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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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ST. PETERSBURG – SEPTEMBER 20: Catcher Ryan Lavarnway
ST. PETERSBURG – SEPTEMBER 20: Catcher Ryan Lavarnway /

Ryan Lavarnway

A right-handed power hitter at Fenway Park – the dream of all Red Sox fans and it would most certainly become true with Ryan Lavarnway. Split between Pawtucket and Portland in 2011 Lavarnway hammer 32 home runs and was just 23-year-old.

Lavarnway was – as a bonus – a catcher, but could play first and DH. Lavarnway got a taste of the majors in 2011 with Boston and hit .231 with a pair of home runs.  The sample was small, but the promise was there. As the sample got larger the promise got smaller and Lavarnway faded from the picture.

Baltimore, Atlanta, Toronto and now Oakland all have had Lavarnway hopes.  This season he is at Nashville in the Pacific Coast League hitting in the .270 range.

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