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The Red Sox DSL pitching:

Dominican RHP Stomy Pimentel is the top pitching prospect in the DSL. Pimentel a 6-3 186 17 yrs pitched in 14G 13 GS 3-1 and 2.90 ERA. In 62 IP (third best on the team) he allowed 44 H (2 for HR) 22 BB and 60 K (best on the squad) Pimentel pitching in his first year in the DSL had 6 hit batters and will be pitching in the GCL in 2008.

The top left handed pitching prospect is 18 yrs Cesar Cabral. Cabral a 6-3 175 Dominican pitched in 14 G all of them as a starter with a 5-4 record and 1.76 ERA (second best on the team) In 66 2/3 IP (tops on the team) allowed 55 H ( 0 HR) 21 BB 58 K (third best on the team) Cabral pitching in his second year in the DSL had 2 hit batters and in 2008 will be pitching in the GCL.

Venezuelan RHP Yeiper Castillo is another top pitching propect. Castillo a 6-3 158, 18 yrs pitched in 13G 8 GS with a 2-2 record and 1.83 ERA (third best on the team) in 54 IP he allowed 35 H (0 HR) with 22 BB and 59k (second on the team ) Castillo pitching in his second year in the DSL Hit 6 hitters and will be pitching in the GCL in 2008.

Dominican Charlie Rosario was another of the Sox starter. Rosario a 5-10 158 RHP is 18 yrs and pitched in 14 G 12 GS with a 3-3 and 3. 66 ERA in 64 IP (second most on the team) he allowed 54 H ( 2 for HR) with 12 BB (best on team per game) and 56 K (fourth best on the team) Rosario pitching in his first year in the DSL had only 1 HB and should be pitching in the GCL in 2008.

Manuel Rivera was one of the 2 Sox closers, Rivera a 6-0 170, 17 yrs Dominican left hander pitched in 20 g all in relief and had 6 saves with a 3-2 record and 1.04 ERA (best on the team) in 34 2/3 IP 24 H ( 0 HR) 17 BB 37 K. Rivera who played in his first year in the DSL finished 16 G and will pitching in the GCL in 2008.

The other Sox closer is Dennis Neuman. Neuman who's from Curacao is 5-11 185, 17 yrs right handed pitched in 21 G (tops on the team) all in relief and had 7 saves, and a 1-3 record with a 1.91 ERA (fourth best on the team) in 33 IP 19 H (0 HR) 16 BB and 32 K. Neuman pitching in his first year had 16 games finished and will be pitching in the GCL in 2008.

Dominican Brandon Ulloa isn't a closer, but the 6-2 170 18 yrs right handed only pitched in relief in 2007 14 G 2-1 record and a 2.63 ERA in 37 2/3 IP he allowed 30 H (2 HR) with 21 BB and 36 K. Ulloa in his second year in the DSL hit 4 batters and there's a good chance that he will pitch in the GCL in 2008.

In the Dominican Anataner Batista is known as little Pedro, as in Pedro Martinez, because of his stuff and his short status (5-10 150) The 18 yrs right handed was having an outstanding year as one of the Sox starter until he got hurt and missed the rest of the year in 6G 5 GS was 3-0 and a 2.19 ERA in 24 2/3 IP he allowed 19 H (0 HR) 8 BB and 32 K. Batista in his second year in the DSL had a 209 batting average against and if healthy could be pitching in the GCL in 2008.

Randy Consuegra is the second Colombian in the Red Sox in the system with RHP Jorge Rodriguez who's pitching in Greenville being the other one. Consuegra is a 6-2 170 17 yrs right handed who pitched in 14 G 8 GS with a record 4-2 record and 2.59 ERA in 48 2/3 IP he allowed 39 H (1 HR) with 30 BB and 38 K. Consuegra pitching in his first year in the DSL didn't finished very strong and because of this would only be a 50-50 chance that he would be promoted to the GCL in 2008.

Dominican Manuel Jimenez is another reliever. Jimenez who is 5-11 177, RH is 20 yrs pitched in 11 G all as a reliever with a record of 3-0 and a 1.16 ERA and in 23 1/3 IP 13 H (0 HR) 7 BB 19 K. Jimenez didn't pitched as much as the other relievers but because he is 20 yrs and pitched very well should get a promotion to the GCL in 2008.

Victor De La Cruz was a starter and a reliever. De La Cruz a 6-0 168, 18 yrs Dominican pitched in 13 G 2 GS and a record 1-3, 3.31 ERA. In 32 1/3 IP 31 ( 0 HR) 27 BB 23 K. De La Cruz will be coming back to the DSL for the third year.

Dominican Javier Jimenez was another starter and reliever. Jimenez a 18 yrs RH Dominican pitched in 15 G 7 GS and had a record of 2-4 3.46 ERA, in 39 IP 37 H ( 2 HR) 24 BB 28 K. Jimenez pitching in his first year in the DSL hit 11 Batters (to lead the team) and will be one of the starters for the Sox in the 2008 DSL season.

Left Handed Edwin Lopez. Lopez a 6-1 165 19 yrs Dominican pitched in 14 Games all as a reliever and had 3 saves with a record of 0-3, 5.17 (second highest on the team) in 31 1/3 IP 24 H (2 HR) 15BB 28k. Lopez pitched in his third DSL won't return to the organization.

Alberto Gonzalez is a 6-2 181, 19 yrs Venezuelan and pitched in 11 G 1 GS with a record of 2-2 4.71 ERA and in 28 2/3 IP 25 H ( 0 HR) 9 BB 20 K. Gonzalez pitching in his first year in the DSL finished 4 games and would return to the DSL in 2008.

Dominican Nelson Lastreto is a 6-0 160, 17 yrs LH who pitched in 13 G all in relief and had a record of 2-1 and a 3.27 ERA, in 22 IP 21 H (0 HR) 5 BB 15 K. Lastreto pitching in his first year in the DSL and had 6 games finished. Lastreto could be one of the Sox starters in the DSL for 2008.

Venezuelan Ernesto Reyes is a 6-0 190 17yrs (the youngest player in the organization) LH pitched in 5 games all in relief with a record of 2-0 and 5.40 ERA (highest on the team) in 5 IP 1 H (0 HR) 11 BB 4 K. Reyes pitching in his first year in the DSL had a 059 batting average against and will return to the DSL in 2008.

Leandro Marin is a 5-11 165 18 yrs RH Venezuelan who pitched in 3 G all in relief with a 0-0 record and a 2.70 ERA in 3 1/3 IP 3 H (0 HR) 2 bb 4 K. Marin has been in the DSL the last years, didn't pitch in 2006 because of health issues and not very much in 2007, but should come back to the DSL in 2008.

Dominican RH Juan Ronaldo who is 6-1 170, 17 yrs didn't pitch in 2007

The 2008 Red Sox pitching staff for now its De la Cruz, Gonzalez, perhaps Consuegra, M Jimenez, Lastreto, Reyes, Marin, Ronaldo and the newly signed Dominican Roman Mendez a RHP.