2026 Prospects

[moonslav59]

5 hours ago, sk7326 said:

Red Sox 10th in the Athletic's Team Ranks

It is a stark turn-around in less than 3 years at the helm.

While we do have some holes in the everyday player roster, the young talent and years of control create a situation where we may not need much everyday prospect infusion over the next 3-5 years.

5 years C Narvaez (3 Wong)

3 years 1B Contreras & Casas

3 years 2B Romy (4 DHam)

2-3 years SS Story w Arias & Soto in the top 10.

5 years 3B Mayer w Romero at #13.

9 years OF Anthony and 3 years LF Duran w J Gonzalez in the top 10

6 years CF Rafaela (Anthony)

4 years RF Abreu (Anthony)

9 years DH/LF/2B Campbell

 

[moonslav59]

Anthony Eyanson...

https://news.soxprospects.com/2026/01/following-national-championship-anthony.html

[moonslav59]

One more Sox pitcher traded, this winter- this after quite a major make-over from Brez's take-over to this off season.

Jordan Hicks & #9 Sandlin for Gage Ziehle (not yet ranked)

Hunter Dobbins (reached #8) , #10 Y Fajardo & #33 Blake Aita for Willson Contreras

#4 Luis Perales for Jake Bennett (now #6)

#20 Jesus Travieso with Jh Garcia for Johan Oviedo, Tyler Samaneigo (now #29) & A Guzman

Richard Fitts & #8 Brandon Clarke for Sonny Gray

Luis Guerrero (previously reached #17) for Tristan Gray

Chris Murphy (reached #9 long ago) for Ronny Hernandez

Brennan Bernardino for Braiden Ward

Alex Hoppe (previously #27) for Luke Heyman

#21 Jedixson Paez lost to Rule 5

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Other Pitching moves:

Signed Ranger Suarez

Traded Justin Riemer for Rule 5 pick Ryan Watson (now #21)

Non-tendered Winckowski

DFA'd Criswell

[davidrw]

If Arias really starts at Portland at 20, that’s when the hype starts to feel earned instead of just nice list placement. I’m also with the folks putting Tolle and maybe Early ahead right now, because the pitching side finally looks like it can feed the big club for a few years.

[Hugh2]

On 1/16/2026 at 9:02 AM, moonslav59 said:

I'm pretty pumped up about our AA and A+ rotations, as well:

AA: Bennet, Holobetz, Rivera, Wehunt, Rogers/Dean

A+: Valera, Witherspoon, Phillips, Eyanson, Tygart/Neely (Ingrassia/Ehrlicher/Futrell)

That A+ rotation looks like a future A+ rotation. 

Now, lots can happen with young pitchers but lots of upside there. 

 

[moonslav59]

28 minutes ago, Hugh2 said:

That A+ rotation looks like a future A+ rotation. 

Now, lots can happen with young pitchers but lots of upside there. 

 

Yes, and we don't need everyone of these guys to become great. It does look like the odds 1 or 2 will/might be is better than we've seen in a long time- at every level on the farm!

[Hugh2]

38 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Yes, and we don't need everyone of these guys to become great. It does look like the odds 1 or 2 will/might be is better than we've seen in a long time- at every level on the farm!

If they all hit their ceilings that would be rather unprecedented, but it is fun to dream. 

[moonslav59]

8 hours ago, Hugh2 said:

If they all hit their ceilings that would be rather unprecedented, but it is fun to dream. 

We have so many with varying degrees of promise that it would go against the odds to think hardly any will trun out to be good, very good or even great.

Tolle, Early & Witherspoon

Valera, Phillips, & Eyanson

Bennett, Uberstine & Dorhan

Holobetz, Mullins  Samaniego & Watson

Delzine, Carson & Ziehl (debuted at #30 on SP.com)

[moonslav59]

With the Sandlin trade and the addition of Gage Ziehl (slotted #30 as a 22 yr old pitcher,) soxprospects.com has adjusted their rankings:

https://soxprospects.com/index.html

The top prospects stay pretty much the same:

Tolle, Arias, Early & Witherspoon (1-4) I'd put Early #2.

Valera, Bennett & Gonzales (5-7) Poised to make jumps?

