Homegrown: How the Red Sox Built a Champion from the Ground Up,Used

Homegrown: How the Red Sox Built a Champion from the Ground Up,Used

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Alex Speier spins a compelling narrative about how great scouting and player development created a perennial contender in baseballs toughest division, without losing sight of the people at the heart of his story. Keith LawThe captivating inside story of the historic 2018 Boston Red Sox, as told through the assembly and ascendancy of their talented young corethe culmination of nearly a decade of reporting from one of the most respected baseball writers in the country.The 2018 season was a coronation for the Boston Red Sox. The best team in Major League Baseballindeed, one of the best teams everthe Sox won 108 regular season games and then romped through the postseason, going 113 against the three nextstrongest teams baseball had to offer.As Boston Globe baseball reporter Alex Speier reveals, the Sox success wasnt a flukenor was it guaranteed. It was the result of careful, patient planning and shrewd decisionmaking that allowed Boston to develop a golden generation of prospectsand then build upon that talented core to assemble a juggernaut. Speier has covered the key playersMookie Betts, Andrew Benintendi, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers, Jackie Bradley Jr., and many otherssince the beginning of their professional careers, as they rose through the minor leagues and ultimately became the heart of this historic championship squad. Drawing upon hundreds of interviews and years of reporting, Homegrown is the definitive look at the construction of an extraordinary team.It is a story that offers startling insights for baseball fans of any team, and anyone looking for the secret to building a successful organization. Why do many highly touted prospects fail, while others rise out of obscurity to become transcendent? How can franchises help their young talent, in whom theyve often invested tens of millions of dollars, reach their full potential? And how can management balance longterm aims with the constant pressure to win now?Part insiders account of one of the greatest baseball teams ever, part meditation on how to build a winner, Homegrown offers an illuminating look into how the best of the best are built.

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