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SoxProspects: April minor league notes

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Top Position Prospects

(1) Xander Bogaerts, SS, Portland -- .306/.379/.412 with 0 HRs

(2) Jackie Bradley, OF, Boston/Pawtucket – .097/.263/.129 for Boston;
.278/.381/.333 for Pawtucket

(6) Bryce Brentz, OF, Pawtucket -- .272/.343/.522 with 5 HRs

(7) Garin Cecchini, 3B, Salem -- .392/.478/.709 with 3 HRs and 10 SBs

(9) Blake Swihart, C, Salem -- .254/.329/.365 with 0 HRs

(10) Jose Iglesias, SS, Boston/Pawtucket -- .450/.476/.550 for Boston;
.242/.288/.419 with 3 HRs for Paw

(11) Deven Marrero, SS, Salem -- .294/.400/.451 with 0 HRs and 5 SBs

(17) Keury De La Cruz, OF, Salem -- .256/.306/.400 with 1 HR and 5 SBs

(18) Brandon Jacobs, OF, Salem -- .195/.304/.325 with 1 HR

(19) Sean Coyle, 2B, Salem -- .317/.377/.730 with 7 HRs and 6 SBs


Bogaerts started off the season cold (hitting .171 through April 15), but hit
.400/.489/.625 over the final 10 games of the month ... Bradley isn’t back
to full form yet after being sent down to Pawtucket on April 18, and he was
bothered by a minor shoulder injury at the tail end of the month ... The
Salem prospect contingent has been extremely impressive early on, with
Cecchini leading the Carolina League in batting average, OBP, and OPS, Coyle
leading the league in slugging percentage and second in home runs, and De La
Cruz second with 19 RBI ... Marrero has been on the disabled list since April
23 with a minor hamstring injury.

＊ Bogaerts在4月15日之前冷颼颼，打擊率只有.171；但是在四月的最後十天快速加溫，
.400/.489/.625。

＊ JBJ 4/18被下放，但是並沒有回覆到100%的狀態，月底肩膀有些受傷。


＊ Salem大隊的球員很亮眼，Cecchini是Carolina League的打擊率王、OBP王和OPS王；
Coyle則是SLG第一名、全壘打第二名；De La Cruz的19打點亦名列第二。


＊ Marrero在4/23後因為大腿筋受傷進入傷兵名單。


Top Pitching Prospects

(3) Allen Webster, RHP, Boston/Pawtucket -- 0-0 W-L, 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 5/1
K/BB in 6.0 IP for Boston; 0-0, 3.21, 1.14, 17/6 K/BB in 14.0 IP for Paw

(4) Matt Barnes, RHP, Portland -- 1-1, 9.00, 2.14, 17/6 K/BB in 14.0 IP

(5) Rubby De La Rosa, RHP, Pawtucket -- 0-0, 7.11, 1.50, 13/8 K/BB in 12.2 IP

(8) Henry Owens, LHP, Salem -- 2-1, 2.08, 0.88, 30/8 K/BB in 26.0 IP

(12) Brian Johnson, LHP, Greenville -- 0-1, 3.38, 1.78, 8/8 K/BB in 10.2 IP

(13) Anthony Ranaudo, RHP, Portland -- 3-0, 0.83, 0.74 26/5 K/BB in 21.2 IP

(14) Brandon Workman, RHP, Portland -- 4-0, 2.73, 0.71, 34/6 K/BB in 29.2 IP

(15) Drake Britton, LHP, Portland -- 2-4, 4.44, 1.40, 25/8 K/BB in 24.1 IP

(16) Alex Wilson, RHP, Boston/Pawtucket -- 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP 4/3 K/BB
in 6 IP for Boston; 1-0, 10.12, 1.88, 3/1 K/BB in 2.2 IP for Pawtucket

Webster showed improved command in April, together with a well-developed
ability to mix his plus fastball, changeup, and slider ... Barnes struggled
mightily with his command over the month, which has been his best asset in
the past ... De La Rosa has been on a 50-pitch or three-inning limit with
Pawtucket ... Owens’ early success can partially be attributed to a
significantly improved curveball ... Meanwhile, Ranaudo has had tremendous
success with his 91-94 mph fastball, which he’s been able to locate well
lower in the zone early on to get a lot of swing-and-misses ... Workman took
a perfect game into the seventh inning on April 30.

