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Diehard Top 50: The Complete List
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Diehard Staff
DiehardMagazine.com		Mar 21, 2007

Here’s the list of Diehard Magazine’s top 50 Red Sox prospects. In parentheses is the team with whom each player finished 2006. An explanation of our criteria in determining the Diehard top 50 is provided following the list. Check out diehardmagazine.com and Diehard Magazine (our print publication) all season for the latest on these and the rest of the Sox prospects!

DIEHARD 2007 TOP 50 RED SOX PROSPECTS

1.) Clay Buchholz, P (Wilmington)
2.) Jacoby Ellsbury, OF (Portland)
3.) Dustin Pedroia, 2B/SS (Boston)
4.) David Murphy, OF (Boston)
5.) Brandon Moss, OF (Portland)
6.) Bryce Cox, P (Wilmington)
7.) Michael Bowden, P (Wilmington)
8.) George Kottaras, C (Portland)
9.) Kris Johnson, P (Lowell)
10.) Aaron Bates, 1B (Greenville)
11.) Jason Place, OF (GCL Red Sox)
12.) Justin Masterson, P (Lowell)
13.) Edgar Martinez, P (Portland)
14.) David Pauley, P (Pawtucket)
15.) Chad Spann, P (Portland)
16.) Tommy Hottovy, P (Portland)
17.) Jeff Natale, 2B (Wilmington)
18.) Craig Breslow, P (Boston)
19.) Kason Gabbard, P (Boston)
20.) Chris Smith, P (Pawtucket)
21.) Kyle Jackson, P (Portland)
22.) Jed Lowrie, SS (Wilmington)
23.) Jeff Corsaletti, OF (Wilmington)
24.) Jay Johnson, OF (Wilmington)
25.) Ryan Kalish, OF (Lowell)
26.) Andrew Dobies, P (Portland)
27.) Andrew Pinckney, 3B (Wilmington)
28.) Nick Debarr, P (Visalia)***
29.) John Otness, C (Wilmington)
30.) Michael James, P (Wilmington)
31.) Luis Soto, OF (Greenville)
32.) Christian Lara, SS (Greenville)
33.) Reid Engel, OF (Lowell)
34.) Jonathan Egan, C (Lowell)
35.) Randy Beam, P (Portland)
36.) Mike Rozier, P (Wilmington)
37.) Jeremy West, 1B/DH (Portland)
38.) Barry Hertzler, P (Portland)
39.) Mark Wagner, C (Wilmington)
40.) Yahmed Yema, OF (Greenville)
41.) Tim Cox, P (Greenville)
42.) Felix Doubront, P (Lowell)
43.) Dustin Richardson, P (Lowell)
44.) Zach Daegas, OF (Lowell)
45.) Josh Papelbon, P (Lowell)
46.) Jon Still, C (Lowell)
47.) Mike Jones, 1B (Lowell)
48.) Kris Negron, IF (Lowell)
49.) Jose Capellan, P (Lowell)
50.) Jordan Craft, P (Lowell)


***Debarr spent last season with Visalia, the Devil Rays’ Single-A California League affiliate, and was selected by the Red Sox from the Devil Rays in the Rule 5 draft in December. He was sent back to the Devil Rays Mar. 12.


A note about the criteria used in compiling this list: Only players 27 and younger who retain Major League Baseball rookie eligibility (130 or fewer at-bats for position players, 50 innings or fewer for pitchers or 45 or fewer days on the active 25-man roster) and have played at least one game for a Red Sox American-based minor league affiliate were considered.


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