Soto, Phillips, Eyanson & Godbout (8-11) Decent mid tier hopefuls.

Romero, Uberstine & Drohan (12-14) May be AAAA types

Holobetz & Mullins (15-16) offer more hope, to me than 12-14 do. Watson at #20 is Rule 5, so 2025 is it.

Bleis at 17, Cespedes at 18 & Castro at 21 should be nearer to #30 in my book. It's make or break time for them.

Azocar (19) Delzine (22) Ramos (23) Rivas (23) & Cason (29) are so far away, it's hard to know how good they can be. Nelly Taylor and #27 Yordanny Monegro offer some hopes of progress. #28 Samaniego is on the 40.

We finally added some minor league catchers with some promise: 31 Adonys Guzman, 32 Luke Heyman, 33 Franklin Primera along with holdovers Jorge Rodriguez & Brooks Brannon (1B?)

I'll be keeping an eye on: 34 G Silverio, 35 D Brito, 39 M White, 41 Ingrassia, 50 I Jackson, 51 M Martin, 53 B Morgan & 59 M Patton.

I think our farm may surprise a few people in 2026.

[mvp 78]

 

[sk7326]

The Athletic Top 20 Sox prospects: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7027413/2026/02/09/boston-red-sox-2026-top-20-prospects-keith-law/

Intro:

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The Boston Red Sox have become one of the best organizations in the game at developing pitching, a U-turn from where they were just a few years ago, when the system was all bats. Their system is still fairly deep, with a solid mix of position players and pitchers all the way down, and they continue to hunt for value with the non-famous guys they acquire in trades.

Top 10

1. Franklin Arias (12th in Top 100)

2. Payton Tolle (40th in Top 100)

3. Kyson Witherspoon (62nd in Top 100)

4. Connelly Early (64th in Top 100)

5. Justin Gonzalez, OF

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Gonzales signed in January 2024 for only $250,000. He dominated the Dominican Summer League, then skipped the Florida Complex League to go right to Low A last year and hit .298/.381/.423 in 81 games as an 18-year-old. He’s already grown since he signed, and he’s now about 6-foot-6 and filling out, looking like he was supposed to play for the New England Patriots and ended up at the wrong stadium. He’s played center field and right field and is definitely heading for a corner, with first base also a possibility. He has the raw power and plate discipline to profile even at those lower-valued positions. He needs to lift the ball more to get that power to play in games; he takes an enormous stride in the box and gets some power from his lower half, but gets on top of the ball too often, resulting in a ground-ball rate last year of 57.4 percent. It’s 25-30 homer power with a strong foundation of hitting skills, so even if he ends up at first base, he should still be at least a regular.

6. Jake Bennett, LHP

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Acquired this winter in a one-for-one swap that sent right-hander Luis Perales to the Washington Nationals, Bennett is a command lefty who looks like he should throw harder than he does. Perhaps he will now that he’s back from Tommy John surgery and in a system that has seen several other pitchers boost their velocity. His fastball is 92-95 mph with a plus changeup and two fringy breaking balls, with a reverse-platoon split last year across three levels as he rehabbed and returned to Double A. He’s had above-average or better control since college. Even in his first time back from TJ, when many pitchers struggle with throwing strikes, he walked 6.3 percent of batters he faced between the regular season and Arizona Fall League. As is, he’s a back-end starter, probably no more than a No. 4, but a bigger fastball or a better breaking ball would make him a No. 3 or better.

7. Juan Valera, RHP

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Valera missed three months last summer because of elbow soreness, returning for two short outings at the very end of the season, where he showed the same velocity and appeared fully healthy. He’s been up to 100 mph and sits 96-98 mph on his four-seamer, going mostly fastball/slider with a changeup that gets too firm but occasionally shows good tumble and deception. He looks like a future starter between the body and delivery, with a very fast arm that he needs to grow into, letting the rest of his body catch up to it. A full, healthy year from him almost certainly puts him in the top 100.