→ 這個月Webster的控球有進步，再加上能漂亮的混合很不錯的直球、changeup和slider。


→ Barnes的控球方面則是遇上麻煩─這應該是他最棒的資產才對。


→ De La Rosa目前還是受到三局或是五十球的限制。


→ Owens開季的成功有部份來自於大有進步的曲球。


→ Ranaudo的91~94 mph直球則是非常的成功，他可以把球壓在好球袋下緣，創造很多揮
棒落空。


→ Workman在4月30日投了超過六局的完全比賽



Risers

(24) Travis Shaw, 1B/3B, Portland -- .282/.441/.385 with 0 HRs

(25) Jeremy Hazelbaker, OF, Pawtucket -- .311/.366/.568 with 5 HRs and 4 SBs

(27) Michael Almanzar, 3B/1B, Portland -- .319/.367/.560 with 5 HRs

Shaw continues to show a good approach and knowledge of the strike zone, and
currently has the third-most walks in all of the minor leagues with 23 ...
Hazelbaker has always had a solid power-and-speed combination, and if he
continues to make improvements to his plate approach, he’ll solidify his
status as a future major leaguer ... Following up a solid 2012 season with an
impressive April may have put Almanzar back on scouts’ radars.

＃ Shaw繼續展現他不錯的approach與好球帶管理能力，目前的23次保送是全小聯盟第三
名。


＃ Hazelbaker一直都是腿與炮的組合，如果他能增強打擊技巧的話，他將能穩固未來上
大聯盟的機會。


＃ Almanzar繼還不錯的2012球季後，在本月份拿出令人印象深刻的表現，讓他重回球探
的雷達中。


Fallers

(21) Jose Vinicio, SS, Greenville -- .195/.244/.299

(26) Brock Holt, IF, Pawtucket -- .152/.237/.152

(44) Juan Carlos Linares, OF, Pawtucket/Portland -- .230/.356/.361

While he’s still only 19, it was expected that Vinicio would come out of the
gate stronger considering he’s repeating the Low-A level ... Holt’s
offensive performance was abysmal in April, particularly considering that he
hit .344 between Double-A and Triple-A in 2012 ... The fact that the
28-year-old Linares received a demotion to Double-A on April 19 doesn’t bode
well for his future in the organization.


╳ 雖然Vinicio只有19歲，但一般認為他二度打Low-A應該能有更好的成績才對。


╳ Holt在四月的打擊成績慘兮兮─去年他在AA和AAA的及率高達.344。


╳ 28歲的Linares在4月19日遭到降級，在紅襪的未來堪憂。


April notes

As of May 1, here are your batting and pitching leaders in the Red Sox minor
league system (cumulative stats, min. 60 plate appearances or 20 IP).

Average: Garin Cecchini .392
Justin Henry .338
Brandon Snyder .324
Michael Almanzar .319
Sean Coyle .317


Home runs: Sean Coyle 7
Bryce Brentz 5
Michael Almanzar 5
Jeremy Hazelbaker 5
Brandon Snyder 5


Stolen bases: Garin Cecchini 10
Felix Sanchez 9
Sean Coyle 6
Peter Hissey 6
Cody Koback 6


ERA: Anthony Ranaudo 0.83
Henry Owens 2.08
Brandon Workman 2.73
Terry Doyle 2.93
Keith Couch 3.15


Strikeouts: Brandon Workman 34
Henry Owens 30
Frank Montas 27
Anthony Ranaudo 26

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Five players got the call to Boston from the minor leagues in April --
Wilson, Webster, RHP Steven Wright, RHP Daniel Bard, and C Ryan Lavarnway.

While there were several minor league level promotions when the affiliates
broke camp at the outset of the month, there were no legitimate level
promotions in April, which is typical.

Seven players were added to full season rosters from extended spring training:
LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith and RHP Charlie Haeger to Pawtucket, LHP Mathew Price
to Salem, and RHP Yunior Ortega, IF Kevin Mager, UT Dreily Guerrero, and OF
Jose Colorado to Greenville.


On the injury front, Boston had David Ortiz, Stephen Drew, Franklin Morales,
Craig Breslow, John Lackey, and Joel Hanrahan all in the minor leagues on
rehab assignment at various points in April.


Minor leaguers on the disabled list include:

Pawtucket OF Alex Hassan (calf)
OF Mitch Maier (wrist)


Portland RHP Aaron Kurcz (elbow)
RHP Chris Balcom-Miller (undisclosed)
OF Peter Hissey (hand)


Salem SS Deven Marrero (hamstring)


Greenville RHP Pat Light (undisclosed)
IF Mike Miller (quad)
OF Kendrick Perkins (calf)

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＊Athletic frame.
＊High baseball IQ. Xander
＊Smooth, fluid swing. Bogaerts
＊Elite batspeed. #01
＊Strong and explosive hands.
＊Above-average-to-better power ceiling, potential 30 home run bat.

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