Reviewing The Sox Picks

The Sox had three of the first 37 picks in the first round and sandwich round and used them to select shortstop Deven Marrero No. 24 from Arizona State, lefthander Brian Johnson from the University of Florida at No. 31 and righty Pat Light from Monmouth University at No. 37.

Marrero profiles as a superb defender, but there are questions about his bat after his average plummeted from .397 as a freshman to .315 as a sophomore and .284 this season. CSNN

This is fine and dandy and my boy Kieth Law ranked him 13th overall, so having him at 24 is a relative steal, however, I see this as another defensive shortstop than struggles offensively. We already have that in Jose Inglesias, so the only hope that I'm hearing is that they catch magic again because the last ASU shortstop they drafted turned into Dustin Pedroia.

As for the pitchers:

Brian Johnson: Johnson is an athletic left-handed pitcher from the University of Florida who emerged as one of the top two-way players in the nation. In addition to pitching, he was a power-hitting first-base prospect who could have been drafted on that side of the ball as well. The 6-foot-3 21-year-old went 8-4 last season with a 3.56 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 86 innings. Johnson also pitched for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the Cape Cod League last summer, striking out 19 batters and walking four in 14.2 innings to go along with a 4.30 ERA.

Featuring an 88-92 m.p.h. fastball and a solid four-pitch mix, he is considered a potential back of the rotation starter and a safer pick. Johnson also throws a slider, curveball and changeup, all of which he can throw for strikes and have potential to be quality pitches. ESPN

Nothing special here either.

37th overall: Pat Light, SP, Monmouth University

Light is a big right-handed pitcher who dominated competition this season with Monmouth University to the tune of a 2.40 ERA and 102 strikeouts over 101.1 innings. Attending high school in New Jersey, he’s one of the better prospects to come out of the Northeast this year.

Light’s best pitch is his fastball, which sits around 92-93 m.p.h. and hits up to 96. He was able to throw a ton of strikes with the pitch and only walked 16 batters this season. The fastball shows solid movement and Light is able to throw it on a downward plane consistently.

Again nothing that really sticks out to me. I mean Matt Light was good Patriot and his name sounds like that.

I mean these guys are years away, but none of these guys are sexy. I'm pretty sure Ben Cherington knows more than me. But I hate all these guys.