September 9, 2011 at 2:00 PM
SoxProspects Site Management/Community Top 40 Lists
With another minor league (regular) season reaching its end, it is time to take stock of the year that was in 2011 in the Red Sox farm system. Over the next few weeks, we will reveal our yearly all-star and end-of-season award-winners, as well as several other new season wrap-up pieces for you to enjoy.
Today, we start with one of these new features, as the three members of the SoxProspects.com site management team share their respective end-of-season top 40 prospect lists. We also include a yearly tradition, the SoxProspects.com community’s end-of-season top 40, as voted on by members of our forum. The brass and community all agree that third baseman Will Middlebrooks has become the top prospect in the system, but the four lists diverge from there. As common as it is for our forum members to have differences of opinion on players, so to do the three of us, who each bring different perspectives to the table when we collaborate to make the site’s official ranking.
Without further adieu, on to the lists!
Mike Andrews, Executive Editor
1. Will Middlebrooks, 3B
2. Ryan Kalish, OF
3. Anthony Ranaudo, RHP
4. Ryan Lavarnway, C/DH
5. Xander Bogaerts, SS
6. Jose Iglesias, SS
7. Matt Barnes, RHP
8. Bryce Brentz, OF
9. Brandon Jacobs, OF
10. Blake Swihart, C
11. Sean Coyle, 2B
12. Garin Cecchini, 3B
13. Kyle Weiland, RHP
14. Felix Doubront, LHP
15. Alex Wilson, RHP
16. Drake Britton, LHP
17. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP
18. Miles Head, 1B
19. Kolbrin Vitek, 3B
20. Oscar Tejeda, 2B
21. Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF
22. Raul Alcantara, RHP
23. Henry Owens, LHP
24. Junichi Tazawa, RHP
25. Alex Hassan, OF
26. Lars Anderson, 1B
27. Henry Ramos, OF
28. Brandon Workman, RHP
29. Jeremy Hazelbaker, OF
30. Christian Vazquez, C
31. Cody Kukuk, LHP
32. Jose Vinicio, SS
33. Kendrick Perkins, OF
34. Noe Ramirez, RHP
35. Cesar Cabral, LHP
36. Che-Hsuan Lin, OF
37. Reynaldo Rodriguez, 1B
38. Williams Jerez, OF
39. Jordan Weems, C
40. Keith Couch, RHP
Chris Mellen, Director of Scouting
1. Will Middlebrooks, 3B
2. Anthony Ranaudo, RHP
3. Ryan Kalish, OF
4. Jose Iglesias, SS
5. Xander Bogaerts, SS
6. Bryce Brentz, OF
7. Brandon Jacobs, OF
8. Kyle Weiland, RHP
9. Matt Barnes, RHP
10. Ryan Lavarnway, C/DH
11. Drake Britton, LHP
12. Felix Doubront, LHP
13. Garin Cecchini, 3B
14. Alex Wilson, RHP
15. Kolbrin Vitek, 3B
16. Oscar Tejeda, 2B
17. Blake Swihart, C
18. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP
19. Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF
20. Sean Coyle, 2B
21. Henry Owens, LHP
22. Raul Alcantara, RHP
23. Henry Ramos, OF
24. Lars Anderson, 1B
25. Brandon Workman, RHP
26. Jeremy Hazelbaker, OF
27. Alex Hassan, OF
28. Miles Head, 1B
29. Junichi Tazawa, RHP
30. Noe Ramirez, RHP
31. Jose Vinicio, SS
32. Heiker Meneses, IF
33. Cody Kukuk, LHP
34. Cesar Cabral, LHP
35. Christian Vazquez, C
36. Che-Hsuan Lin, OF
37. Williams Jerez, OF
38. Reynaldo Rodriguez, 1B
39. Madison Younginer, RHP
40. Dan Butler, C
Chris Hatfield, Senior Editor
1. Will Middlebrooks, 3B
2. Ryan Kalish, OF
3. Xander Bogaerts, SS
4. Jose Iglesias, SS
5. Ryan Lavarnway, C/DH
6. Anthony Ranaudo, RHP
7. Matt Barnes, RHP
8. Blake Swihart, C
9. Bryce Brentz, OF
10. Brandon Jacobs, OF
11. Garin Cecchini, 3B
12. Sean Coyle, 2B
13. Kyle Weiland, RHP
14. Felix Doubront, LHP
15. Alex Wilson, RHP
16. Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF
