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Red Sox prospects of the past and where they have landed

By Rick McNair

May 28, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; A general view of Fenway Park from inside of the green monster score board prior to a game against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
May 28, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; A general view of Fenway Park from inside of the green monster score board prior to a game against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Boston Red Sox farm system has produced successes and failures. This is a look at those I once thought would shine.

May 28, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) takes the field before the start of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
May 28, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) takes the field before the start of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /

Prospect rankings are like astrology in that they are fun to read, but don’t take them seriously.  Maybe I should qualify that a bit?  The top ten or even top five prospects in a system invariably surface to play in the majors and most will have a degree of success that can range from a Mookie Betts possible superstar to the forgettable. Now a new crop has been drafted and signed by the Boston Red Sox.

I will now venture into the forgettable department with a bit of personal notation attached. This will be some in the Red Sox system who even had the cherished number one position in the prospect rankings. Each player made a positive impression upon me as I saw them either in Boston or at Pawtucket.  One was acquired by trade and easily vaulted to the upper level in the Red Sox rankings.

Others were traded away as the Red Sox either gave up or saw an opportunity that they could not let pass.  The opportunity part we have seen of late with the flurry of prospects sent elsewhere for established players.

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