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About
SoxProspects.com |
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Contact Info |
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SoxProspects, LLC
Needham, MA
email:
info@soxprospects.com
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General Info |
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SoxProspects.com
was launched on September 20, 2003. The site was founded by
Mike
Andrews, a self-proclaimed baseball analyst and local Bostonian. Mike has been following the Red Sox farm system in
depth since 1998. The site has a staff
of over 20 volunteers, including writers, editors, content managers,
scouts, and moderators. We get between 10 million and of 15 million page views per
year. SoxProspects, LLC owns SoxProspects.com and all of its content.
For some history on SoxProspects.com, check out:
The
minor league site that could: How SoxProspects.com became a regular part
of the Red Sox world by Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic
(subscription required)
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SP News |
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At SoxProspects News,
we cover each affiliate game in our daily Cup-of-Coffee segment, bring
our readers in-depth coverage of the Amateur Draft, report on player
movement and Red Sox system notes, and publish several regular feature
columns.
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The
SoxProspects Forum |
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The SoxProspects Forum
is home to numerous registered members who enjoy discussing the topic of
Red Sox prospects.
We'd like to think that the site and the Forum have combined to
become the number one source for Red Sox prospect information.
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Live Appearances |
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We have appeared live on the following broadcasts:
▪ NESN Daily - NESN (Boston)
▪ ESPN Boston
Radio with Adam Jones (Boston)
▪ The Baseball Show - NESN (Boston)
▪ Toucher & Rich - 98.5 FM The SportsHub (Boston)
▪ PawSox Insider - 920 WHJJ AM
(Providence)
▪ The Big Jab Weekend Warmup - 96.3 FM
(Portland)
▪ Portland Sea Dogs Radio Broadcast -
1490
AM WBAE
▪ Salem Red Sox Radio Broadcast - 960
AM WFIR
▪ Greenville Drive Radio Broadcast
- MiLB.com
▪ Lowell Spinners Radio Broadcast - 980
AM WCAP
▪ The Press Pass - WCAP 980 AM (Lowell)
▪ New Hampshire Today - 107.7 FM WTPL
(Hillsboro)
▪ After Further Review - 104.5 FM ESPN
(Louisiana)
▪ Pittsburgh Sports Radio - The Fan
93.7 FM
▪ Stan & Guy & Chris - 1250 AM ESPN
(Pittsburgh)
▪ Sports Tonight Live Chat - Comcast
SportsNet
▪ Around The Majors Podcast -
BlogTalkRadio
▪ Major League Monday - New
Zealand
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Recognition |
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SoxProspects.com has been
cited in the following media: Boston Globe,
Boston Herald, NESN, Baseball America, Boston Metro, Portland Press Herald, Union Leader, New Britain Herald, Los Angeles Times, Boston Baseball
Magazine,
Diehard Magazine, Boston.com, ESPN.com, WEEI.com, NESN.com, Boston Dirt Dogs,
WEEI, 98.5 The Sports Hub, WBAE,
and ESPN Radio.
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Prospect Eligibility |
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Prospects
- A player
will generally graduate from prospect status once
he exhausts his MLB "rookie" status." Rookie status is exhausted
once a player: (1) has more than 130 at-bats in the majors; (2) has pitched more
than 50 innings in the majors; (3) has been on an active major league
roster for more than 45 days (not including September call-ups). The
SoxProspects Staff will use discretion if these limits are close at the
end of each season. Previously, we also considered a prospect
graduated from eligibility once that player turned 26 years old.
That rule was changed in September 2010. |
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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.
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Ex-Prospects -
Former Red Sox minor leaguers who are
ACTIVE
in the MLB or affiliated minor leagues.
