Earlier in the year, Baseball America released its 2012 Top 10 Boston Red Sox Prospects. Shortly thereafter, MLB.com released their 2012 Top 20 Red Sox Prospects.

Boston Red SoxNow it’s Keith Law of ESPN’s turn (ESPN Insider link):

  1. Xander Bogaerts, IF
  2. Blake Swihart, C
  3. Will Middlebrooks, 3B
  4. Ryan Lavarnway, C/DH
  5. Matt Barnes, RHP
  6. Anthony Ranaudo, RHP
  7. Brandon Jacobs, OF
  8. Bryce Brentz, OF
  9. Garin Cecchini, 3B
  10. Drake Britton, RHP

Bogaerts and Swihart were also included in Keith Law’s 2012 Top 100 MLB Prospects. Middlebrooks and Lavarnway just missed out on making the Law’s Top 100.

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