17. Alex Hassan, OF
18. Henry Owens, LHP
19. Kolbrin Vitek, 3B
20. Miles Head, 1B
21. Junichi Tazawa, RHP
22. Lars Anderson, 1B
23. Drake Britton, LHP
24. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP
25. Raul Alcantara, RHP
26. Brandon Workman, RHP
27. Reynaldo Rodriguez, 1B
28. Oscar Tejeda, 2B
29. Jose Vinicio, SS
30. Henry Ramos, OF
31. Chris Martin, RHP
32. Che-Hsuan Lin, OF
33. Cody Kukuk, LHP
34. Williams Jerez, OF
35. Sergio Gomez, RHP
36. Christian Vazquez, C
37. Jeremy Hazelbaker, OF
38. Keith Couch, RHP
39. Noe Ramirez, RHP
40. Heiker Meneses, IF
SoxProspects.com Community Voting Results*
1. Will Middlebrooks, 3B
2. Ryan Kalish, OF
3. Xander Bogaerts, SS
4. Ryan Lavarnway, C/DH
5. Anthony Ranaudo, RHP
6. Matt Barnes, RHP
7. Jose Iglesias, SS
8. Bryce Brentz, OF
9. Brandon Jacobs, OF
10. Blake Swihart, C
11. Garin Cecchini, 3B
12. Kyle Weiland, RHP
13. Sean Coyle, 2B
14. Alex Wilson, RHP
15. Felix Doubront, LHP
16. Miles Head, 1B
17. Henry Owens, LHP
18. Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF
19. Oscar Tejeda, 2B
20. Junichi Tazawa, RHP
21. Kolbrin Vitek, 3B
22. Drake Britton, LHP
23. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP
24. Lars Anderson, 1B
25. Alex Hassan, OF
26. Raul Alcantara, RHP
27. Henry Ramos, OF
28. Che-Hsuan Lin, OF
29. Brandon Workman, RHP
30. Jeremy Hazelbaker, OF
31. Cody Kukuk, LHP
32. Jose Vinicio, SS
33. Noe Ramirez, RHP
34. Christian Vazquez, C
35. Williams Jerez, OF
36. Chris Balcom-Miller, RHP
37. Kendrick Perkins, OF
38. Chris Hernandez, LHP
39. Keith Couch, RHP
40. Madison Younginer, RHP
* - Michael Bowden was eligible for the community voting and was ranked 36th. However, since the community voting ended, Bowden reached the 50-inning threshold in the major leagues, and we thus considered him graduated for the purposes of this feature. That decision also considered that he is out of options, unlike, say, Ryan Kalish.
Today, we start with one of these new features, as the three members of the SoxProspects.com site management team share their respective end-of-season top 40 prospect lists. We also include a yearly tradition, the SoxProspects.com community’s end-of-season top 40, as voted on by members of our forum. The brass and community all agree that third baseman Will Middlebrooks has become the top prospect in the system, but the four lists diverge from there. As common as it is for our forum members to have differences of opinion on players, so to do the three of us, who each bring different perspectives to the table when we collaborate to make the site’s official ranking.
Without further adieu, on to the lists!
Mike Andrews, Executive Editor
1. Will Middlebrooks, 3B
2. Ryan Kalish, OF
3. Anthony Ranaudo, RHP
4. Ryan Lavarnway, C/DH
5. Xander Bogaerts, SS
6. Jose Iglesias, SS
7. Matt Barnes, RHP
8. Bryce Brentz, OF
9. Brandon Jacobs, OF
10. Blake Swihart, C
11. Sean Coyle, 2B
12. Garin Cecchini, 3B
13. Kyle Weiland, RHP
14. Felix Doubront, LHP
15. Alex Wilson, RHP
16. Drake Britton, LHP
17. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP
18. Miles Head, 1B
19. Kolbrin Vitek, 3B
20. Oscar Tejeda, 2B
21. Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF
22. Raul Alcantara, RHP
23. Henry Owens, LHP
24. Junichi Tazawa, RHP
25. Alex Hassan, OF
26. Lars Anderson, 1B
27. Henry Ramos, OF
28. Brandon Workman, RHP
29. Jeremy Hazelbaker, OF
30. Christian Vazquez, C
31. Cody Kukuk, LHP
32. Jose Vinicio, SS
33. Kendrick Perkins, OF
