Baseball America's Sox Top 30

by Bull Pain on Jan 16, 2007 6:42 PM CST

From the very brand new 2007 Prospect Handbook. It went to print just before the Danks deal. I think Jim Callis said he would put Danks 3rd, although this is really Phil Rogers' list. The many disadvantages of having a guy like Rogers without a specific eye for prospects are somewhat tempered by his good relationship with the club. I would guess what you see here is more an idea of who the Sox intend to push, rather than who is actually expected to do better in a vacuum.

Ryan Sweeney
Josh Fields
Gio Gonzalez
Lance Broadway
Kyle McCulloch
Charlie Haeger
Aaron Cunningham
Adam Russell
Lucas Harrell
Matt Long
Chris Carter
Heath Phillips
Jerry Owens
Ray Liotta
Oneli Perez
Jack Egbert
Justin Edwards
Boone Logan
Robert Valido
Pedro Lopez
John Shelby
Dewon Day
Chris Stewart (he gone)
Anderson Gomes
Francisco Hernandez
Sean Tracey (good lord have the Sox buried this guy, Ozzie is such a prick)
Brian Omogrosso
Paulo Orlando
Wes Whisler
Ricardo Nanita

Notable unranked players:
Casey Rogowski, Chris Getz, Andy Gonzalez, Carlos Vasquez (from the Cotts deal)

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Agustin Montero

not even worth a mention?

Comonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn You White Sox!

by zokmaad on Jan 16, 2007 7:07 PM CST reply actions

Montero is entering his age 30 season

and I'm not sure he's even in the Sox organization after they dropped him off the 40 man. He's no prospect.

by Bull Pain on Jan 16, 2007 8:46 PM CST up reply actions

i believe

he's still with charlotte; of course, he's pretty much worthless.

by larry on Jan 16, 2007 10:05 PM CST up reply actions

Is

the handbook already out at places like Border's...bookstores? Do you already have a copy?

by dantesox on Jan 16, 2007 7:13 PM CST reply actions

Not yet

I'd imagine it's still at least a week away from the bookstores. I'm never sure on how the books get there but I know the large shipments leave for the BA offices and to the large distributors like Simon & Schuster at the same time. So while the middle man distributor slows down the process some for the bookstores, those who order from BA directly get it really fast.

I have a real strong connection to the business/non-editorial side of BA (sadly not the fun stuff), but I was able to snag myself a copy when they arrived today. The book is no different than usual, but I've got to say, I think the cover is ugly.

by Bull Pain on Jan 16, 2007 8:56 PM CST up reply actions

Sickels

I was entertaining getting John Sickels prospect book.

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Jan 16, 2007 8:50 PM CST reply actions

A more interesting list

Though many are no longer "prospects" a 25-and-younger (on opening day) list gives you a better idea of the long term health of the organization.

Here's my (very quick) list.

John Danks
Ryan Sweeney
Brian Anderson
Josh Fields
Gio Gonzalez
Lance Broadway
Andy Sisco
Gavin Floyd
Nick Masset
Charlie Haeger
Kyle McCulloch
Aaron Cunningham
David Aardsma
Boone Logan
Heath Phillips
Lucas Harrell
Jack Egbert
Adam Russel
Oneli Perez
Chris Carter
Pedro Lopez
Matt Long
Brian Omogrosso
John Shelby
Justin Edwards
Chris Getz
Jacob Rasner
Jason Rice
Andy Gonzalez
Justin Cassel

Others: Clayton Richard, Carlos Vasquez, Donny Lucy, Wes Whisler, Ray Liotta, Robert Valido, Francisco Hernandez, Paulo Orlando, Salvador Sanchez, Anderson Gomes,

You'll notice that my entire 10 ten should start at AAA or higher. That's both good and bad. What strength we do have in the minors is located very close to the top of the system. The bottom is quite baren.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Jan 16, 2007 11:04 PM CST reply actions

Forgot this part

We are ranked as the #26 team in prospect talent. The Cubs are 18th.
Twins are 8th, Tribe 10th, Royals 11th and Tiggers 14th. Rays are 1st.

I do like the idea of lists involving <25 age guys. Seems more valuable and useful than just rookies, although I think the real reason these books and lists exist is to sell to fantasy players and collectors, not fans interested in the full organization.

by Bull Pain on Jan 17, 2007 10:25 AM CST reply actions

A bottom 5 minor league system...

That's just sad. I really hope the Sox change their drafting somehow. The last few drafts really seem to have been brutal. If they are serious about having a big budget, I think emulating the BoSox and Yankees by going after players with signability issues would be a smart move. Maybe they feel burned by Borchard, but I think paying the big signing bonus is generally a worthwhile gamble. Especially if the Sox don't want to pour money into free agents, they should have the resources and motivation to do this.

Here's hoping that some proposects in A ball have a breakout season. It's happened in other orgnizations (Jaime Garcia with StL), maybe it can happen to some Sox minor leaguers.

by hitlesswonder on Jan 17, 2007 11:33 AM CST reply actions