Checking On the Sox Farm: Midseason Prospect Rankings

The Red Sox have one of the best systems in baseball.  This is rare for a team like the Red Sox that has so much success as well as so many players that have been graduated from prospect status over the last couple of years.  The system's absolute strength is its pitching depth.  There is still a lack of power hitters and shortstops in the system, though there is a lot of raw talent in the lower levels. (Note: The best pitcher in the minors, Clay Buchholz, is not considered a prospect anymore because he lost his rookie status last year.) Here is the midseason top 10:   1. Casey Kelly SP/SS – A/High A  7-5  2.08 ERA  95 IP  74 K  .85 WHIP Casey Kelly topped off an impressive season by throwing a perfect inning in the Futures Game.  He will now transition into a shortstop role, but it is hard to see how he could be more valuable on the field then he was on the mound.  Kelly simply dominated competition in A and went...