interesting article here, check out our farm system from 2005 that was rock solid....
http://www.providencejournal.com/spo...arm-system.ece
2011
4. Anthony Ranaudo
8. Matt Barnes
Ranaudo has endured a lost season thanks to shoulder issues, and significant questions have followed about his ability to pitch in the major leagues.
2010
1. Casey Kelly
4. Anthony Ranaudo
5. Drake Britton
8. Felix Doubront
9. Stolmy Pimentel
Doubront has been one of the most encouraging developments for the Red Sox this season, making 22 starts and striking out 119 hitters in 1222/3 innings. After rough seasons a year ago, Britton and Pimentel have bounced back, but it’s uncertain whether either can be a starting pitcher in the major leagues.
2009
2. Casey Kelly
6. Junichi Tazawa
Kelly was traded to San Diego in the first Gonzalez deal. Tazawa has been a reliever all season and likely will be a reliever for the rest of his career.
2008
2. Michael Bowden
3. Nick Hagadone
4. Daniel Bard
6. Casey Kelly
10. Stolmy Pimentel
Bowden is among the most disappointing prospects in recent memory, dominating as a starter and a reliever at Triple-A Pawtucket but never panning out in the majors.
2007
1. Clay Buchholz
4. Justin Masterson
7. Michael Bowden
8. Nick Hagadone
Before Doubront this season — and Doubront hasn’t exactly lit the world on fire — Buchholz was the last capable major-league starter the Red Sox produced from their farm system.
2006
2. Clay Buchholz
3. Michael Bowden
4. Daniel Bard
7. Bryce Cox
8. Craig Hansen
9. Kris Johnson
Johnson likewise was a tremendous disappointment, a supplemental-first-round pick who washed out at Triple A.
2005
2. Jon Lester
3. Jonathan Papelbon
4. Craig Hansen
8. Manny Delcarmen
10. Clay Buchholz
Lester, Papelbon, Buchholz — and even Delcarmen, who was a useful bullpen piece for several years. That’s what the Red Sox are trying to get back to.