About SoxProspects.com

General Info

 
SoxProspects.com
was launched on September 20, 2003, after months of development during the summer of 2003. The site was designed and developed by Mike Andrews, a self-proclaimed baseball analyst, diehard Red Sox fan, and local Bostonian. Mike has been following the Red Sox farm system in depth for over twelve years.  The site also has a volunteer staff of eighteen scouts, writers, editors, and moderators. We also 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 300,000 readers and 2.3-million page views per month (July 2009). In January 2010, we incorporated, forming SoxProspects, LLC to hold and maintain SoxProspects.com and all of its affiliated websites and content.
 

The SoxProspects Community

 
The message board is home to over 1,600 registered members and has been viewed over 29-million times. Several players, ex-players, player family members, front office members, agents, scouts, writers, broadcasters, affiliate employees, boosters, and season ticket holders contribute to 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.
 

Recognition

 
SoxProspects.com
has been cited in the following media: Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Metro, Portland Press Herald, Union Leader, North Adams Transcript, New Britain Herald, Los Angeles Times, Boston Baseball Magazine, Diehard Magazine, Boston.com, ESPN.com, WEEI.com, NESN.com, Boston Dirt Dogs, MinorLeagueBall.com, WEEI, 98.5 The Sports Hub, WBAE, and ESPN Radio.
 

 

Prospect Eligibility

Prospects - A player generally graduates as a prospect once he: (1) has more than 130 at bats in the majors; (2) has pitched more than 50 innings in the majors; (3) has been on a major league roster for more than 45 days (not including September call-ups); or (4) turns 26 years old (with some leeway for discretion, especially for catchers and players who have had major injuries or position changes).  These are loose guidelines - we use our discretion and don't always follow them strictly.
 
Post-Graduated Prospects (PG) - A  Minor-Leaguer who has graduated from prospect "status" due to exhausting his MLB rookie eligibility, but who is still age 25 or younger. If post-grads are returned to the minors, they will be reinserted into the rankings where they would have been ranked had they not graduated, but not given an actual rank. 
 
Post-Prospects - Minor-Leaguers who have graduated from prospect "status" but who still are expected to contribute at the Major League level in the near future
 
Ex-Prospects - Former Red Sox minor leaguers who are ACTIVE in the MLB or affiliated minor leagues
 

 

Abbreviations

AFL Arizona Fall League (Fall)
App. Appalachian League (Rookie)
Ariz. Arizona League (Rookie)
Car. Carolina League (Advanced A)
Cal. California League (Advanced A)
DFA Designated for assignment
DL Disabled List
DSL Dominican Summer League (Rookie)

EL

Eastern League (AA) (Portland)

ETA Estimated Time of Arrival to the Majors, or Estimated Activation off DL
FaF Futures at Fenway
FC Futures Contract
FIL Fall Instructional League

FSL

Florida State League (Advanced A)

GCL Gulf Coast League (Rookie)

IL

International League (AAA)

MWL Midwest League (Intermediate A)
MLFA Minor League Free Agent

NYPL

NY-Penn. League (Short Season A)

NWL Northwest League (Short Season A)
O.R. Original Rank at Season Start
PCL Pacific Coast League (AAA)
PG Post-Graduate Prospect
Pion Pioneer League (Rookie)
PM Paper Move
PTBNL Player to be named later
RH Rehab assignment
RL Restricted List

SAL

South Atlantic League

South Southern League (AA)
SUS Suspended
Tex Texas League (AA)
TIA Temporary Inactive List
VSL Venezuelan Summer League (Rookie)
XST Extended Spring Training
YTR Yet to Officially Report
 

SoxProspects.com Staff

The Brass

Mike Andrews
President & Executive Editor
Mike founded SoxProspects.com in September 2003.  He is the site programmer, Executive Editor, and a columnist on SoxProspects.com News. He authors all of the scouting reports with input from the Staff, and maintains the prospect rankings. 
E-mail
: mike@soxprospects.com

 

Chris Mellen - Director of Scouting
Chris attends numerous games each season in Boston, Pawtucket, Portland, Lowell, and Fort Myers.  He provides substantial input on all of the players' scouting reports. Chris
is also a Senior Columnist for SP News.

