The Boston Red Sox have three prospects ranked on Baseball America’s Top 100 list for 2017, including the top overall prospect in baseball.
The notion that the Boston Red Sox have left their farm system barren through a series of trades under the reign of Dave Dombrowski is a bit overblown.
The Red Sox president of baseball operations has never been shy about making a blockbuster deal, which he’s proved in less than two years at the helm of the front office. Dombrowski has surrendered premium assets in deals to acquire Craig Kimbrel and Chris Sale, but trading for elite talent is supposed to be costly.
These trades have weakened the depth of a farm system that was once the envy of the league, but the Red Sox have still retained several high quality prospects for fans to get excited about.
Baseball America recently released their Top 100 prospects rankings, which finds three players from the Red Sox organization. All three can be found in the top half of the list, including the No. 1 overall spot.
Let’s take a deeper look into where these prospects rank and how they fit into the team’s future at the big league level.