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Top 20 Red Sox: How Are They Doing??


Dustin Pedroia as an Arizona State Sun Devil

Review of Boston Red Sox Top 20 List

  1. Hanley Ramirez, SS: Good start for Double-A Portland, .302/.358/.468. Doing fine.  
  2. Jon Papelbon, RHP: Good start for Double-A Portland, 2.02 ERA, 3-1 record, 35/8 K/BB in 36 innings. Doing fine.          
  3. Brandon Moss, OF: Poor start for Portland, .204/.280/.311. Overmatched right now, has fanned 37 times in 28 games.
  4. Anibal Sanchez, RHP: 2.19 ERA, with superb 55/6 K/BB in 37 innings for Class A Wilmington. Pitching wonderfully.        
  5. Jon Lester, LHP: 1-1, 3.76 at Portland, 37/11 K/BB in 38 innings. Doing fine.
  6. Dustin Pedroia, 2B: .347/.434/.521 at Portland, playing brilliantly.
  7. Christian Lara, SS: Hitting .224/.333/.286 in 30 games for Class A Greenville. Not hitting with much authority, but he's managed to draw 15 walks in 115 plate appearances, a decent ratio.
  8. Luis Soto, SS: Extended spring training.
  9. Kelly Shoppach, C: .274/.389/.566 at Triple-A Pawtucket, showing power and good plate discipline.          
  10. Abe Alvarez, LHP: 2-2, 3.82 at Pawtucket, 24/7 K/BB in 38 innings. Doing decently, handling himself well in Triple-A.      
  11. Ian Bladergroen, 1B: Hitting .218/.343/.287 at Wilmington. Has drawn 14 walks, but struck out 28 times in 26 games. Disappointing.      
  12. Andrew Dobies, LHP: 2.41 ERA, 40/7 K/BB in