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Franchise Start: 1901 (Boston Americans, 1901-1907; Boston Red Sox, 1908-Current)
World Championships: 7
2011-12 Free Agent Tracker
Updated: 01/26/2012
| Players Lost | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Type | New Team | Option |
| Alcantara, Raul | P | Trade | Athletics | — |
| Batista, Anatanaer | P | MiLB | Red Sox | — |
| Bedard, Erik | SP | — | Pirates | — |
| Carroll, Brett | OF | MiLB | Nationals | — |
| Dlugach, Brent | SS | MiLB | — | — |
| Drew, J.D. | OF | — | — | — |
| Duckworth, Brandon | P | MiLB | Red Sox | — |
| Fernandes, Kyle | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Flasher, Jordan | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Fox, Matt | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Frias, Vladimir | SS | MiLB | — | — |
| Garcia, Joantoni | 2B | MiLB | — | — |
| Gathright, Joey | OF | MiLB | — | — |
| Gonzalez, Miguel | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Haeger, Charlie | SP | MiLB | Red Sox | — |
| Head, Miles | 1B | Trade | Athletics | — |
| Herold, Mitch | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Hill, Rich | RP | Non-tendered | Red Sox | — |
| Hose, T.J. | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Hottovy, Tommy | P | MiLB | Royals | — |
| Howell, Jeff | C | MiLB | — | — |
| Hudson, Jennell | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Jackson, Conor | OF | — | — | — |
| Khoury, Ryan | 3B | MiLB | — | — |
| Lowrie, Jed | SS | Trade | Astros | — |
| Luna, Hector | 3B | MiLB | Phillies | — |
| Maxwell, Blake | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Moanaroa, Moko | OF | MiLB | — | — |
| Okajima, Hideki | RP | MiLB | Yankees | — |
| Ortiz, David | DH | — | Red Sox | — |
| Papelbon, Jonathan | RP | Type A | Phillies | — |
| Ramos, Roberto | 2B | MiLB | — | — |
| Reddick, Josh | OF | Trade | Athletics | — |
| Reyes, Dennys | RP | MiLB | Orioles | — |
| Ring, Royce | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Robinson, Nick | 2B | MiLB | — | — |
| Rusch, Matt | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Scutaro, Marco | SS | Trade | Rockies | Option Exercised; $6MM |
| Smith, Greg | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Spears, Nate | 2B | MiLB | Red Sox | — |
| Sutton, Drew | 2B | MiLB | Braves | — |
| Valdez, Alex | 3B | MiLB | — | — |
| Varitek, Jason | C | — | — | — |
| Wagner, Matt | C | MiLB | — | — |
| Wakefield, Tim | SP | — | — | — |
| Weiland, Kyle | P | Trade | Astros | — |
| Wheeler, Dan | RP | Type B | — | Option Declined; TBD BO |
| Williams, Randy | RP | MiLB | — | — |
| PTBNL | TBD | Trade | Rockies | — |
| Players Signed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Old Team | Years | Dollars |
| Carlson, Jesse | RP | Blue Jays | MiLB | — |
| Ciriaco, Pedro | SS | Pirates | MiLB | — |
| Cook, Aaron | SP | Rockies | MiLB | — |
| Duckworth, Brandon | P | Red Sox | MiLB | — |
| Germano, Justin | P | Samsung (Korea) | MiLB | — |
| Haeger, Charlie | SP | Red Sox | MiLB | — |
| Hill, Rich | RP | Red Sox | MiLB | — |
| Inman, Will | P | Padres | MiLB | — |
| Mathis, Doug | P | Samsung (Korea) | MiLB | — |
| Ortiz, David | DH | Red Sox | 1 | Accepted Arbitration; TBD Salary |
| Padilla, Vicente | RP | Dodgers | MiLB | — |
| Pena, Tony | P | White Sox | MiLB | — |
| Punto, Nick | SS | Cardinals | 2 | $3MM |
| Ross, Cody | OF | Giants | 1 | $3MM |
| Scutaro, Marco | SS | Red Sox | 1 | $6MM Option |
| Shoppach, Kelly | C | Rays | 1 | $1.35MM |
| Silva, Carlos | SP | Yankees | MiLB | — |
| Spears, Nate | 2B | Red Sox | MiLB | — |
| Spoone, Chorye | P | Orioles | MiLB | — |
| Thomas, Justin | P | Pirates | MiLB | — |
| Players Traded | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Old Team | For |
| Bailey, Andrew | RP | Athletics | Reddick, Head, Alcantara |
| Duarte, Marco | P | Astros | Gonzalez |
| Emaus, Brad | 2B | Rockies | PTBNL |
| Melancon, Mark | RP | Astros | Lowrie, Weiland |
| Mortensen, Clayton | SP | Rockies | Scutaro |
| Sweeney, Ryan | OF | Athletics | Reddick, Head, Alcantara |
| Players Claimed | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Old Team |
