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9.	Mike Stanton, of   Born: Nov. 8, 1989 • B-T: R-R • Ht: 6-5 • Wt: 205
Drafted: HS—Sherman Oaks, Calif., 2007 (2nd round) • Signed by: Tim McDonnell
Background: A former three-sport star at Notre Dame Academy, Stanton was offered a baseball scholarship by Southern California and a chance to walk on in football as a receiver/defensive back. Nevada-Las Vegas wanted him to play two sports as well, but the Marlins signed him for $475,000 as a second-round pick in 2007. Strengths: Stanton wasted little time showing his raw power. He hit a couple of homers that traveled close to 500 feet in a postseason minicamp, reminding some of a young Pat Burrell. Others saw Dave Winfield in his setup and loose swing. He shows good intelligence and work ethic. He ran better than the Marlins expected, flashing plus speed and arm strength. Weaknesses: Though he shows the ability to put the barrel of the bat on the ball, Stanton is still raw. He struck out 21 times in 56 pro at-bats, though he should be able to make quicker adjustments now that he's focusing on baseball full-time. More repetitions also should help him improve as a right fielder. The Future: Despite struggling badly in his debut, Stanton still should begin 2008 at in low Class A. He likely will need a year at each level for his first few pro seasons, but his ceiling is as high as any position player in the system.
2007 Club (Class) AVG OBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB GCL Marlins (R) .269 .321 .346 26 6 7 2 0 0 1 1 6 0 Jamestown (SS) .067 .147 .200 30 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 15 0

Here's the Baseball America profile for Single-A prospect Mike Stanton -- a player that's been bandied about in the Manny Ramirez to Florida Marlins trade talks. Stanton is still in his teens, and is exactly the kind of rare,  raw right-handed power prospect that the Sox organizational people have coveted over the last few years. I doubted the Manny-to-the-Marlins talks, but they appear to be gaining steam.

 

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