Life On The Farm: Boston Red Sox (# 13)

It's a friggin nation man!

Graduated To Majors: Josh Reddick (OF, # 5), Aaron Bates (1B, UR), Jeff Bailey (1B, UR), Dusty Brown (C, UR), Michael Bowden (SP, # 2), Junichi Tazawa (SP, # 7), Daniel Bard (RP, # 4), Hunter Jones (RP, UR), Dustin Richardson (RP, UR)

The Rest Of The Top 10 (with quick commentary):
Hitters: BA-OBP-SLG, AB, HR-RBI, BB-K, SB-CS
Pitchers: G-GS, W-L, ERA, IP-H-HR-BB-K

1 - Lars Anderson: 1B
AA: .233-.328-.345, 447, 9-51, 63-114, 2-0
Quick Take: He is human after all and has finally experienced a setback.

3- Nick Hagadone: LHP
Lo A: 15-15, 0-3, 2.49, 39.2-21-0-19-53
Hi A: 2-2, 0-0, 5.06, 5.1-5-0-5-6
Quick Take: Takes his act to Cleveland as part of the return for Victor Martinez.

6 - Casey Kelly: RHP
Lo A: 9-9, 6-1, 1.12, 48.1-32-0-9-39
Hi A: 8-8, 1-4, 3.09, 46.2-33-4-7-35
Quick Take: Only list his pitching stats because this is his future and he had a very strong season.

8 - Ryan Westmoreland: CF
SS: .296-.401-.484, 223, 7-35, 38-49, 19-0
Quick Take: 19 year old appears ready for full season ball next year.

9 - Michael Almanzar: 3B
Lo A: .207-.261-.293, 188, 3-17, 9-53, 0-0
SS: .230-.288-.302, 222, 1-29, 16-52, 1-2
Quick Take: Sent down as he continues to struggle to hit at the Low A level, though he hasn't yet turned 19.

10 - Yamaico Navarro: SS
SS: .238-.304-.286, 21, 0-2, 2-3, 0-2
Hi A: .319-.373-.543, 94, 4-17, 6-12, 2-2
AA: .185-.270-.304, 135, 2-11, 14-28, 5-1
Quick Take: Passed his test at High A before struggling badly in his first exposure to AA.

AAA: Pawtucket Red Sox (IL)
Breakout Hitter: Chris Carter (UR): .294-.358-.465, 428, 16-61, 42-63, 0-0
Dissapointing Hitter: Paul McAnulty (UL): .233-.331-.402, 326, 11-48, 45-83, 0-1
Breakout Pitcher: Clay Buchholz (UL): 17-16, 7-2, 2.36, 99-67-7-30-89
Disappointing Pitcher: Charlie Zink (UR): 27-23, 6-15, 5.59, 135.1-134-10-93-47
Quick Take: Carter takes his act to the Mets as part of the return for Billy Wagner. Buchholz regained his mojo enough to be a playoff starter. McAnulty was supposed to be a solid emergency lefty for the major league team, but instead ended up in Colorado Springs. Zink's knuckle keeps dancing away from him.

AA: Portland Sea Dogs (EL)
Breakout Hitter: Daniel Nava (UR): .364-.479-.568, 118, 4-23, 25-12, 0-0
Disappointing Hitter: Lars Anderson (# 1): Line above.
Breakout Pitcher: Junichi Tazawa (# 7): 18-18, 9-5, 2.57, 98-80-8-26-88
Disappointing Pitcher: Ryne Lawson (UR): 23-23, 3-12, 5.93, 115.1-124-10-57-57
Quick Take: Nava, a 26 year old OF, had a breakout season at of nowhere finishing in Portland after he hit .339-.434-.495 at Hi A prior to the promotion. Tazawa made a jump to the bigs. Anderson battled his swing at AA while Lawson struggled to do much at AA.

Hi A: Salem Red Sox (CL)
Breakout Hitter: Ryan Kalish (# 13): .304-.434-.513, 115, 5-21, 26-20, 7-3
Disappointing Hitter: Jered Stanley (UR): .211-.337-.270, 152, 0-11, 26-51, 1-1
Breakout Pitcher: Eammon Portice (UL): 25-25, 8-8, 4.35, 128.1-128-12-36-141
Disappointing Pitcher: Jose Capellan (UL): 29-16, 6-4, 6.34, 93.2-122-14-65-63
Quick Take: Kalish finally tapped into his power potential and got a quick promotion to AA. Portice stayed healthy and maintained his K rate. Stanley really struggled at both A's this year. Capellan had a setback filled season.

Lo A: Greenville Drive (SAL)
Breakout Hitter: Tim Federowicz (UR): .345-.393-.562, 226, 10-34, 15-42, 1-0
Disappointing Hitter: Jeremy Hazelbaker (UL): .167-.280-.233, 150, 1-9, 23-58, 11-2
Breakout Pitcher: Fabian Williamson (UR): 28-12, 10-5, 2.42, 108-71-3-53-104
Disappointing Pitcher: None notable.
Quick Take: Federowicz had a strong half year here before struggling upon a promotion. Williamson came out of nowhere to put up a strong season. Hazelbaker showed he wasn't quite ready for the big time.

TK's Early 2010 Top 10 Prospects:
1) Casey Kelly: RHP
Very special arm that pitched in Futures Game.
2) Lars Anderson: 1B
Everyone gets one bad season, right?
3) Ryan Westmoreland: CF
Will get a chance to show just how a good a prospect he is next year.
4) Ryan Kalish: RF
Power finally came around and a very complete offensive player.
5) Yamaico Navarro: SS
Reminds me of Yunel Escobar.
6) Alex Wilson: RHP
2nd rounder had a .50 ERA in SS in 13 starts (36 IP, 7 BB, 33 K)
7) Reymond Fuentes: CF
Debatable 1st rounder had decent debut (.290-.331-.379 at R)
8) Derrik Gibson: SS
Solid season at SS (.290-.395-.380) and will likely get chance to prove worth in Greenville next year.
9) Che-Hsuan Lin: CF
Last year's Futures Game MVP, appears to be on track to be starting CF.
10) Stolmy Pimentel: SP
Solid full season debut for the 19 year old (10-7, 3.82, 117.2-135-12-29-103)

Dropped From Top 10: Almanzar (# 9)

Final Overview: This system has taken a hit. A lot of their top prospects received promotions and a lot of their midlevel guys were involved in deals in attempts to win a championship now. There is still quite a bit upside here, but likely an early twenties to mid twenties farm system.