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Abbreviations |
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AFL |
Arizona Fall League (Fall) |
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App. |
Appalachian League (Rookie) |
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Ariz. |
Arizona League (Rookie) |
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Car. |
Carolina League (High-A)
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Cal. |
California
League (High-A) |
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DFA |
Designated for assignment |
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DL |
Disabled List |
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DSL |
Dominican Summer League
(Rookie) |
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EL/East |
Eastern League
(Double-A) |
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ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival to the Majors,
or Estimated Activation off DL |
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FaF |
Futures at Fenway |
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FC |
Futures Contract |
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FIL |
Fall Instructional League |
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FSL |
Florida State
League (High-A) |
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GCL |
Gulf Coast
League (Rookie) |
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IL |
International League
(Triple-A) |
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MWL |
Midwest League (Low-A) |
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MLFA |
Minor League Free Agent |
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R5 |
Non-Roster Invitee |
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NYPL |
NY-Penn. League (Short
Season A) |
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O.R. |
Original Rank at Season Start |
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PCL |
Pacific Coast League (Triple-A) |
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PG |
Post-Graduate Prospect |
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Pion |
Pioneer League (Rookie) |
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PM |
Paper Move |
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PTBNL |
Player to be named later |
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RH |
Rehab assignment |
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RL |
Restricted List |
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SAL |
South Atlantic League
(Low-A) |
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South |
Southern League (Double-A) |
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SUS |
Suspended List |
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Tex |
Texas League
(Double-A) |
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TIA |
Temporary Inactive List |
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VSL |
Venezuelan Summer League (Rookie) |
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XST |
Extended Spring Training |
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YTR |
Yet to Officially Report |
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SoxProspects
Banner |
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Player |
Team, Year |
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Michael
Chavis |
Portland, 2018 |
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Rafael Devers |
Portland, 2017 |
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Andrew
Benintendi |
Lowell, 2015 |
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Eduardo
Rodriguez |
Portland, 2014 |
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Christian
Vazquez |
Portland, 2012 |
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Jackie
Bradley |
Portland, 2012 |
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Mookie Betts |
Salem, 2013 |
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Xander
Bogaerts |
Boston, 2013 |
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Clay Buchholz |
Wilmington, 2006 |
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Jacoby Ellsbury |
Portland, 2007 |
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Dustin Pedroia |
Pawtucket, 2006 |
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Jon Lester |
Portland, 2005 |
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Jonathan Papelbon |
Portland, 2005 |
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Kevin Youkilis |
Lowell, 2004 |
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Hanley
Ramirez |
Lowell, 2001 |
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Trot Nixon |
Pawtucket, 1998 |
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Jason Varitek |
Pawtucket, 1997 |
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Nomar Garciaparra |
Pawtucket, 1996 |
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Mo Vaughn |
Pawtucket, 1992 |
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Mike Greenwell |
Pawtucket, 1986 |
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Ellis Burks |
Pawtucket, 1987 |
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Roger Clemens |
Pawtucket, 1984 |
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Wade Boggs |
Pawtucket, 1981 |
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Jim Rice |
Pawtucket, 1974 |
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Fred Lynn |
Pawtucket, 1974 |
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Carlton Fisk |
Boston, 1971 |
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SoxProspects.com
Staff |
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The Brass |
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 Mike
Andrews -
Editor-in-Chief
Mike founded
SoxProspects.com in 2003 and works as the site's Editor-in-Chief.
E-mail: mike@soxprospects.com
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 Chris
Hatfield - Executive Editor
Chris joined SoxProspects.com in 2005 and started writing columns
for SP News. He now contributes as a lead editor, co-hosts the SoxProspects.com podcast, and takes care of a lot of
behind-the-scenes work for the site. He also authors features
for SP News and reports from the field.
E-mail:
chatfield@soxprospects.com
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 Ian Cundall
- Director of Scouting
Ian joined the scouting department in October 2010. He regularly
scouts games at all affiliates. He oversees our scouting
reports and authors scouting features based on his first-hand
observations and interactions with professional scouts. He also co-hosts
the Podcast.