34. Noe Ramirez, RHP
35. Cesar Cabral, LHP
36. Che-Hsuan Lin, OF
37. Reynaldo Rodriguez, 1B
38. Williams Jerez, OF
39. Jordan Weems, C
40. Keith Couch, RHP
Chris Mellen, Director of Scouting
1. Will Middlebrooks, 3B
2. Anthony Ranaudo, RHP
3. Ryan Kalish, OF
4. Jose Iglesias, SS
5. Xander Bogaerts, SS
6. Bryce Brentz, OF
7. Brandon Jacobs, OF
8. Kyle Weiland, RHP
9. Matt Barnes, RHP
10. Ryan Lavarnway, C/DH
11. Drake Britton, LHP
12. Felix Doubront, LHP
13. Garin Cecchini, 3B
14. Alex Wilson, RHP
15. Kolbrin Vitek, 3B
16. Oscar Tejeda, 2B
17. Blake Swihart, C
18. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP
19. Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF
20. Sean Coyle, 2B
21. Henry Owens, LHP
22. Raul Alcantara, RHP
23. Henry Ramos, OF
24. Lars Anderson, 1B
25. Brandon Workman, RHP
26. Jeremy Hazelbaker, OF
27. Alex Hassan, OF
28. Miles Head, 1B
29. Junichi Tazawa, RHP
30. Noe Ramirez, RHP
31. Jose Vinicio, SS
32. Heiker Meneses, IF
33. Cody Kukuk, LHP
34. Cesar Cabral, LHP
35. Christian Vazquez, C
36. Che-Hsuan Lin, OF
37. Williams Jerez, OF
38. Reynaldo Rodriguez, 1B
39. Madison Younginer, RHP
40. Dan Butler, C
Chris Hatfield, Senior Editor
1. Will Middlebrooks, 3B
2. Ryan Kalish, OF
3. Xander Bogaerts, SS
4. Jose Iglesias, SS
5. Ryan Lavarnway, C/DH
6. Anthony Ranaudo, RHP
7. Matt Barnes, RHP
8. Blake Swihart, C
9. Bryce Brentz, OF
10. Brandon Jacobs, OF
11. Garin Cecchini, 3B
12. Sean Coyle, 2B
13. Kyle Weiland, RHP
14. Felix Doubront, LHP
15. Alex Wilson, RHP
16. Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF
17. Alex Hassan, OF
18. Henry Owens, LHP
19. Kolbrin Vitek, 3B
20. Miles Head, 1B
21. Junichi Tazawa, RHP
22. Lars Anderson, 1B
23. Drake Britton, LHP
24. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP
25. Raul Alcantara, RHP
26. Brandon Workman, RHP
27. Reynaldo Rodriguez, 1B
28. Oscar Tejeda, 2B
29. Jose Vinicio, SS
30. Henry Ramos, OF
31. Chris Martin, RHP
32. Che-Hsuan Lin, OF
33. Cody Kukuk, LHP
34. Williams Jerez, OF
35. Sergio Gomez, RHP
36. Christian Vazquez, C
37. Jeremy Hazelbaker, OF
38. Keith Couch, RHP
39. Noe Ramirez, RHP
40. Heiker Meneses, IF
SoxProspects.com Community Voting Results*
1. Will Middlebrooks, 3B
2. Ryan Kalish, OF
3. Xander Bogaerts, SS
4. Ryan Lavarnway, C/DH
5. Anthony Ranaudo, RHP
6. Matt Barnes, RHP
7. Jose Iglesias, SS
8. Bryce Brentz, OF
9. Brandon Jacobs, OF
10. Blake Swihart, C
11. Garin Cecchini, 3B
12. Kyle Weiland, RHP
13. Sean Coyle, 2B
14. Alex Wilson, RHP
15. Felix Doubront, LHP
16. Miles Head, 1B
17. Henry Owens, LHP
18. Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF
19. Oscar Tejeda, 2B
20. Junichi Tazawa, RHP
21. Kolbrin Vitek, 3B
22. Drake Britton, LHP
23. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP
24. Lars Anderson, 1B
25. Alex Hassan, OF
26. Raul Alcantara, RHP
27. Henry Ramos, OF
28. Che-Hsuan Lin, OF
29. Brandon Workman, RHP
30. Jeremy Hazelbaker, OF
31. Cody Kukuk, LHP
32. Jose Vinicio, SS
33. Noe Ramirez, RHP
34. Christian Vazquez, C
35. Williams Jerez, OF
36. Chris Balcom-Miller, RHP
37. Kendrick Perkins, OF
38. Chris Hernandez, LHP
39. Keith Couch, RHP
40. Madison Younginer, RHP
* - Michael Bowden was eligible for the community voting and was ranked 36th. However, since the community voting ended, Bowden reached the 50-inning threshold in the major leagues, and we thus considered him graduated for the purposes of this feature. That decision also considered that he is out of options, unlike, say, Ryan Kalish.