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Keith Law of Scouts, Inc has released his 2009 organizational rankings and the Boston Red Sox checked in at No. 7 on his list. The Texas Rangers boast the top system in his opinion. Here’s what he had to say about the Red Sox minor league system.
Probably an aggressive ranking, but their 2008 draft class has the potential to be one of the best. They have become more aggressive at going over slot to obtain premium players in the draft and have become more active internationally. Their system probably had more prospect depth on 2008 short-season rosters than any other but Texas’.
Law also released his top 10 prospects in the Red Sox organization and his top 100 prospects in baseball. Here is the list of the prospects and where they ranked in the top 100, if they did at all.
1. Lars Anderson, 1B – No. 7 in top 100
2. Michael Bowden, RHP – No. 52 in top 100
3. Nick Hagadone, LHP – No. 81 in top 100
4. Junichi Tazawa, RHP – No. 90 in top 100
5. Daniel Bard, RHP – No. 94 in top 100
6. Josh Reddick, RF
7. Casey Kelly, RHP/SS
8. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP
9. Ryan Westmoreland, CF
10. Michael Almanzar, 3B
Anderson is also ranked as the top 1B prospect and is the only member of the Red Sox in the positional rankings.
Law says that Anderson is a few years away from the big leagues and just needs development time which leads me to believe that the Red Sox will not rush him and try to get him ready for when Mike Lowell’s contract runs out after the 2010 season. They would probably move Kevin Youkilis back to third base at that time and have Anderson take over at first base.
