Majors: Organization Reports: Boston Red Sox: 2009
In A Rough Year For Red Sox Shortstops, Derrik Gibson Shined
Nov. 16, 2009
In many respects, it was a rough year for the Red Sox organization at the shortstop position. At the lower levels of the minors, however, the Sox did enjoy some promising performances. Foremost, 2008 second-round pick Derrik Gibson's first full season was entirely successful. [...] Continue Reading »
Jose Iglesias' Performance In The AFL Will Be Telling For The Red Sox
Nov. 3, 2009
Ordinarily, the Red Sox would be hesitant to let a player's performance in the Arizona Fall League dictate where he will start the following season. But the case of Jose Iglesias is an unusual one. [...] Continue Reading »
Back At Full Strength, Ryan Kalish Added Power To His Game
Oct. 16, 2009
In 2008, after a winter when he couldn't follow a normal strengthening program while recovering from surgery to remove a broken hamate bone, Kalish hit .273/.365/.363. Given the offseason to recover, however, he hit the ball with a form of authority in 2009 unlike anything he'd shown the year before. [...] Continue Reading »
Rizzo's Home Runs Punctuate Recovery
Oct. 2, 2009
Anthony Rizzo could be forgiven the impatience. It had been a long time since the first baseman had gone deep in a game. [...] Continue Reading »
Red Sox Final Report
Sep. 17, 2009
Alex Speier selects end-of-season award winners for the Red Sox system, selecting the Best Player, Best Pitcher and a player to keep an eye on. [...] Continue Reading »
Federowicz Out To Prove Himself With The Bat
Sep. 8, 2009
No one ever questioned the defensive abilities of Tim Federowicz. The North Carolina product was viewed as one of the top defensive catchers in the 2008 draft. Yet even with elite defensive abilities, there were those who wondered if the catcher would hit enough to forge a meaningful big-league role. [...] Continue Reading »
Westmoreland's A Keeper
Aug. 24, 2009
It was an unusual path to professional baseball to say the least. Rhode Island native Ryan Westmoreland owes the fulfillment of his childhood dream of joining the Red Sox organization to his excellence as a Yankee. [...] Continue Reading »
Toned Down Approach Leads Reddick To The Majors
Aug. 7, 2009
Josh Reddick's tool set had always been impressive. The outfielder hit for a high average and demonstrated a natural ability to backspin the ball and generate power. He showed good defensive range, and a plus arm. [...] Continue Reading »
Tazawa Makes Strong First Impression
Jul. 27, 2009
When righthander Junichi Tazawa signed with the Red Sox in the offseason, most of the focus was on his decision to bypass the Japanese draft and begin his professional career in the U.S. After his first half-season, however, the focus has shifted to his outstanding work on the mound. [...] Continue Reading »
Red Sox Midseason Report
Jul. 10, 2009
Alex Speier selects midseason award winners for the Red Sox system, designating prospects in the Best Player, Biggest Leap Forward and Biggest Disappointment categories. [...] Continue Reading »
Hard Ride
Jun. 11, 2009
Righthander Kyle Weiland's first full professional season has been anything but smooth. Yet the Red Sox are confident that the 6-foot-4, 195-pound pitcher's numbers with high Class A Salem do not reflect his ability or potential. [...] Continue Reading »
Batter Up
Jun. 10, 2009
Edgar Perez, the Red Sox' area scout in Puerto Rico, had identified Reymond Fuentes as a player worth following two years ago. At that time, the player's foremost tool was obvious to everyone, including himself.
