The Red Sox still believe in his chances of sticking in the rotation, though, and his first few starts will be highly anticipated throughout the organization and the fan base. There are still some questions about what Houck’s ultimate role will be, but he has the stuff to fall back on some dominant late-inning relief potential, which isn’t bad for the disappointing scenario. The righty is forgoing Low-A Greenville to make his full-season debut at Salem, which suggests they were impressed with what they saw in camp. Tanner Houck is not too far behind Groome in terms of excitement in this rotation.Their additions here make this potential rotation downright bananas, at least relative to the rest of the talent in the organization. I already talked about them in the Greenville preview on Monday, which you can read here. Jason Groome (Groome has reportedly been placed on Greenville’s DL) and Jake Thompson had been moved up to Salem on Sox Prospects’ projected rosters since yesterday.Tyler Hill and Kyri Washingon will flank Cedrola in the outfield, and while neither is particularly exciting Hill has put up massive stolen base numbers and Washington has legitimate power potential.There’s not a huge ceiling here, but it’s an intriguing middle-infield package. That said, the second baseman has a solid hit tool and can rack up doubles at his best. Brett Netzer was Boston’s third-round pick last year, though he came in under slot and part of the reason he was selected was to save a little pool money.Last year, he showed off big power, though he could use a little work with his plate discipline. He’s probably not going to be a Gold Glover back there, but if he can hold his own his bat should make him an intriguing prospect. He transitioned to catching on a full-time basis last year and the reports on his defense were solid. Roldani Baldwin is expected to star the year on the disabled list, but he may be the player I am most excited to watch in the system.Most scouts aren’t optimistic about his bat as he moves up the ladder, but if he can continue to spray line drives all over the field he can be a solid player with a relatively high floor given his defensive skill set and athleticism. His bat is still a question, though he showed a solid hit tool in Low-A. Still, Cedrola has great athleticism and can play a tremendous center field while providing value on the bases. Lorenzo Cedrola highlights Salem’s outfield, and while he got a surprising top ten nod on Baseball Prospectus’ Red Sox list, that’s probably overstating his talent.When looking at minor-league box scores this year, make sure to pay attention to Dalbec’s strikeout numbers. There were still some flashes of the raw power that made him so exciting a year ago at this time, and hopefully another offseason and spring with major-league coaches will allow him to make enough contact to make a real impact.
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Bobby Dalbec had some high expectations last year after a massive pro debut in 2016, but injuries and contact issues held him back. There isn’t really a top-tier, or even top-ten, level talent in Salem’s lineup, but the most exciting guy is probably going to be at third base.The bullpen, well, it’s a minor-league bullpen. The lineup isn’t quite as exciting, though the infield should be fun to follow and there’s some upside on the infield. Now, this High-A rotation has jumped up to a crazy level and there will be an interesting starter taking the mound for them in every game to start the year. Well, since then, Sox Prospects adjusted their rosters and moved two pitchers from that Drive rotation to Salem’s. Yesterday, I mentioned that Greenville had an exciting rotation, which is true. Haley Toyota Field Salem, Virginia What to expect in 2018
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It is, for what it’s worth, an exciting level for those with a league near you as it’s filled with prospects who are far enough away to really dream on and still remain under the radar but who already have a full season under their belt. I don’t really have a way to describe what High-A is besides saying it’s the level between Low-A and Double-A. The official rosters for these teams have not been announced yet, so I’ll use the projected rosters from the Sox Prospects team for this exercise. The minor-league season opens up on Thursday, so we’ll spend the next few days here taking a look at the full-season minor-league teams in the Red Sox system and what we can expect from them in 2018.
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