8. Marcus Phillips, RHP

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Phillips comes from a low, three-quarters arm slot with a 95-98 mph sinker and a hard slider that rates at least as a 55. He barely used his changeup at Tennessee and was hit around by lefties in college. The Red Sox took him in the competitive balance round last year with their second selection, betting on his size and athleticism as well as their own history of helping another college right-hander with a similar delivery and repertoire, Tanner Houck. Phillips is more physical, and his arm swing is cleaner than Houck’s, but they both started with that same profile — death to righties, vulnerable to lefties. Boston gave Houck a splitter, and he was extremely effective before he got hurt. Phillips could be at least that good, probably better, if he gets one or perhaps even two additional weapons to make him a starter.

9. Yoelin Cespedes, 2B

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Cespedes moved to full-season ball last year and struggled for the first time as a pro, hitting .227/.292/.376 and looking a little heavier than he had before. Cespedes broke his hamate bone in June 2024, so there may have been some hangover in his contact quality, but that doesn’t explain the entire year. He had moderate trouble with breaking stuff, while also mis-hitting a lot of fastballs in the middle-upper part of the zone, producing a huge number of pop-ups for any hitter, let alone someone with his power potential. He’s already physically matured faster than most teenagers, so he’s moved off shortstop and may not have as much power projection as a typical 20-year-old. He needs more consistency in his at-bats and overall approach, as he still offers pretty high upside in average and power if he does more with the contact he’s already making.

10. Anthony Eyanson, RHP

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Eyanson was LSU’s No. 2 starter last spring as the Tigers stormed to another College World Series title, after which the Red Sox took him in the third round. His fastball is 93-94 mph and has been up to 98 mph, with minimal movement on the pitch, so he relies more on his plus slider and above-average curveball, both of which graded out well with teams that use pitch shapes in their models. He throws strikes and had success against the best hitters in college baseball, and does have the changeup to potentially turn a pro lineup over two or three times. I see a back-end starter future for him, although he could have a higher ceiling if the Red Sox can help him find a better fastball.

 

[sk7326]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7027413/2026/02/09/boston-red-sox-2026-top-20-prospects-keith-law/

Prospects 11-19 (since #20, Shane Drohan just got traded)

11. Dorian Soto, SS

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Soto signed in January 2025 for $1.4 million and debuted last summer in the DSL, hitting .307/.362/.428 with just a 15 percent strikeout rate. He’s a switch-hitting shortstop with a good chance to stay at the position. He has already gotten stronger since he signed, pointing to future plus power, especially from the left side. He’s still very projectable and may see some improvements in his barrel control just from filling out his upper body. He’ll turn 18 on Valentine’s Day. You can dream on him being an everyday shortstop with 20 homers, with all the attendant risk of a player this young who has yet to play in the U.S.

12. Henry Godbout, 2B

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Godbout made excellent swing decisions while at Virginia, where the program preached contact over power, leading to low home-run totals for many players whose batted-ball data pointed to untapped power potential. He walked more than he struck out in college, then went to High A for 13 games after signing as a second-round compensation pick and did the same thing, once again showing that he’s a fabulous singles hitter. He is the perfect candidate for the work the Red Sox do with hitters, trying to both improve their bat speed and get them to pull more balls in the air. He’s played a little shortstop, but he’s going to be a second baseman, and could be a high-average guy with 15-18 homers a year.

13. Johanfran Garcia, C

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The brother of the now-traded Jhostynxon Garcia, Johanfran has missed large chunks of the last two seasons due to a major knee injury he suffered in May 2024. In the interim, he’s gotten much thicker than he should be, to the point where it’s going to adversely affect his ability to be an everyday catcher. He has plus power already, making some very hard contact in High A and in the Arizona Fall League (his EV maxing out at 112.3 mph there), but he swings at way too many pitches, with no two-strike approach and a lot of in-zone misses on fastballs. He’s at least a solid-average receiver and has plenty of arm strength to stay behind the plate. I worry the added weight is slowing him down on both sides of the ball, but he’s young enough to improve his conditioning and get back on track to be a regular.

14. Gage Ziehl, RHP

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Ziehl was the Yankees’ fourth-round pick in 2024 and has now been traded twice, to the White Sox for Austin Slater last summer and then this winter to the Red Sox for Jordan Hicks. He’s a command right-hander who was a four-seamer/slider guy in college, but became a slider/cutter guy with the Yankees, adding a sweeper and changeup to the mix as well, which addressed two of his biggest flaws as an amateur prospect: he was flyball-prone, and he didn’t get lefties out. His ground-ball rate in 2025 was 48.2 percent, and he had no platoon split. You don’t see many starters who are this cutter-forward, to the point where his fastball is his third-most used pitch; I’m not ruling it out, since he throws everything for strikes, but I wouldn’t put him as more than a fourth starter in the best-case scenario.

