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GLENDALE Larry Bowa Jersey , Ariz. (AP) — Eloy Jimenez says he doesn’t feel the pressure of expectations. Not even when fellow Chicago White Sox prospect Michael Kopech said he thinks Jimenez is “the Babe Ruth of our generation.”“Yeah, he told me that in Triple-A,” Jimenez said Saturday. “I feel proud and blessed and I think he is the (next) Nolan Ryan.”Kopech’s time will have to wait a year, when the right-hander expects to return from Tommy John surgery. But Jimenez is coming soon to the South Side.Acquired from the Cubs two years ago in a deal for pitcher Jose Quintana, Jimenez has spent his time getting ready, working on his defense and tearing up Double-A and Triple-A pitching. Last year, splitting time between the two levels, the 22-year-old outfielder hit .337 with 22 homers and is ranked by MLB.com as the third-best prospect in baseball.Jimenez said he was “a little bit disappointed” when he was not called up at the end of last season. And he may not start this season with the big league club, as waiting a few weeks will allow the White Sox to add a year of control before he can become a free agent.Earlier this week, White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said, “We’re just going to see how he looks and line it up over the course of the next couple weeks.”“He is going to be, in our opinion, a tremendous player for the Chicago White Sox for a long time. We all think he’s going to make a significant impact on the field on this team this year and spent the bulk if not all the season in Chicago. When exactly that time starts remains to be seen,” he said.Jimenez, for his part, is putting that talk out of his thought process. “I’m going to step in and keep doing all I can do,” he said.It isn’t just his teammates http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-jim-bunning-jersey , bosses and talent evaluators who see him as a future star. Jimenez expects a lot of himself and is aiming to win the AL Rookie of the Year award, which could be a battle between Jimenez and fellow Dominican Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays — who MLB.com ranks No. 1 on its prospect list.“It’s not pressure for me because I don’t really think about it,” he said. “I just try to work hard and be ready for the moment. Assuming I get there, I’m going to keep doing what I’ve been doing all my career.”Manager Rick Renteria likes what he sees from Jimenez, who will see time in left and right field when Cactus League play begins next week.“I think he will continue to develop as a defender. I believe he can be better than an average defender,” he said.“In terms of his offense I think he’s a very polished hitter already. I’m hard pressed to tell you what I think will challenge him the most because he is so gifted,” he said. “It would be foolish for me think he won’t hit a lull or a wall. But I hope it doesn’t happen. He’s a confident, very bright young man.”Kopech saw Jimenez up close as a minor league teammate last season.“Very smart hitter, very well rounded when gets to the plate,” the pitcher said. “He’s very calm, doesn’t seem like he’s out of place at any point, no matter who’s on the mound. Very impressive to watch.”Renteria was also impressed when informed of Kopech’s assessment.“Wow! I’m glad Kopech knows who Babe Ruth is,” the manager said to laughter at Saturday’s media briefing. But Renteria added, “That’s awesome. I hope he is.” The Boston Red Sox won their 90th game of this special season on Thursday at Fenway Park.They got to 90 before any other team in the major leagues reached 80.But this weekend, Boston, winners of the final two games of a four-game series with the Cleveland Indians to pick up a split, run into a young Tampa Bay club on a roll.Article continues below ...It started last Sunday Jim Thome Jersey , when Diego Castillo was the “opener” and former Red Sox prospect Jalen Beeks won in relief as the Rays handed Hector Velazquez his first loss of the season.On Friday night, Castillo again opens for Tampa Bay, winners of five straight games to get to a season-high six games above .500, at The Trop and Beeks is expected to pitch much of the body of the game.Oh, and Velazquez starts for the Red Sox (90-39).The Rays flew home from Boston and swept four straight from the lowly Kansas City Royals, finishing a 7-0 sweep of the season series on a walk-off throwing error Thursday night.It’s the first sweep of a season series against an American League opponent in the history of the franchise.“Four-game sweep, it’s awesome — we’ve having a lot of fun right now, so hopefully just keep it rolling,” said Kevin Kiermaier, whose grounder led to the Ryan O’Hearn throwing error that gave the Rays their eighth walkoff win of the season.Earlier in the day, David Price, 4-0 with a 1.09 ERA since the All-Star break, threw eight shutout innings and the Red Sox broke a scoreless tie with a six-run fifth inning to rout the Indians in the finale of the potential postseason matchup.Asked if this is his best stretch with the Red Sox since signing a $217 million contract, Price, who won his 14th game, said, “By far. Absolutely. To not have that really bad game mixed in at some point http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-scott-kingery-jersey , that’s good. This is the pitcher Boston signed. So for me to get back to that, it’s about time.”The Red Sox lost Mitch Moreland in the first inning to a left knee bruise suffered when trying to catch a foul pop and sliding into a concrete barrier. He stayed in the game but was limping when he singled in the bottom of the first and left — in favor of Blake Swihart. The latter contributed a two-run double in the big fifth.“Little sore,” Moreland said after the game. “Went after the ball in the first there, concrete ledge on the field that I kind of went into. I hit the outside of it pretty good. But it’s getting better. A little sore right now though.”The Red Sox are 11-5 against the Rays this season. Velazquez is 1-1 and Friday’s appearance will give him half his starts against Tampa Bay. He is 1-1 with a 2.12 ERA in 17 innings pitched against the Rays.Boston’s lead over the New York Yankees atop the American League East, which had dropped from 10 1/2 to eight games, is back up to 9 1/2.Castillo went 1 2/3 innings as the “opener” last Sunday before Beeks, acquired from Boston in the Nathan Eovaldi deal, threw four shutout innings, allowing just one hit, to beat his old team.Now, he’ll apparently get the chance to help his new team win its sixth straight.Sergio Romo picked up the win in relief Thursday night, as the Rays improved to 37-24 at The Trop.Matt Duffy is 5-for-7 (.714) against Velazquez, and Joey Wendle homered off the right-hander leading off the second inning last Sunday.Eovaldi pitches against his former team Sunday, when he will face 15-game winner Blake Snell.