Baseball America is busy right now putting together its top 20 prospects lists by league now that the minor league baseball season is over. They got it started with the Arizona League, the Gulf Coast League, Appalachian League, Pioneer League and the Northwest League.
Now it’s time to take a look at where any Red Sox farmhands ranked in the top 20 of the NY-Penn League where the Lowell Spinners play. The Red Sox only managed one prospect in the top 20 and that was third baseman Garin Cecchini.
He was a fourth round draft choice of the Red Sox back in 2010 and didn’t play professionally last year due to an ACL injury suffered in high school. His first season in the minors came with the Spinners this year where he hit .298 with three home runs, 23 RBIs and 12 stolen bases.
Unfortunately for Cecchini, a wrist injury sidelined him after playing in 32 games. He was listed on the roster for the 2011 Instructional League for the Red Sox.
The next look at where Red Sox farmhands rank in their respective league comes in the should come later today or tomorrow when Baseball America looks at the top 20 prospects for the South Atlantic League.
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