2013 Boston Red Sox

[Red Sox GM]

2013 Boston Red Sox w/age in ()

Line-up:
CF (25)Austin Jackson - .263/.341/.418, 106 OPS+
RF (31)Nick Swisher - .253/.344/.425. 116 OPS+
1B (32)Albert Pujols - .285/.359/.516, 144 OPS+
DH (33)Ryan Howard - .242/.325/.463, 110 OPS+
LF (36)Alfonso Soriano - .249/.300/.470, 105 OPS+
2B (32)Dan Uggla - .238/.334/.414, 103 OPS+
3B (24)Lonnie Chisenhall - .255/.305/.398, 97 OPS+
C (41)Henry Blanco - .239/.299/.408, 89 OPS+
SS (38)Derek Jeter - .289/.338/.397, 89 OPS+

Defense:
CF (25)Austin Jackson - CF VG/66
RF (31)Nick Swisher - RF AV/66
1B (32)Albert Pujols - 1B VG/101, 3B PO/121
DH (33)Ryan Howard - Ha!
LF (36)Alfonso Soriano - LF AV/109
2B (32)Dan Uggla - 2B FR/109
3B (24)Lonnie Chisenhall - 3B VG/116
C (41)Henry Blanco - C VG 77, Thr EX
SS (38)Derek Jeter - SS FR/93

Bench:
INF (27)Darwin Barney - .270/.308/.360, 81 OPS+, 2B/SS VG/AV
C (23)Sandy Leon -AA- .240/.300/.338, 74 OPS+, VG, Thr VG
1/3 (33)Dan Johnson -AAA- .234/.338/.416, 98 OPS+, 1B/3B AV/FR
2B (24)Stefen Romero -AA- .245/.282/.380, 87 OPS+, 2B/3B/LF AV

Depth:
3B (23)Josh Vitters -AAA- .262/.305/.413, 93 OPS+, 1B/3B AV/FR
C (22)AJ Jimenez -AA- .258/.295/.358, 76 OPS+, C VG, Thr VG

Rotation:
SP (31)Jake Peavy - 4.01 ERA, 159 IP, 159 IP, 136K, 110 ERA+(89 FIP-)
SP (27)Mike Fiers - 3.90 ERA, 133 IP, 124K, 107 ERA+(105 FIP-)
SP (30)Tim Stauffer - 3.85 ERA, 110IP, 74K, 95 ERA+(104 FIP-)
SP (25)Dan Rosenbaum -AAA- 5.26 ERA, 140.1 IP, 81K, 88 ERA+(105 FIP-)
SP (34)Chris Capuano - 4.11 ERA, 164 IP, 136K, 91 ERA+(108 FIP-)

SP Depth:
SP (23)Donn Roach -AA- 4.32 ERA, 114.2 IP, 70K, 85 ERA+(114 FIP-)
SP (24)Mike Kickham -AAA- 4.45 ERA, 123.1 IP, 99K, 81 ERA+(114 FIP-)
SP (25)Nate Karns -AA- 5.12 ERA, 82.2 IP, 80K, 78 ERA+(135 FIP-)
SP (21)Yordano Ventura -AA- 5.64 ERA, 97.1 IP, 72K, 73 ERA+(140 FIP-)
SP (22)John Lamb -A+- 5.76 ERA, 25 IP, 14K, 71 ERA+(136 FIP-)

Bullpen:
CL (31)Casey Janssen - 3.28 ERA, 60 IP, 61K, 130 ERA+(78 FIP-)
RH (35)Joaquin Benoit - 3.72 ERA, 57 IP, 66K, 112 ERA+(84 FIP-)
LH (21)Paco Rodriguez - 3.12 ERA, 26 IP, 28K, 119 ERA+(86 FIP-)
LH (28 )Matt Reynolds - 3.86 ERA, 58.1 IP, 58K, 108 ERA+(83 FIP-)
MR (24)Shawn Tolleson - 3.57 ERA, 63 IP, 70K, 104 ERA+(97 FIP-)

2012 Draft:
SP (21)Rafael De Paula -A- BA NYY #10, Sickels C+/B-
SP (22)Juan Paniagua -DR- Sickels C+
SP (23)Onelki Garcia -AA- BA LAD #7, Sickels B-/B
SP (22)Brian Johnson -A- Sickels C+, BP BOS #10
OF (25)Henry Urrutia -EST-

