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          Boston Red Sox: Top prospects report

          As good as Andrew Benintendi's 2016 debut was, the promise of a full rookie campaign is even more exciting for Boston. Rich Gagnon/Getty Images
          • Keith Law, ESPN Senior WriterJan 30, 2017, 08:20 AM ET
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            • Senior baseball analyst for Insider
            • Was special asst. to Blue Jays GM
            • Wrote for Baseball Prospectus
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          Trades have depleted the system’s star power and depth, although Dave Dombrowski’s most recent deal, sending two top prospects to the White Sox for Chris Sale, made sense for a team in win-now mode. The Red Sox have had productive drafts the past two years to provide the system with depth prospects and the 2016 class got off to a strong collective start, so there’s still plenty left here to excite Red Sox fans (or for the next big trade).

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