STS’s Best: The Second Basemen v.2010
Second base is the position I consider the most difficult to rank at the lower levels of minor league baseball since there are truly very few strong second base prospects to go around. Of the five players listed, Two are current shortstops who may wind up sliding across the diamond. Another pair may need to move to third base or the outfield due to a lack of defensive chops. With the talent level of middle infield prospects being down across minor league baseball as a whole, the South Atlantic League was certainly not impervious to that trend.
Scouting Report: Derrik Gibson, SS, Boston Red Sox
Entering 2010, Boston Red Sox prospect Derrik Gibson’s prospect bubble was filled with helium. As the season draws to a close, his .241/.310/.319 line has sapped much of his prospect mojo. However, Gibson has chipped in thirty stolen bases and continues to play shortstop which are both pluses. Will 2011 be a rebound year for the former second round pick?
Scouting The Sally on Sox Prospects
Last night, I had the opportunity to spend a half hour with the guys over at Sox Prospects talking current and former members of the Greenville Drive. We touched on the recent Greenville series and a number of players including Reymond Fuentes, Kendall Volz, Manuel Rivera, Chris McGuiness, Michael Almanzar, Derrik Gibson, and Ronald Bermudez. [...]