| — | — | — |
| Rule V Draft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Old Team | Phase |
| Gonzalez, Marwin | P | Cubs | MLB |
| Olivares, Gerardo | C | Rays | Triple A |
| Arbitration Eligible | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Years | Dollars |
| Aceves, Alfredo | RP | 1 | $1.075MM |
| Albers, Matt | RP | — | — |
| Atchison, Scott | RP | — | — |
| Aviles, Mike | 2B | 1 | $1.2MM |
| Bard, Daniel | RP | 1 | $1.612MM |
| Bailey, Andrew | RP | 1 | $3.9MM |
| Ellsbury, Jacoby | OF | 1 | $8.05MM |
| Miller, Andrew | SP | 1 | TBD |
| Morales, Franklin | RP | 1 | $850k |
| Saltalamacchia, Jarrod | C | 1 | $2.5MM |
| Sweeney, Ryan | OF | 1 | $1.75MM |
Top Prospect Lists
Disclaimer: I’ve complied the lists from other sites, and have included my preliminary rankings. My rankings will change as I do more research this off-season. The sites used are: 85% Sports, Fantasy Baseball 365 (365), Baseball America (BA), Bullpen Banter (BB, this is an average of the 2-3 lists they have), Baseball Instinct (BBI), Baseball Intellect (BI), Baseball Prospectus (BP), Fangraphs (FG), the Hardball Times (HBT), Minor League Baseball Prospects (MILBP), MLB Dirt (MLBD), MLB Prospect Portal (MLBPP), John Sickels (Sickles), and Top Prospect Alert (TPA). If you know of other prospect lists, please contact me and I’ll get them added to the page.
Updated: 01/26/2012
| Rank | Player | Pos | Avg | 85% | BA | BB | BBI | FG | MLBD | MLBPP | Sickels | TPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogaerts, Xander | SS | 1.89 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Middlebrooks, Will | 3B | 2.11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Barnes, Matt | RHP | 3.33 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Cecchini, Garin | 3B | 4.43 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 5 | Swihart, Blake | C | 5.33 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Lavarnway, Ryan | C | 5.78 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Ranaudo, Anthony | RHP | 6.67 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | Brentz, Bryce | OF | 8.44 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | Bradley, Jackie Jr | OF | 9.11 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
| 10 | Owens, Henry | LHP | 9.38 | 9 | — | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Jacobs, Brandon | OF | 9.22 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | Iglesias, Jose | SS | 11.14 | 11 | — | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | — | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Coyle, Sean | SS | 11.75 | 13 | — | 14 | — | — | 12 | — | 8 | — |
| 14 | Anderson, Lars | 1B | 13.50 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 15 | Ramirez, Noe | RHP | 13.50 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 16 | Jerez, Williams | OF | 14.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 17 | Wilson, Alex | RHP | 14.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — |
| 18 | Britton, Drake | LHP | 14.50 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Workman, Brandon | RHP | 15.40 | 15 | — | 17 | — | — | 15 | — | 15 | 15 |
| 20 | Doubront, Felix | LHP | 15.67 | 17 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — |
| 21 | Vitek, Kolbrin | 2B | 17.00 | 18 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 20 | — |
| 22 | Pimentel, Stolmy | RHP | 19.00 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — |
| 23 | Vazquez, Christian | C | 19.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — |
| 24 | Tazawa, Junichi | RHP | 19.33 | 19 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 25 | — |
| 25 | Kukuk, Cody | LHP | 22.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — |
| 26 | Vinicio, Jose | SS | 24.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — |
| — | Weiland, Kyle | RHP | 16.00 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 16 | — |
| — | Head, Miles | 3B | 18.00 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 21 | — |
| — | Alcantara, Raul | RHP | 19.50 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — |
