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Looking at the lowest level of full-season ball."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Red Sox StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Red Sox NewsYahoo Red Sox Team PageYahoo Red Sox ReportYahoo Red Sox Depth ChartYahoo Red Sox TransactionsYahoo Red Sox PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁昍ed Sox MinorsGreenville Drive PreviewNew http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey ,1commentLooking at the lowest level of full-season ball.EDTShareTweetShareShareGreenville Drive PreviewTriston CasasKelly O’Connor; sittingstill.smugmug.comThis is a great week in baseball, as the major leagues get rolling and then the minor leagues start to do so themselves this weekend. Today, Opening Day will be celebrated across all four full-season levels and we’ll have all sorts of baseball to follow. It is just fantastic. With that in mind, we’ll spend this week looking at what to watch and what we can expect from the minor-league levels in the Red Sox system. Obviously, the farm system is not in a great place right now, but there are still plenty of reasons to follow this system. Today, we’ll finish with the Low-A Greenville Drive squad.The headlineTo this point in this exercise, the headlining group for all of the full-season minor-league squads in the Red Sox system have been the pitching. It was the bullpen in Pawtucket while the rotations in Portland and Salem stood out above the rest of the roster. In the lowest level of the full-season portion of the system, it’s the position players who stick out. Specifically, the infield is the most exciting portion of this roster. The infield includes the top prospect on this roster, who is pictured above and who will be discussed more in depth below. They also feature Brandon Howlett on the other side of the diamond. Howlett was a 21st round pick last summer, but given his performance last year and the scouting reports that came from it he has a chance to be an absolute steal at that spot. Dustin Pedroia is also going to be there on Opening Day, but including him feels cheap. Throw in 2018 senior sign Devlin Granberg who hit well last year as well as potential mid-season call ups in Nicholas Northcut and Antoni Flores and this could be a fun and productive infield for the entire year.The top dogWe alluded to him above, and it shouldn’t be any surprise that last year’s first round pick is the headliner on this Low-A roster. Triston Casas isn’t just last year’s first round pick http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , either. There is a very legitimate chance that he will be the number one prospect in the entire farm system when we have this discussion next spring. Obviously, he has some work to do to get there and he didn’t really play at all in GCL play last year. That said, the talent is there. Some differ in opinion on the viability of his hit tool, and his ability to make consistent contact will be the biggest thing to watch on this entire Greenville roster in 2019. He’s going to hit some monster homers, and I’m already excited for those highlights, but it’s the batting average we should watch. I’m also interested to see where he plays defensively. He’s almost certainly a first baseman long term, but they could give him some time at third base this year as well.Cole BrannenKelly O’Connor; sittingstill.smugmug.comThe SleeperThere are a ton of interesting candidates here and I have gone back and forth on three of them for five minutes now, but I’m going with someone I feel like I’ll regret picking. Cole Brannen was a second round pick in 2017 and fell flat on his face in his full-season debut last year. There was absolutely nothing going with his bat in 2018 and even a demotion to Lowell couldn’t help get him going. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from Michael Chavis, though, it’s not to write off former high school draftees after just one year. It’s a big adjustment period, and in hindsight the Red Sox may have been overly aggressive putting him in Greenville to start last year. Brannen has the athleticism to give himself a decent floor if he can hit at a respectable level, but that last part is easier said than done. Alex Speier did mention that Brannen has looked better since the 2018 season ended.The RestAlex Scherff headlines the pitching staff, and if all goes well he shouldn’t be at this level for too long. He is sort of in a similar situation as Bryan Mata as he came in under expectations last year and is going to get a chance to get in a groove by repeating the level in 2019. Scherff has reportedly added a cutter to his repertoire this year, and he could be one of the biggest risers in the entire system if that cutter plays up.Tyler Dearden was an above-slot high school pick in the 29th round back in 2017 http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , and