ESPN.com's
Keith Law ranks four Red Sox prospects in the Top 100 for 2016. Law places
Rafael Devers (No. 7),
Yoan Moncada (No. 17),
Andrew Benintendi (No. 18) and
Anderson Espinoza (No. 38) among the best one hundred—
with the first three in the Top 20. This is a real recognition of the
quality of the team's lead prospects. Maybe the biggest surprise is that Law has Devers
ten spots higher than Moncada—who most observers see as the
prime Boston prospect.
And, Law compares the 17-year old Espinoza to
Pedro Martinez and
Aroldis Chapman. The Top 5 prospects—according to Law— are
Corey Seager (LAD),
Byron Buxton (MIN),
Lucas Giolito (WAS),
J.P. Crawford (PHI) and
Julio Urias (LAD).