E-mail: icundall@soxprospects.com |
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Co-owners |
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James Dunne -
Managing Editor
James joined the staff in November 2011, and is now one of our lead
writers. He became a co-owner of the site in January 2018. He was
promoted to Managing Editor in November 2019. |
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Jim Crowell -
Senior Staff Writer
Jim joined the staff in July 2011, and is now one of our lead
writers. He became a co-owner of the site in January 2018. |
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Mike Reynolds -
Senior 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 became a co-owner of the site in
January 2018. |
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Will Woodward -
Senior Staff Writer
Will joined the staff in November 2011, and is now one of our lead
writers. He became a co-owner of the site in January 2018. |
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Staff Writers & Editors |
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Harry Burnham
- Senior Staff Editor
Harry joined the staff in January 2014. |
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Nick Rabasco
- Staff Writer & Scout
A former college baseball player, Nick joined the staff in November 2014. |
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Shawn McGrath
- Editor
Shawn joined the staff in February 2018. |
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Chris Parish
- Editor
Chris joined the staff in February 2021. |
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Web Editors |
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Joe Tetreault
- Web Editor & Podcast Producer
Joe joined the staff in December 2016.
He handles stat updates and producing the podcast. |
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Allyson Gagne
- Web Editor
Allyson joined the staff in December 2016.
She handles stat and transaction updates. |
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Gabriel Fidler
- Social Media Specialist
Gabriel joined the staff in February 2018.
He manages our social media platforms and also handles stat updates. |
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Ed Hand
- Social Media Specialist
Ed joined the staff in December 2019.
He manages the site's Twitter account during
affiliate games. |
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Mark Hanoian
- Scouting Report Manager
Mark joined the staff in December 2019.
He manages the updates to our scouting reports. |
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Sean Facey
- Graphic Designer
Sean joined the staff in January 2021. He works on graphics for
our social media platforms. |
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Key Contributors |
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Kelly O'Connor - Photographer
Dick Duggan - Statistician
Chris Andrews - IT
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Forum Moderators |
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Norm
- Moderator (Oregon Norm)
Norm joined as a moderator in February 2013. |
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Joel
- Moderator (iakovos11)
Joel joined as a moderator in November 2014. |
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Jason
- Moderator (ramireja)
Jason joined as a moderator in July 2017. |
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Michael
- Moderator (vermontsox1)
Michael joined as a moderator in July 2017. |
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Prospect
Scouting Scale |
| Grade |
Hitter |
Starting
Pitcher |
Relief
Pitcher |
~WAR |
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8 |
Franchise Player
Mike Trout |
Elite Ace
Clayton Kershaw |
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7+ |
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Regular
All-Star
Anthony Rizzo |
#1/#2
Starter, Regular All-Star
Jon Lester |
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5 to 7 |
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Impact
Everyday Player,
Occasional All-Star
Jacoby
Ellsbury |
Quality
#2/#3 Starter
John Lackey |
Elite Closer
Craig Kimbrel |
3 to 5 |
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Average
Regular
Jed Lowrie |
Regular
#3/#4/#5 Starter
Wade Miley |
Solid
Closer, Elite Setup Man
Koji Uehara |
1 to 3 |
| 4.5 |
Bench/Utility Player
Darnell McDonald |
Fringe #4/#5
Starter
Felix Doubront |
Middle/Long
Reliever
Junichi Tazawa |
0 to 1 |
| 4 |
Emergency Up
& Down Player
Deven Marrero |
Emergency Up
& Down Starter
Anthony Ranaudo |
Emergency Up
& Down Reliever
Bobby Poyner |
0/lower |
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Organizational High
Minors Contributor
Ryan
Dent |
Organizational High
Minors Contributor
Chris
Hernandez |
Organizational High
Minors Contributor
Brock
Huntzinger |
N/A |
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Non-Prospect
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Non-Prospect |
Non-Prospect
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N/A |
| The SoxProspects.com
Prospect Scouting Scale is comprised of three numbers: (1) the player's
most likely MLB projection; (2) that player's floor; and (3) that player's
realistic ceiling. The site's rankings are based on each player's
most likely MLB projection at the major league level, taking
into account the player's floor, ceiling and the risk factor
associated with each player. Accordingly, the rankings
will not necessarilly always correspond to the projection grade. The
above scale provides detail and examples
of what each grade means. Approximate annual WAR for each
level is also provided. Emphasis on approximate. |
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