15. Yordanny Monegro, RHP

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Monegro missed much of the 2024 season with a shoulder injury, returned to make nine starts to start 2025, then went down with a torn UCL and underwent Tommy John surgery that probably takes him out at least until this fall. Before the injury, he was still 94-96 mph with a hammer curveball, an above-average slider up to 90 and a changeup that gets some good tumble but can be too close to the fastball in velocity. He usually throws strikes despite a little violence to the delivery, attacking guys in the zone with some late life on the heater. He could still be a starter if he returns 100 percent.

16. Miguel Bleis, OF

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Bleis hasn’t hit well since a 2023 shoulder surgery cost him almost an entire season, depriving him of repetitions he needed to work on all aspects of his approach. He’ll still show flashes of his prior self, with plus power and above-average speed, but his swing decisions aren’t good, as he is way too aggressive on the first pitch, and he really doesn’t pick up the slider at all. He’ll be 22 this year, a reasonable age for someone going to Double A to start the year, but he’s got to get himself into better counts and situations so he can drive the ball. As is, he’s a fourth outfielder and maybe a platoon guy.

17. Yophery Rodriguez, OF

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Acquired last spring in the deal that sent Quinn Priester to the Brewers, Rodriguez made a ton of contact last year in High A as a 19-year-old, but he needs to get a lot stronger so he can do some damage. He hit .221/.316/.341 despite a strikeout rate of just 18.8 percent. His BABIP on the year was .268 because he hit so many ground balls and pop-ups. Boston moved him over to left field from center, as he doesn’t have the speed to stay up the middle, putting more pressure on his bat.

18. Endy Azocar, OF

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Azocar combines strong swing decisions with some extremely hard contact, so don’t be too alarmed by his .202/.273/.314 performance in Low A — he was only 18 and still kept his strikeout rate to a reasonable level (23.3 percent) despite being super young and inexperienced for the level. He put on some good weight last offseason and saw enormous jumps in his exit velocities. He gets huge leverage in his swing and should have that pull power the Red Sox (and many other teams) preach to young hitters. He’s a center fielder now with a reasonable chance to stay there, depending on how big he gets as he fills out.

19. Adonys Guzman, C

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Acquired along with Johan Oviedo from the Pirates this winter, Guzman was Pittsburgh’s fifth-round pick in 2025 out of Arizona. He’s a good catch-and-throw guy who makes a lot of contact and started hitting the ball harder last year, going from one homer in his first two years in college (one at Boston College) to nine in his draft year. He looks like a quality backup and could emerge as a future regular if he carries that hard contact into High A.

Others of note (not quoting, summarizing)

Hayden Mullins, LHP - Hard to hit fastball, good secondary stuff, terrible command/control as 24 yo in AA

Mason White, SS - Does everything quickly.  Swings super hard.  Lots of mistakes, but 20 homer power who could stick at SS.  Lot of work to do.

John Holobetz, RHP - PTBNL in Priester trade.  Good control, no out pitch.  Could be decent reliever if he missed more bats with breaking stuff

Christain Fouch, RHP - touches 100 mph, above average changeup.  Could be a reliever now if he could get to average control.

Nelly Taylor, OF - sneaky power, good runner.  Hasn't hit anywhere and has not hit non-fastballs

Tyler Samaniego, LHP - old for a prospect (27), 93-94, above avg slider.  Never pitched above AA but has some possiblity as a lefty reliever

Tyler Ubertsine, RHP - velocity getting better as he moved to AAA.  Low arm slot, throws a bunch of pitches decently, swingman/reliever potential.

[moonslav59]

Interesting rankings, especially Cespedes 9th.

I'd put him and Bleis near 30th, if not lower, but all these guys are pretty fungible.