Prospects:
SP (19)Miguel Almonte -A- BA KC #10, Sickels C+, BP KC #9
SP (19)Mauricio Cabrera -A- BA ATL #6, Sickels B-
SS (20)Orlando Calixte -AA- BA KC #8, Sickels B-,
SP (21)CJ Edwards -A- Sickels C+
OF (19)Gabriel Guerrero -A- Sickels C+
SP (22)Luis Mateo -A+- BA NYM #4, Sickels B-/B
OF (19)Brandon Nimmo -A- BA NYM #3, Sickels B-, BP NYM #9
SS (18)Jose Peraza -A- BA ATL #10, Sickels B-
SP (22)Alex Wood -AA-
OF (19)Danry Vasquez -A- BA DET #6, Sickels B-
SP (18)Josh Hader -A-
SP (19)Pedro Diaz -EST-
OF (20)Guillermo Pimentel -A-
SP (23)Anthony Ranaudo -AA-
OF (20)Andrew Toles -A-

[Red Sox GM]

Red Sox w/age in (), BA OFP, risk

SP (21)Yordano Ventura - 60 High
SP (21)Rafael De Paula - 55 Ext
SP (22)Juan Paniagua - 55 Ext
SP (23)Onelki Garcia - 55 Ext
SS (18)Jose Peraza - 55 Ext
SP (22)John Lamb - 55 Ext
SP (19)Mauricio Cabrera - 55 Ext
SP (20)Brian Brickhouse - 55 Ext
OF (19)Gabriel Guerrero - 55 Ext
OF (19)Brandon Nimmo - 55 Ext
SP (24)Mike Kickham - 50 Med
2B (24)Stefen Romero - 50 Med
SP (25)Nate Karns - 50 Med
SP (19)Pedro Diaz - 50 High
SP (22)Brian Johnson - 50 High
SP (19)Miguel Almonte - 50 High
SP (19)Paul Blackburn -50 High
SS (20)Orlando Calixte - 50 High
SP (21)CJ Edwards - 50 High
SP (22)Luis Mateo - 50 High
SP (19)Keone Kela - 50 High
C (22)AJ Jimenez - 50 High
OF (19)Danry Vasquez - 50 High
SS (17)Amed Rosario - 50 Ext
RP (21)Paco Rodriguez - 45 Safe
C (23)Rob Brantly - 45 Med
3B (23)Josh Vitters - 45 Med
C (23)Sandy Leon - 45 Med
SP (25)Dan Rosenbaum - 45 Med
RP (26)AJ Ramos - 45 Med
SP (23)Donn Roach - 45 Med
SP (18)Josh Hader - 45 High

Graduates from the last few years:
SP (27)Mike Fiers
OF (25)Austin Jackson
2B (27)Darwin Barney
3B (24)Lonnie Chisenhall

Grades:
65-70 - #2 Starters, perennial All-Stars in the mold of Matt Cain, Matt Kemp, and Adrian Belte
55-60 - First division regulars, #3's, and elite closers. Craig Kimbrell, James Shields, and Austin Jackson would earn these grades.
50 - Second division regulars with higher peaks, hard throwing eigth inning relievers, and #4 starters on playoff teams such as Joe Saunders, Cody Ross, and Danny Espinosa
45 - Platoon/utility players, backend starters, and middle relievers. Think of veterens such as Jake Westbrook, and Brandon Inge.

With 36 of my 50 man roster in the handbook, the Red Sox are walking the fine line of trying to compete and rebuild at the same time. After pretty much trading my entire pitching staff last year I'm trying to rebuild from within, ergo 23 of these guys are pitchers. Many of the harder throwing guys like Luis Mateo, Almonte, and CJ Edwards reside at the lowest levels with room for growth on the grading scale. Seven or so of the others could graduate this year to join Mike Fiers, providing a nice bridge until the higher ceiling arms start to come online. It's much the same on the position side just with more guys already graduated like Chisenhall, Jackson, and Barney. I'm carrying some young guys who are closer to the show, but don't have the same kind of ceiling as Peraza or Guerrero because I still need to field a team that can support Pujols and co.
All told 13 guys could see big league time this year and if all goes well maybe some will become regulars. Unfortunately, I've lost several promising young guys I liked a lot because of roster crunch in the past few weeks including Jesse Hahn and Manny Margot.

I still need another league average SP for this year, but as usual in the offseason there are 10 more teams thinking they're going to compete than actually will, so as long as the asking price for a Chris Capuano type remains Ventura and Lonnnie Chisenhall I'll make do with what I have.