor League Pitcher

2

Mediocre Minor League Pitcher

1

Roster Filler

The examples provided in parentheses refer to the players in their prime,
as an example of the level projected for that prospect in his prime

Prospect Eligibility