[moonslav59]

With all the recent additions, the updates on the AAA roster have changed. Here is sps.com's new projected AAA roster:

C: Thaiss, Delay, Seigler

1B: Hickey, Lloyd

2B: Rodgers, Sogard (DH)

3B: Romero, Capra

SS: Cheng, McDonough

LF: Campbell

CF: B Ward

RF: Eato, Frazier

SP: Early, Tolle, Uberstine, Sikkema, Gamboa (AA: Bennett)

RP: (Kelly) Samaniego Harriss, Berrios, Song, Sweet, Martinez, T Guerrero, Olds, K Keller, Nittoli

[mvp 78]

12 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

With all the recent additions, the updates on the AAA roster have changed. Here is sps.com's new projected AAA roster:

C: Thaiss, Delay, Seigler

1B: Hickey, Lloyd

2B: Rodgers, Sogard (DH)

3B: Romero, Capra

SS: Cheng, McDonough

LF: Campbell

CF: B Ward

RF: Eato, Frazier

SP: Early, Tolle, Uberstine, Sikkema, Gamboa (AA: Bennett)

RP: (Kelly) Samaniego Harriss, Berrios, Song, Sweet, Martinez, T Guerrero, Olds, K Keller, Nittoli

I just tend to trust SP more because they are hyper focused on the Sox and pay attention to them everyday whereas other sources have a more generalized knowledge and only see a series or two throughout the year. Like the last SP podcast with Geoff Pontes who is still high on Allan Castro because he sees the one or two good games the guy has every year and missed the IL stints that SP sees. 

[moonslav59]

I think soxprospects.com does a fine job. When you read the summaries of many of our higher ranked prospects, they often sound very cautious.

Here are some examples:

Tolle: Potential mid-rotation starter, but projection is fluid

Early: Potential fourth/fifth starter. Ceiling of a quality third starter.

Arias: Potential everyday regular at shortstop. Ceiling of a quality regular who provides value with his glove and contact ability.

Witherspoon: Has mid-rotation upside

Valera: Has the early makings of a potential high-end starting pitching prospect.

[sk7326]

On 2/10/2026 at 8:59 AM, mvp 78 said:

I just tend to trust SP more because they are hyper focused on the Sox and pay attention to them everyday whereas other sources have a more generalized knowledge and only see a series or two throughout the year. Like the last SP podcast with Geoff Pontes who is still high on Allan Castro because he sees the one or two good games the guy has every year and missed the IL stints that SP sees. 

Sox Prospects does a great job.  The national guys I think are useful for putting them into a league perspective.  They get limited looks, but might look at the Statcast results a little more, and check with team contacts and stuff to cross check.  Ultimately, all the views end up helping.  

[mvp 78]

17 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

I think soxprospects.com does a fine job. When you read the summaries of many of our higher ranked prospects, they often sound very cautious.

Here are some examples:

Tolle: Potential mid-rotation starter, but projection is fluid

Early: Potential fourth/fifth starter. Ceiling of a quality third starter.

Arias: Potential everyday regular at shortstop. Ceiling of a quality regular who provides value with his glove and contact ability.

Witherspoon: Has mid-rotation upside

Valera: Has the early makings of a potential high-end starting pitching prospect.

I agree with the Tolle assessment. They've always been weirdly low on Early and I've stated as much. I'm lower on Arias than everyone else, so pass. No idea on Witherspoon. Valera's sounds fine?

[moonslav59]

22 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

I agree with the Tolle assessment. They've always been weirdly low on Early and I've stated as much. I'm lower on Arias than everyone else, so pass. No idea on Witherspoon. Valera's sounds fine?

I think it's hard to value pitching smarts, and that's what I think Early's strength is. He just seems to know where to pitch to. He doesn't have nasty stuff, but it is pretty good.

He can still get better.

I realize a 4 start sample size is puny, but he was called up before Tolle for a reason.

[mvp 78]

16 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

I think it's hard to value pitching smarts, and that's what I think Early's strength is. He just seems to know where to pitch to. He doesn't have nasty stuff, but it is pretty good.

He can still get better.

I realize a 4 start sample size is puny, but he was called up before Tolle for a reason.

I think his stuff really wasn't nasty 2-3 years ago. I think it's really heading in that direction now. He always had that good pitch mix and knew how to use it. Now, he's added velo and it just plays at a much higher level.