[...] Continue Reading »
Sliding Into The Mix
Jun. 1, 2009
In spring training, Michael Bowden recognized that there was no obvious path to the Red Sox rotation. Nonetheless, he did not approach his time in big league camp in that fashion. [...] Continue Reading »
Bard Breaks Through
May. 15, 2009
In 2008, Daniel Bard managed to right a minor league path that seemed at risk of going terribly off course due to control difficulties. He cemented his progress at the start of 2009 with a dazzling succession of performances that earned him his first big league callup in early May. [...] Continue Reading »
Rising To The Challenge
May. 1, 2009
Prior to 2009, lefthander Felix Doubront had just four games of experience at the high Class A level. So it came as something of a surprise when he was assigned to Double-A Portland out of spring training. [...] Continue Reading »
Ready To Go
Apr. 17, 2009
It seems odd to identify a 19-year-old as a prime candidate for a comeback. Yet that is precisely how the Red Sox view shortstop Oscar Tejeda, whose extremely promising start in the U.S. took a detour during an injury-impaired 2008 season. [...] Continue Reading »
Just The Beginning
Apr. 3, 2009
At Boston's minor league spring training complex, it was difficult not to notice the team's efforts to find talent in the Netherlands and Europe. That is at least in part because the team's first Dutch player looms head and shoulders above everyone else. [...] Continue Reading »
Welcome Back
Mar. 20, 2009
In many instances, it wouldn't be unusual or noteworthy for a 19-year-old minor leaguer to show up to the second spring training of his pro career in the best shape of his life. But the fact that Anthony Rizzo showed up in that condition is little short of remarkable. [...] Continue Reading »
Staying In Control
Mar. 6, 2009
Josh Reddick has been one of the most successful position prospects in the Red Sox system over the past two years. The outfielder vaulted from obscurity through his uncanny knack to make consistent hard contact and generate power that belied his wiry frame. [...] Continue Reading »
Staying Grounded
Feb. 19, 2009
Opposing players are rarely grateful to face top college prospect Stephen Strasburg. But for Stephen Fife, a game against the likely top pick in the 2009 draft proved career-changing. [...] Continue Reading »
Johnson Returning To Form
Feb. 9, 2009
Though he required Tommy John surgery in 2005, Kris Johnson showed enough in his return to the mound in 2006 that the Red Sox felt comfortable taking him in the sandwich round. It has taken some time, but Johnson showed last season that he may be returning to peak form. [...] Continue Reading »
Finding A Place
Jan. 26, 2009
Jason Place has always had the ability to destroy a baseball. That was the trait that prompted the Red Sox to make the outfielder a 2006 first-round pick out of high school in South Carolina. [...] Continue Reading »
Dual Threat
Jan. 9, 2009
First-round draft pick Casey Kelly, a righthanded pitcher/shortstop whose talent was good enough to be an elite pick at either position, has been following an offseason program for pitchers and will enter spring training as a hurler. [...] Continue Reading »
Far East Pipeline
Dec. 30, 2008
The signing of Junichi Tazawa represented a significant coup for the Red Sox. [...] Continue Reading »
In A Rough Year For Red Sox Shortstops, Derrik Gibson Shined
Nov. 16, 2009
In many respects, it was a rough year for the Red Sox organization at the shortstop position. At the lower levels of the minors, however, the Sox did enjoy some promising performances. Foremost, 2008 second-round pick Derrik Gibson's first full season was entirely successful. [...] Continue Reading »
Jose Iglesias' Performance In The AFL Will Be Telling For The Red Sox
Nov. 3, 2009
Ordinarily, the Red Sox would be hesitant to let a player's performance in the Arizona Fall League dictate where he will start the following season. But the case of Jose Iglesias is an unusual one. [...] Continue Reading »
Back At Full Strength, Ryan Kalish Added Power To His Game
Oct. 16, 2009
In 2008, after a winter when he couldn't follow a normal strengthening program while recovering from surgery to remove a broken hamate bone, Kalish hit .273/.365/.363. Given the offseason to recover, however, he hit the ball with a form of authority in 2009 unlike anything he'd shown the year before. [...] Continue Reading »
Rizzo's Home Runs Punctuate Recovery
Oct. 2, 2009
Anthony Rizzo could be forgiven the impatience. It had been a long time since the first baseman had gone deep in a game. [...] Continue Reading »
Red Sox Final Report
Sep. 17, 2009
Alex Speier selects end-of-season award winners for the Red Sox system, selecting the Best Player, Best Pitcher and a player to keep an eye on. [...] Continue Reading »
Federowicz Out To Prove Himself With The Bat
Sep. 8, 2009
No one ever questioned the defensive abilities of Tim Federowicz. The North Carolina product was viewed as one of the top defensive catchers in the 2008 draft. Yet even with elite defensive abilities, there were those who wondered if the catcher would hit enough to forge a meaningful big-league role. [...] Continue Reading »
Westmoreland's A Keeper
Aug. 24, 2009
It was an unusual path to professional baseball to say the least. Rhode Island native Ryan Westmoreland owes the fulfillment of his childhood dream of joining the Red Sox organization to his excellence as a Yankee. [...] Continue Reading »
Toned Down Approach Leads Reddick To The Majors
Aug. 7, 2009
Josh Reddick's tool set had always been impressive. The outfielder hit for a high average and demonstrated a natural ability to backspin the ball and generate power. He showed good defensive range, and a plus arm. [...] Continue Reading »
Tazawa Makes Strong First Impression
Jul. 27, 2009
When righthander Junichi Tazawa signed with the Red Sox in the offseason, most of the focus was on his decision to bypass the Japanese draft and begin his professional career in the U.S. After his first half-season, however, the focus has shifted to his outstanding work on the mound. [...] Continue Reading »
Red Sox Midseason Report
Jul. 10, 2009
Alex Speier selects midseason award winners for the Red Sox system, designating prospects in the Best Player, Biggest Leap Forward and Biggest Disappointment categories. [...] Continue Reading »
Hard Ride
Jun. 11, 2009
Righthander Kyle Weiland's first full professional season has been anything but smooth. Yet the Red Sox are confident that the 6-foot-4, 195-pound pitcher's numbers with high Class A Salem do not reflect his ability or potential. [...] Continue Reading »
Batter Up
Jun. 10, 2009
Edgar Perez, the Red Sox' area scout in Puerto Rico, had identified Reymond Fuentes as a player worth following two years ago. At that time, the player's foremost tool was obvious to everyone, including himself.
