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Red Sox Prospect Watch: Minor League Baseball starts

By Mike El-Far

Apr 9, 2017; Detroit, MI, USA; Boston Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi (16) in the dugout during the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 9, 2017; Detroit, MI, USA; Boston Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi (16) in the dugout during the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 11, 2017; Fort Myers, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox infielder Rafael Devers (74) throws to first base in the first inning of a spring training game against the Minnesota Twins at CenturyLink Sports Complex. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 11, 2017; Fort Myers, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox infielder Rafael Devers (74) throws to first base in the first inning of a spring training game against the Minnesota Twins at CenturyLink Sports Complex. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports /

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Double-A baseball, where the highest level of talent resides.  That statement rings true with the Red Sox farm system, as the new “King of Boston Prospects” makes his home at Hadlock Field.

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Rafael Devers, a 20-year old third baseman, has ascended to be the highest rated Boston prospect after Benintendi lost his prospect status.  If you payed attention to Spring Training this year, you would know that Devers was one of the most disappointing players.  He was only able to muster 3 hits all spring, and all of them were singles.  Add in a couple errors and it was not a good showing for Devers.

Well, it is a good thing that Spring Training doesn’t mean anything, because Devers is firing on all cylinders.  Devers is hitting .375 with an OPS of 1.063.  Also, half of Devers’ hits have been extra base hits, including 2 doubles and a home run.

Surprisingly, Pablo Sandoval has been playing well through the first week of the season.  Even if he did struggle, I doubt we would have seen Devers anytime before the September call-ups.  But, this is a very encouraging sign for the young third baseman.  His youth, coupled with his very high ceiling, makes him a shining star of the future.  Add him to the already young core of Benintendi, Betts, Bogaerts, Travis, and Vazquez.  This could be a dominant young core in only three years.

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