he’s looked good in two seasons in short-season ball. Entering his age-20 season, he’ll get a chance in full-season ball in 2019. The power is very intriguing and he’s shown real on-base ability. His hit tool is what to watch here.The corner outfield spots in Greenville will be entirely filled with Tylers, with Esplin taking the other corner. Another high school draftee in 2017, he’s a year younger than Dearden and doesn’t have the professional track record to this point. He has a higher ceiling than his counterpart, though.Yoan Aybar was once an athletic outfielder who struggled to get it going with the bat but had potential roaming around the grass. Instead, the Red Sox took him and his live arm and converted them into a relief role. He’s still learning the job and is very raw, but he’s up in the high 90s with his fastball and his development could sneakily be one of the most interesting storylines on the entire farm.Thad Ward is sort of forgotten already, but last year’s fifth round pick has already turned 22 and while his ceiling isn’t huge he could be a relatively quick mover if his command sticks in the lower levels.Brayan Bello is young, has one season as a professional under his belt and spent most of that year in the Dominican Summer League. Starting him in Greenville this year is aggressive, but after he put up a 1.68 ERA in 13 starts last year he’ll certainly be worth watching in 2019. BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees can complete a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles in a prime-time series finale on Sunday at Camden Yards.Entering the series, the Yankees and Orioles had split their 12 meetings this season. However, New York won three straight against Baltimore this weekend, including both games of a Saturday doubleheader. The Yankees (82-47) are a season-high 35 games above .500. Meanwhile, Baltimore (37-93) is jockeying with Kansas City for the top pick in the MLB Draft. Article continues below ...“We’re just trying to do what we do best and score runs Dellin Betances Jersey ,” Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks said.The Yankees are also getting a spark from rookie Miguel Andujar, who homered and had four RBIs in the first game Saturday. He is batting .300 and making a strong case for Rookie of the Year, not that he is thinking about personal accolades.“There are more important things right now,” Andujar said through an interpreter. “It’s very important to win games and we have a bigger goal in mind. That’s the focus right now. At the end of it all, if it happens, it happens. We are trying accomplish something bigger here than individual awards.” The Orioles, who have lost seven straight games, have traded key veterans as they begin a complete rebuild of their franchise. They’re already experiencing growing pains and have endured seven losing streaks of six games or more this season. Right-hander Luis Severino (16-6, 3.28 ERA) will start Sunday for the Yankees. After a dominant first half of the season, he is 2-4 in his last six starts, allowing seven home runs during that stretch.Severino was much better in his last outing against the Blue Jays when he allowed two runs and six hits with eight strikeouts in five innings. “I feel pretty good. Most of the game I was dominating,” Severino said after the game. “I feel good, my body is strong and my confidence is way up.”Severino is 4-1 with a 3.33 ERA in nine appearances (seven starts) against Baltimore. New York is going to need him to maintain his former solid form during the stretch run.The Yankees still trail the Red Sox in the American League East but are in the driver’s seat for one of the two wild-card berths. “We have to find the right adjustments in there to get him back on track,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of Severino’s recent struggles. Dylan Bundy (7-12 Matt Holliday Jersey , 5.31) is having similar struggles for Baltimore. He has allowed 29 hits and six homers for 22 runs (21 earned) in 14 1/3 innings in his last three starts.Bundy has also struggled to keep the ball in the park, giving up 15 homers in his last eight starts, registering a whopping 9.08 ERA during that stretch. Bundy allowed seven runs and seven hits in just four innings of his last start against the Blue Jays, losing his third straight decision.“It’s tough, but we’re all going to have these stretches,” Bundy said after the game. “You just try to limit them. Right now, this one is going on for quite some time. Hopefully, in the future I can figure this out quicker and get better faster.”Bundy is 2-4 with a 6.03 ERA in eight appearances, including six starts, against the Yankees. He took a loss to New York on July 11. Showalter is also trying to find ways to get him back on track. “We’ve given him extra days quite a few times,” Showalter said. “We’ve attacked that and we’ll continue to look at if we need to do it again.”