{"id":7612,"date":"2018-08-02T10:40:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T15:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prospects1500.com\/?p=7612"},"modified":"2020-05-06T12:56:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T17:56:42","slug":"boston-red-sox-midseason-top-50-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prospects1500.com\/top-50-lists\/boston-red-sox-midseason-top-50-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Red Sox Midseason Top 50 Prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Any Red Sox prospect follower has been wondering how 2017 Carolina League All-Star Michael Chavis<\/a> (my 2018 preseason top ranked Sox prospect) would fare upon his return to action this year following an 80-game suspension. He’s off to a slow start after his first 17 games but still showing the power he’s known for. Other prospecting eyes rolled when the news was announced that my preseason 2nd ranked player, Jay Groome<\/a>, was done for the year and undergoing Tommy John surgery having been on the DL and not pitched at all in 2018. Those two were Boston’s top two minor leaguers across most 2018 organization rankings, some including them in Overall Top 100 lists prior to the season. Those lofty overall rankings have likely disappeared from most lists now and I think it’ll be difficult to find any Red Sox prospect on most midseason Top 100 lists.\u00a0For reference, my 2018 preseason Red Sox Top 50 Prospects is linked here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is a minor league organization that has fallen in ranking, at least from where it stood just a couple years ago when it seemingly was one of baseball’s best farm systems. Many hold out hope that some of these prospects will turn into the next Betts, Bogaerts, Benintendi, or Devers. But for the few of those you can always get more the likes of Allen Webster<\/a>, Jerry Sands<\/a>, Trey Ball<\/a> and Brandon Jacobs<\/a>. I like some of Boston’s top draft picks from this past June, so let’s play the wait and see game. There could be some diamond in the rough here.<\/p>\n

Preseason Top 50 graduated<\/strong> (in my book, even if still MiLB eligible): Sam Travis<\/a>, Tzu-Wei Lin<\/a>, Brian Johnson<\/a>, Hector Velazquez<\/a>
\nPreseason Top 50 TRADED<\/strong>: Jalen Beeks<\/a>, Lorenzo Cedrola<\/a>, Williams Jerez<\/a>, Ty Buttrey<\/a>, Santiago Espinal<\/a>, Bryce Brentz<\/a>
\nOther Preseason Top 50 removed<\/strong> from list:\u00a0Ben Taylor<\/a> (claimed off waivers by Cleveland), Kyle Martin<\/a> (released), Jeremy Barfield<\/a> (released), and the following dropped off – Austin Maddox<\/a>, Josh Tobias<\/a>, Marco Hernandez<\/a>, Nick Duron<\/a>, Zach Schellenger<\/a>, Danny Mars<\/a>, Aneury Tavarez<\/a>, Kyle Hart<\/a>, Trenton Kemp<\/a>, Trey Ball<\/a>
\nIn Majors, still MiLB-eligible, but not a prospect for me:<\/strong> Ryan Brasier<\/a> (Age: 30)<\/p>\n

Prospects1500 Tiers:
\nTier 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Players with high expectations of both making the majors and playing at an All-Star level for a number of years
\nTier 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Players with an above average expectation of making the majors and being a solid contributor
\nTier 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Players with an average expectation of making the majors and being a solid contributor
\nTier 4:<\/strong>\u00a0Players who have the potential of making the majors, or have high likelihood of making the majors but providing minimal impact (e.g. middle reliever, low-ceiling UT guys)
\nTier 5:<\/strong>\u00a0Players who are worth keeping an eye on, but likely to never make a team\u2019s 40-man roster<\/p>\n


\nTier 1:
\n<\/strong>None<\/p>\n


\nTier 2:<\/strong>
\n1. Michael Chavis<\/a>, 3B<\/strong> (Preseason #1)
\nAge: 22, currently with Double-A Portland
\nTwitter: @MichaelChavis11<\/a>
\nComing off the 80-game PED suspension, Chavis is only 17 games into his season (5 games in Lowell, 12 in Portland). .194\/.324\/.435\/.760 (OPS) with 3 HR and 10 RBI. Some are surprised Dombrowski didn’t trade Chavis at the deadline. My main concern here is the 22 strikeouts in 74 plate appearances (29.7 % K%) which probably won’t fly in the majors in Boston at 3B.<\/p>\n

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Michael Chavis with the hard shot into the RCF gap for the RBI double. 1-0 @PortlandSeaDogs<\/a>. Good load on his back leg with a clean swing path. #MiLB<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/u1P2M7Qu5g<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Eric Cross (@EricCross04) July 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n