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Boston Red Sox Top 20 Prospects for 2010. All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change.

Jason Bay's brief career in Boston may be over. BayA has rejected the Red Sox' latest offer and is entertaining better proposals from other clubs, according to his agent, Joe Urbon.

We have hit the off-season and our shopping list includes a power hitter and/or starting pitcher, so I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at our top prospects, since many will be asked for and offered in potential trades.

Whether or not the Red Sox are able to re-sign Jason Bay , the organization wants to have depth at all three outfield positions, both in Boston and in the development system.

When it comes to ranking the OFers in the Sox farm system, the names that come to mind are: Ryan Westmoreland, Josh Reddick and Ryan Kalish, some OTMers will think about Reymond Fuentes but most of us will forget about who is IMO, the 2nd best OF prospect in the system in term of ceiling , his name is Che-Hsuan Lin .

Beginning with Jonathan Papelbon's arrival in 2005, the Red Sox have had a string of homegrown prospects make a positive impact on their success the past few years.

ANOTHER BIG BAT: While it is true the Red Sox fared well at the plate from an overall statistical standpoint in 2009, their offense was prone to prolonged slumps, including the one that led to getting swept out of the American League Division Series by the Angels.

Deadlines, artificial or not, are a large part of what the MLB off-season is all about.

Torey Lovullo, a veteran of eight major league seasons as a player and eight more as a manager in the Cleveland Indians' system, will be the new manager of the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox in 2010.

The Boston Red Sox traded one of their top prospects, shortstop Hanley Ramirez , to the Florida Marlins during the 2005 offseason.

Prospects: Clay Buchholz , Casey Kelly , Ryan Westmoreland , Junichi Tazawa , Michael Bowden , Ryan Kalish , Josh Reddick , Lars Anderson Potential major losses: Jason Bay Major Free Agents after 2010: Josh Beckett , Victor Martinez , Mike Lowell , David Ortiz Infield: Victor Martinez, Kevin Youkilis , and Dustin Pedroia put together a very good ...

Mark DeRosa on the BoSox? He IS a FA right? The man can play both corner outfield spots pretty well, 1B, 2B, and 3B well, and I'm sure he could spot-start at SS or CF if need be.

I do not share the current fascination with acquiring Adrian Gonzalez or Roy Halladay, or for signing free agent Matt Holliday for that matter.

In recent years, the Red Sox have had arguably one of the best farm systems in baseball, chock full of young talent.

With several hours remaining before Friday's deadline to submit their final 40-man roster in preparation for the Dec.

Both the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox have the right mix of talent and prospects the Blues Jays would want for Roy Halladay.

RED SOX general manager Theo Epstein has no worries about the right side of the field.

Why is everyone so adamant to re-sign Jason Bay even if it means paying him J.D. Drew money? I think that the better alternative for left field is Matt Holliday, and no one seems too interested.

The "2010 Baseball America Prospect Handbook" arrives in bookstores and mailboxes in late January, but the tease comes roughly a month earlier: The list of the Red Sox' top 30 prospects is set to be revealed on the BA website Dec.

Baseball Prospectus released their list of the Top 11 Red Sox prospects, with an additional 4 noted after that, for a total of the Top 15.