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Jet Blue PArk

Originally signed as a shortstop, Wendell Rijo has played at second during his one year in the Boston Red Sox‘ system. By Red Sox standards, Rijo is huge, standing 5-foot-11, but currently a wiry 170 lbs. He turned 18 on [...]

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Alex Hassan

Alex Hassan might be the oldest, 25, prospect on my top 30 Boston Red Sox prospect countdown and most certainly will be the only one to have spent three years at AAA, but he does still hold prospect status. Hassan [...]

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Joe Nicholson - USA TODAY Sports

In a system that is chock full of minor league talent, it’s unavoidable that some may be lost to the Rule 5 draft. Luckily, the Houston Astros have so much depth that a few missed players won’t be detrimental to [...]

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Derick Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

The Boston Red Sox took care of a little bit of winter business with adding three players to the 40-man roster to ensure that they would be protected when the Rule 5 draft happens. Those three players are Garin Cecchini, Bryce [...]

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Jet Blue PArk

Sean Coyle is a power-hitting second base prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization. He hit 16 home runs in just 60 games in 2013 across three levels, but missed much of the year due to injuries. Coyle very much [...]

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San Francisco Giants Gary Brown

As the deadline approached for MLB clubs to add players to their 40-man roster whom they wish to protect from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft, the San Francisco Giants filled their roster to capacity and added four prospects to the [...]

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Daniel Bard

It was not long ago that Daniel Bard was a dominant setup man for the Boston Red Sox and looked in line to become the future closer. Then the Red Sox decided to try him out as a starter, and everything [...]

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