[moonslav59]

7 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

I think his stuff really wasn't nasty 2-3 years ago. I think it's really heading in that direction now. He always had that good pitch mix and knew how to use it. Now, he's added velo and it just plays at a much higher level.

He had a better "mix" than Tolle, at the time of his call-up and may always have one.

I'm trying not to let a 4 game sample size convince me of anything, but he sure looked like a man who knew what he was doing on the mound.

[moonslav59]

Listened to the soxprospects.com's podcast on the Hicks/Sandlin trade.

They spoke about how Sandlin had the tools to be a good MLB pitcher, but never seemed to get the good results. It was a salary dump and maybe we had "redundancies" for Sandlin. He was on the 40 and was behind other in AAA not on the 40. That as basically the reason he was expendable, in their opinion. The added slot to the 40 was worth it.

The return (Ziehl) needs to add power to become good and he looks like a developmental kind of guy. Good control. Every pitch, except his change-up is in the K zone. They are not sure if he begins the season in AA or A+.

[UtahSox]

On 2/9/2026 at 6:13 PM, moonslav59 said:

With all the recent additions, the updates on the AAA roster have changed. Here is sps.com's new projected AAA roster:

C: Thaiss, Delay, Seigler

1B: Hickey, Lloyd

2B: Rodgers, Sogard (DH)

3B: Romero, Capra

SS: Cheng, McDonough

LF: Campbell

CF: B Ward

RF: Eato, Frazier

SP: Early, Tolle, Uberstine, Sikkema, Gamboa (AA: Bennett)

RP: (Kelly) Samaniego Harriss, Berrios, Song, Sweet, Martinez, T Guerrero, Olds, K Keller, Nittoli

I thought someone posted the early potential is listed as a 4th or 5th SP……… If that is Early’s projected ceiling, I’m gonna feel devastated. We didn’t trade him and Mayer for K Marte…….. 
Especially with the other young pitchers we have coming up right behind him. I begrudgingly have to give Breslow his due for revamping our pitching.  Interesting guys all over. A+/AA Valera, Eyanson, Witherspoon and Bennett

I saw the lineup for AAA, Campbell in left. interesting but almost a sure thing as I count to 26.

I don’t see anyway the Casas doesn’t start year in AAA. Him still being a “young guy”, I just don’t see the Red Sox bringing him up to not play every day, especially if he’s trying to get his swing back. Makes more sense to bring him back when a minimum of platoon at 1st or DH opens up. 

WooSox going to have more of my attention than most years.

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, UtahSox said:

I thought someone posted the early potential is listed as a 4th or 5th SP……… If that is Early’s projected ceiling, I’m gonna feel devastated. We didn’t trade him and Mayer for K Marte…….. 
Especially with the other young pitchers we have coming up right behind him. I begrudgingly have to give Breslow his due for revamping our pitching.  Interesting guys all over. A+/AA Valera, Eyanson, Witherspoon and Bennett

I saw the lineup for AAA, Campbell in left. interesting but almost a sure thing as I count to 26.

I don’t see anyway the Casas doesn’t start year in AAA. Him still being a “young guy”, I just don’t see the Red Sox bringing him up to not play every day, especially if he’s trying to get his swing back. Makes more sense to bring him back when a minimum of platoon at 1st or DH opens up. 

WooSox going to have more of my attention than most years.

We did add some interesting pieces to our AAA team. It could be fun watching Casas find his stride, assuming he does. KC could be a force.

[moonslav59]

With the loss of Drohan from the prospects list, soxprospects moved Allan Castro to #20.

I cringe.

On a recent podcast they mentioned he might be the best everyday player at Pawtucket. (They must think KC begins the year in BOS.)

Speaking of sp.com's rankings, here is the winter changeover in the top 30:

Gone:

4. Perales (traded for Jake Bennett)

6. Jh Garcia (traded w Travieso for Oviedo, Samaniego & Guzman)

8. Clarke (traded w Fitts for S Gray and $$$)

10. Fajardo (traded w Dobbins & Aita for Contreras & $$$)

12. Sandlin (traded w Hicks for Ziehl)

18. Drohan (traded with Harrison & DHam for Durbin & others)

20. Travieso (traded w Jh Garcia for Oviedo, Samaniego & Guzman)

21. Paez (The end of the even number curse- a Rule 5 loss)

Added:

6. Bennett

19. Watson (Justin Riemer trade)

27. Samaniego

29. Ziehl

30. Guzman

(31 Heyman, 33 Silverio, 49 Jackson)

Brez traded 8 of our top 21 prospects plus some young talent like Dobbins, Fitts & Aita. He added 2 in the top 19 and 8 in the top 49.) Unlike Bloom, Brez is not hesitant to trade prospects or MLB talent. He seems to be making more moves than DD, but many are minor to slightly moderate in nature.