Chris Hatfield - Senior Columnist & Editor
Chris joined SoxProspects.com in July 2005 and started writing columns for SP News around the same time. He also contributes as one of the site's primary editors, and takes care of the behind-the-scenes work for the monthly SoxProspects podcasts. 

 

The Staff

Mike Reynolds - Database Engineer
Mike has been with the site since April 2005.  In 2008, he took over full responsibility for operating and maintaining the site's stats, schedule, and standings databases.  He also contributes to the scouting reports as he attends several games per year.

Zach Nicholson - Managing Editor
Zach joined the site in December 2008, taking primary responsibility for news reporting on SP News.  Zach also oversees the editing of feature stories and player interviews for SP News. 

Jonathan Singer - Staff  Writer
Jonathan has conducted several player interviews on behalf of the site, and helps covering the draft on SP News.  He also facilitates the GameDay threads in the SoxProspects forum.

John Gray - Staff Writer
John
joined as Staff Writer in October 2009.  He's previously worked for the Lowell Spinners and New England Patriots.

Corey Hersch- Staff Writer
Corey
joined as Staff Writer in February 2010. Corey is the Sports Director at WQAQ, the campus radio station at Quinnipiac University.

Steve Henley - Editor
Steve contributes as an editor to the main site, the Wiki, and SP News.

Tyler Rowe - Editor
Tyler joined the Staff in October 2009, focusing on editing the Wiki and the player scouting reports.  Tyler also took over the Injury Report in March 2010.

 

Key Contributors

Ian Theodoridis - Northeast Scout
Dan Hanson - Staff  Writer
Kelly O'Connor - Photographer
Dave Letizi - Photographer
Rick (drivfan08) - Photographer
Robert Tierney - Photographer
 

 

SoxProspects Forum Moderators

Adam  - Senior Moderator (amfox1)
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.

Aaron - Senior Moderator (AMarshal2)
Aaron moderates the message board, contributes to the rankings, and helps in editing.  In 2009, Aaron began working on player interviews.

Josh - Moderator (chavopepe2)
Josh joined as a moderator in October 2009.

Lou - Moderator (buffs44444)
Lou joined as a moderator in October 2009.

Jon - Moderator (Lippa91)
Jon joined as a moderator in October 2009.

 

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Player Team, Year
Daniel Bard Portland, 2008

Jed Lowrie

Pawtucket, 2007
Justin Masterson Portland, 2007

Clay Buchholz

Wilmington, 2006

Jacoby Ellsbury

Portland, 2007

Dustin Pedroia

Pawtucket, 2006

Manny Delcarmen

Pawtucket, 2007

Jon Lester

Portland, 2005

Jonathan Papelbon

Portland, 2005

Kevin Youkilis

Lowell, 2004

Trot Nixon

Pawtucket, 1998

Jason Varitek

Pawtucket, 1997
Nomar Garciaparra Pawtucket, 1996
Mo Vaughn Pawtucket, 1992
Mike Greenwell Pawtucket, 1986
Ellis Burks Pawtucket, 1987
Roger Clemens Pawtucket, 1984
Wade Boggs Pawtucket, 1981
Jim Rice Pawtucket, 1974
Fred Lynn Pawtucket, 1974
Carlton Fisk Boston, 1971
     
     

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 a 9 (All-Star).  INJ = injured, may miss significant time (grade pending return).

Pitchers Position Players

10

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

10 Hall of Fame Caliber Player
(Carl Yastrzemski, Manny Ramirez)

9

Ace Starter (Curt Schilling)
Perennially Elite Closer (John Wetteland )

9 Perennial All-Star Caliber Player
(David Ortiz)

8

#2/#3 Starter (Bruce Hurst)
Very Good Closer (Keith Foulke)

8 Long-Term Solid Starter
(Mike Greenwell - this level player may also be
named an All-Star on occasion)

7

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

7 Average MLB Starter
(Marty Barrett)

6

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

6 Long-Term Reliable MLB Bench Player
(Alex Cora, Doug Mirabelli)
5 Average Middle Reliever
(Alan Embree)
5 MLB Bench Player
(
Dave McCarty)

4

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

4 AAAA Player (a player who consistently excels
at AAA but fails when given shots in MLB)

3

Good Minor League Pitcher

3 Minor League Starter

2

Mediocre Minor League Pitcher

2 Minor League Bench Player

1

Roster Filler

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

     
     

 

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