MLB Draft questions

I conducted over at the Hardball Times with Andy Seiler form MLB Bonus Baby. That site is one of the top free mlb draft resources available today and provides great insights and first-hand scouting reports.

One of the remarkable things about the Red Sox minor league system is that they have developed a deep and talented system without the luxury of making high selections. Every year they have picks in the 20 range which means the top talents are often gone already. Now, the Sox obviously have the advantage of investing large sums of money in the draft which means they can take guys who have fallen due to signability concerns (Craig Hansen and Daniel Bard).

This also speaks volumes to the scouting department the Red Sox have developed. Let's hope they can continue their success is finding and developing prospects.

Red Sox minor league 2010 season

The minor league season is underway now giving us the opportunity to check out some of the organization's top prospects. I will certainly be checking out the New England based teams play, especially Portland as they are stacked with elite prospects. Check here for daily updated stats on Boston's prospects.

At the same time my focus is turning towards the MLB Draft in early June. One of my favorite sites to check is MLB Bonus Baby. The author recently ran two pieces on the life of a scout. Scouting is the lifeblood of any organization and Boston especially takes pride in their scouting department. I encourage everyone to check this out.

I will doing some reports on this year's draft class in the coming weeks so stay tuned.