The Crochet deal rivals the Sale trade, and he has acquired some decent talent, like Gray, Contreras, Narvaez, O'Neill, Slaten & Fitts/Weissert.

[mvp 78]

On 2/14/2026 at 8:30 PM, UtahSox said:

I thought someone posted the early potential is listed as a 4th or 5th SP……… If that is Early’s projected ceiling, I’m gonna feel devastated. We didn’t trade him and Mayer for K Marte…….. 
Especially with the other young pitchers we have coming up right behind him. I begrudgingly have to give Breslow his due for revamping our pitching.  Interesting guys all over. A+/AA Valera, Eyanson, Witherspoon and Bennett

I saw the lineup for AAA, Campbell in left. interesting but almost a sure thing as I count to 26.

I don’t see anyway the Casas doesn’t start year in AAA. Him still being a “young guy”, I just don’t see the Red Sox bringing him up to not play every day, especially if he’s trying to get his swing back. Makes more sense to bring him back when a minimum of platoon at 1st or DH opens up. 

WooSox going to have more of my attention than most years.

SP currently states Early has a ceiling of a third starter and it's based on his velo only. The way they look at pitchers is purely "if this guy throws hard and has command he'll have a high ceiling with good secondaries" he'll get a TOTR projection. With Early, he has a great pitch mix and his velo is just a tick under what the want to see. Unfortunately, that has caused them to underrate Early going back to his first professional season. They've always been high AF on Tolle because of the velo ("ceiling of a 2 but that may be light'). We have seen how those two have pitched. Early may just be closer to a finished product and may be more likely to reach his ceiling. Maybe he can even be better than what SP projects? They didn't put #3 in his scouting report until last season so he's already pushing that projection higher. 

Casas will most likely start on the IL then rehab at AAA. Not sure how they'd have Masa and Casas on the active roster together. There would need to be some sort of move made.  

[mvp 78]

22 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

With the loss of Drohan from the prospects list, soxprospects moved Allan Castro to #20.

I cringe.

 

Castro is a switch hitter and he really struggles against LHP. I wonder if his LH swing will get a bump in WOO. He won't get platooned in the near future, but if he can't start hitting vs LHP he's going to be out of the system at some point. 

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1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

SP currently states Early has a ceiling of a third starter and it's based on his velo only. The way they look at pitchers is purely "if this guy throws hard and has command he'll have a high ceiling with good secondaries" he'll get a TOTR projection. With Early, he has a great pitch mix and his velo is just a tick under what the want to see. Unfortunately, that has caused them to underrate Early going back to his first professional season. They've always been high AF on Tolle because of the velo ("ceiling of a 2 but that may be light'). We have seen how those two have pitched. Early may just be closer to a finished product and may be more likely to reach his ceiling. Maybe he can even be better than what SP projects? They didn't put #3 in his scouting report until last season so he's already pushing that projection higher. 

Casas will most likely start on the IL then rehab at AAA. Not sure how they'd have Masa and Casas on the active roster together. There would need to be some sort of move made.  

Good point, for Casas to play in MLB, you’re really a couple injuries away unless it’s Contreras.

1- Contreras injury: Casas platoon w/ Romy or everyday 1b. Depending on who hits LHP better between Mayer/ Casas. Previous Stats say it will be TC, but if MM is 1/4th as good as everyone keeps telling me he is, he will need to hit LHP much better. 

2- everything else takes a couple of injuries at similar positions to get him into the lineup.

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Other notes from Andrew Parker so far (currently at JetBlue): 

Cason will be debuting as a position player in '26

Holobetz added a bullet slider and adjusted his changeup grip

Brannon added muscle

Neely has been up to 95 in his bullpens

Ehrlicher now up to 96