[...] Continue Reading »
Sliding Into The Mix
Jun. 1, 2009
In spring training, Michael Bowden recognized that there was no obvious path to the Red Sox rotation. Nonetheless, he did not approach his time in big league camp in that fashion. [...] Continue Reading »
Bard Breaks Through
May. 15, 2009
In 2008, Daniel Bard managed to right a minor league path that seemed at risk of going terribly off course due to control difficulties. He cemented his progress at the start of 2009 with a dazzling succession of performances that earned him his first big league callup in early May. [...] Continue Reading »
Rising To The Challenge
May. 1, 2009
Prior to 2009, lefthander Felix Doubront had just four games of experience at the high Class A level. So it came as something of a surprise when he was assigned to Double-A Portland out of spring training. [...] Continue Reading »
Ready To Go
Apr. 17, 2009
It seems odd to identify a 19-year-old as a prime candidate for a comeback. Yet that is precisely how the Red Sox view shortstop Oscar Tejeda, whose extremely promising start in the U.S. took a detour during an injury-impaired 2008 season. [...] Continue Reading »
Just The Beginning
Apr. 3, 2009
At Boston's minor league spring training complex, it was difficult not to notice the team's efforts to find talent in the Netherlands and Europe. That is at least in part because the team's first Dutch player looms head and shoulders above everyone else. [...] Continue Reading »
Welcome Back
Mar. 20, 2009
In many instances, it wouldn't be unusual or noteworthy for a 19-year-old minor leaguer to show up to the second spring training of his pro career in the best shape of his life. But the fact that Anthony Rizzo showed up in that condition is little short of remarkable. [...] Continue Reading »
Staying In Control
Mar. 6, 2009
Josh Reddick has been one of the most successful position prospects in the Red Sox system over the past two years. The outfielder vaulted from obscurity through his uncanny knack to make consistent hard contact and generate power that belied his wiry frame. [...] Continue Reading »
Staying Grounded
Feb. 19, 2009
Opposing players are rarely grateful to face top college prospect Stephen Strasburg. But for Stephen Fife, a game against the likely top pick in the 2009 draft proved career-changing. [...] Continue Reading »
Johnson Returning To Form
Feb. 9, 2009
Though he required Tommy John surgery in 2005, Kris Johnson showed enough in his return to the mound in 2006 that the Red Sox felt comfortable taking him in the sandwich round. It has taken some time, but Johnson showed last season that he may be returning to peak form. [...] Continue Reading »
Finding A Place
Jan. 26, 2009
Jason Place has always had the ability to destroy a baseball. That was the trait that prompted the Red Sox to make the outfielder a 2006 first-round pick out of high school in South Carolina. [...] Continue Reading »
Dual Threat
Jan. 9, 2009
First-round draft pick Casey Kelly, a righthanded pitcher/shortstop whose talent was good enough to be an elite pick at either position, has been following an offseason program for pitchers and will enter spring training as a hurler. [...] Continue Reading »
Far East Pipeline
Dec. 30, 2008
The signing of Junichi Tazawa represented a significant coup for the Red Sox. [...] Continue Reading »
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