Red Sox Cut MORE Prospects (3/25/24)

Five days after the Boston Red Sox outright released a bunch of prospects, they did it again. The Sox invited CJ Cron to Spring Training and cut him, but they also cut invitee Joe Dunand, Dave Dombrowski Dominican signing Lyonell James, former highly touted prospect Gilberto Jimenez, 2020 rookie free agent Maceo Campbell and 2022 16th round pick Garrett Ramsey.

Dunand is the nephew of none other than Alex Rodriguez and he's been a utility infielder in AAA although he did have a cup of coffee with the Miami Marlins in 2022. The Sox have plenty of infield depth so he was expendable.

James had a good season for the Florida Complex League in 2022 but hit just .238 for Salem last year. As mentioned in the last write-up, Sox GM Craig Breslow is getting rid of a lot of underperforming prospects so hitting .238 in Single A isn't going to cut it.

Campbell allowed 38 runs in 36 innings last year for Greenville after allowing 12 runs in 11 innings the year before. If he can't get Single A batters out, what's he going to do in Double A? Breslow didn't want to find out.

Jimenez was the surprise as he hit .306 for Salem back in 2021 and was touted as a future Sox centerfielder. Its been all downhill as he hit just .268 for Greenville in 2022 and down to .221 last year. Its a shame he couldn't capitalize on his 2021 but oh well.

Ramsey was another surprise as he was taken in the 16th round back in 2022 and got pounded in the Florida Complex League in 2023 before allowing 8 runs in 9 innings in Salem.

All in all, things looks worse and worse for the Bloominati as Campbell and Ramsey were Bloom guys and both flamed out. With Ramsey gone, there's just 13 picks remaining from the 2022 draft and the undrafted catcher Matt Donlan. It looks like Breslow is cleaning house of the Bloom regime and honestly, if a guy doesn't show promise, why not go with other options?