2026 Prospects

[moonslav59]

A look at some minor league pitching eye-opener stats:

K:BB

34:3 Eyanson (20.1 IP)

27:3 Eduardo Rivera (16)

20:3 Ziehl (19.1)

18:3 Futrell (17.2)

16:3 Bennett (21)

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OPS Against (16+ IP)

.304 Eyanson

.354 Futrell

.391 Bennett

.420 Rivera

.470 Mullins

.514 Bickerstaff

.540 Brown

 

 

[moonslav59]

Top OPS on the farm (70+ PAs)

1.196 Arias AA (leads system in HRS)

1.045 Capra AAA (.464 OBP)

1.013 YRod A+ (6 HRs is second in system)

1.010 Cespedes A+ (26Ks in 107 PAs but .385 OBP & 6 HRs)

.931 Gasper AAA (Will he get a call-up?)

.905 Gonzales A+ (Is the sky the limit?)

.884 Opata A- (22 y/o)

.864 Encarnacion A+ (21 y/o who busted out at AA)

.859 Tucker A->A+ (24 y/o utility man)

.856 Turner AA (23 y/o who changed his swing)

.833 Azocar A- (only 19 y/o)

.831 Eaton AAA (Needs a ML injury for a long call-up)

.830 Sogard AAA (Needs a ML injury for a shot)

.828 Godbout A+ (off to a nice 2 season start on the farm)

.827 Cheng AAA (Not sure if he'll replace Durbin/Monasterio)

.818 Mason White A+ (23 y/o catcher)

.806 Heyman A- (Alex Hoppe trade)

(Note: .994 Max Ferguson in 62 PAs)

[moonslav59]

Not much talk about adding Capra to the 40 and 26. He went 2 for 3 with a 2B & BB today to bring his seasonal OPS to 1.072.

Eaton went 0-5 w 4Ks.

Castro & Hickey homered but both remain below .581.

Sansone got lit up in the WOO loss.

[Larry Cook]

At Worcester - Castro with his 4th tater of the year.  Hickey with his 1st tater of the year. 
 

another poor pitching day overall on the farm. 

[moonslav59]

Cason homered twice in FCL's first game.

[Larry Cook]

At Portland - username Garcia with his 3rd tater of the year!  Taylor with his 1st tater. 
 

at Greenville - white with his 5th tater of the year. 
 

slaten began his rehab in Portland. 
 

mullins up next and had 10k’s 

[mvp 78]

16 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Cason homered twice in FCL's first game.

Keep him away from the pitcher's mound. 

[mvp 78]

Mullins last 4 starts:

21 IP, 3 ER, 9 BB, 9 H, 30 K, 0.86 WHIP, 1.28 ERA

[mvp 78]

 

[mvp 78]

Hunter Noll had an article on KC today. 

In 2026, Campbell is pulling the ball less (38.2%). His opposite field percentage has actually dropped to 33.8%, while he’s hitting the ball to the center of the field 27.9% of the time.

Campbell’s also hitting the ball on the ground less this year, going from 52.2% to 41.2%. His line drive rate has dropped from 30.1% to 26.5%, meaning his fly ball rate has jumped significantly from 17.7% to 32.4%.

Almost all of those numbers point to positive progression for Campbell; some of the numbers (notably the slugging percentage) haven’t caught up yet. 

If you aren’t just box score watching, you’ll see that Kristian Campbell is making strides and has every chance to still become the impact player that the Red Sox need. Don’t be surprised if he returns to the majors at some point in 2026 and helps the team as they try to right the ship, but he still needs more time to prepare for that promotion.

[mvp 78]

 

[moonslav59]

On 5/4/2026 at 11:44 AM, mvp 78 said:

Hunter Noll had an article on KC today. 

In 2026, Campbell is pulling the ball less (38.2%). His opposite field percentage has actually dropped to 33.8%, while he’s hitting the ball to the center of the field 27.9% of the time.

Campbell’s also hitting the ball on the ground less this year, going from 52.2% to 41.2%. His line drive rate has dropped from 30.1% to 26.5%, meaning his fly ball rate has jumped significantly from 17.7% to 32.4%.

