September 24, 2009 at 4:44 PM
2009 Instructional League Roster
The Fall Instructional League got underway this week in Fort Myers, and the league will run until mid-October. Also referred to as "Instrux", the Fall Instructional League is a short-season league used to develop Low-A and Rookie-Ball players, often including many recently-drafted prospects. The league focuses on fundamental baseball and includes classroom training, akin to the gulf Coast League. Forty-four players will participate in the Fall Instructional League for the Red Sox in 2009:
Pitchers: Drake Britton, Cesar Cabral, Yeiper Castillo, Randy Consuegra, Chris Court, Eric Curtis, Jordan Flasher, Leandro Marin, Roman Mendez, Renny Parthemore, Pedro Perez, Manny Rivera, Juan Rodriguez, Kyle Stroup, Francisco Taveras, Raynel Velette, Kendal Volz, Richie Wasielewski, Tyler Wilson, Madison Younginer
Catchers: Carson Blair, Chia-Chu Chen, Ryan Lavarnway, Oscar Perez, Christian Vazquez
Infielders: Michael Almanzar, Jose Garcia, Derrik Gibson, Miles Head, Jose Iglesias, Casey Kelly, Chris McGuiness, Will Middlebrooks, David Renfroe, Oscar Tejeda, Jason Thompson, Jose Vinico
Outfielders: Reymond Fuentes, Alex Hassan, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Brandon Jacobs, Wilfred Pichardo, Seth Schwindenhammer, Shannon Wilkerson