The Boston Red Sox have a loaded farm system and the value was clearly demonstrated when they emptied one whole shelf to get Craig Kimbrel. But in the world of prospects, fame or ranking is fleeting and Sean Coyle and Bryce Brentz can give testimony to that. The sands are constantly shifting based on evaluation and the all-important “numbers.”
Being on top of prospect mountain can be a wonderful position for a sky rocketing future or to become another page in the book of failures. What does Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Blake Swihart, Will Middlebrooks and Lars Anderson all have in common?