Yeah, I'm not sure anyone that's in the minors right now that works out isn't just another trade piece. They are so barren on the position player side that it's hard to see the Sox sniffing a playoff spot before the stadium deal expires in 2029.
Not only that, but their top 3 position prospects in Montgomery/Quero/Ramos are flirting with Mendoza.....in the minors.
Montgomery has a .392 SLG. In Charlotte.
Quero has a .377 SLG in Birmingham
Ramos had a .323 SLG in the minors and a .239 SLG in the majors
All of them are barely hitting over .200. So it's not like they're getting tons of XBH.
I believe in Iriarte more than Thorpe, but Iriarte has risk to be the next Kopech.
Kyle Hendricks is the ceiling for Thorpe.
There's also a good chance that Thorpe comes up here and the entire league just sits fastball and crushes him.
The jury is still out on Shirley but the early returns are promising
Crochet, Montgomery, Schultz, Gonzalez.
I'm not sure that Gonzalez was a Shirley pick because one of these things is not like the others; one of these things does not belong.
The question on Crochet is that he's likely to bolt in FA before the Sox are any good. He only has 2 years of team control left after this year.
I believe in the stuff.
I feel like Colson needed more time in Birmingham. I'm seeing the same pattern of rushing prospects as the previous regime.
He has looked terrible aside from the occasional XBH in the upper minors.
Also feel like they're making the same mistake with Schultz and Gonzalez. They're not ready for Birmingham.