Almost all of those numbers point to positive progression for Campbell; some of the numbers (notably the slugging percentage) haven’t caught up yet. 

If you aren’t just box score watching, you’ll see that Kristian Campbell is making strides and has every chance to still become the impact player that the Red Sox need. Don’t be surprised if he returns to the majors at some point in 2026 and helps the team as they try to right the ship, but he still needs more time to prepare for that promotion.

The way our offense is doing, it might be sooner rather than later.

[moonslav59]

On 4/20/2026 at 10:49 AM, mvp 78 said:

Maybe? I wouldn't promote Eyanson until June though. No reason to rush him along. Tolle was in GRE until the end of June last year. 

Eyanson was promoted today to POR!!!

[moonslav59]

The season started with Bennett, Tolle & Early in AAA. (soxprospects had Bennett starting at AA on their projection charts in January.)

Now Eyanson is jumping up to AA.

Maybe Holobetz or Mullins goes up to WOO next? Woo is kinda short on SP'ers, right now.

[moonslav59]

The FCL season has begun, and this was their opening day roster:

Pitchers:

 

Rotation
RH	Jakson Gamboa
RH	Angelo Ladera
	Bullpen
RH	Carter Rasmussen
RH	Yermain Ruiz
RH	Yoelvin Chirino
RH	Merlin Bido
RH	Denison Sanchez
RH	Jeison Payano
	Pitchers
LH	Yander Bonaci
LH	Rony Calderon
RH	Yomar De La Rosa
RH	Christopher Cordero
RH	Sadbiel Delzine
RH	Juanyerlin Duran
RH	Williams Montero
RH	Berny Ortiz
RH	Yoandys Veraza

Lineup
C	Franklin Primera
1B	Liosward Marin
2B	Hector Ramos
3B	Louis Andujar
SS	Dorian Soto
LF	Tavano Baker
CF	Harold Rivas
RF	Jhoan Peguero
DH	Conrad Cason
	Bench
C	Jorge Rodriguez
IF	Christopher Alvarado
IF	Jhorman Bravo
IF	Justin Barry
OF	Edwin Darville
OF	Josue Brito
OF	Jostin Ogando
OF	Givian Sirvania

[moonslav59]

From soxprospects.com:

 

MiLB 60-day IL
RH	Osvaldo Berrios
OF	Fabian Bonilla
RH	Matt Duffy
LH	Zach Fogell
OF	Matt Fraizer
RH	Hobie Harris
RH	Nicholas Judice
RH	CJ Liu
RH	Yordanny Monegro
RH	Trennor O'Donnell
2B	Brendan Rodgers
RH	Brady Tygart
LH	Caden Vire
	Limit: 13/15

[Larry Cook]

At Worcester - Campbell with his 2nd tater of the season. Gaspar with his 5th tater of the year 

at Portland - Baez with his 3rd tater of the year. Username Garcia with his 4th tater. 
 

at Greenville - godbout with his 4th tater of the season 

at Salem - azocar with his 5th tater of the season. Heyman with his 4th tater of the year. 
 

 

[moonslav59]

On 5/4/2026 at 11:44 AM, mvp 78 said:

Hunter Noll had an article on KC today. 

In 2026, Campbell is pulling the ball less (38.2%). His opposite field percentage has actually dropped to 33.8%, while he’s hitting the ball to the center of the field 27.9% of the time.

Campbell’s also hitting the ball on the ground less this year, going from 52.2% to 41.2%. His line drive rate has dropped from 30.1% to 26.5%, meaning his fly ball rate has jumped significantly from 17.7% to 32.4%.

Almost all of those numbers point to positive progression for Campbell; some of the numbers (notably the slugging percentage) haven’t caught up yet. 

If you aren’t just box score watching, you’ll see that Kristian Campbell is making strides and has every chance to still become the impact player that the Red Sox need. Don’t be surprised if he returns to the majors at some point in 2026 and helps the team as they try to right the ship, but he still needs more time to prepare for that promotion.

KC proving you right!

Call him up!

[moonslav59]

It's not username Garcia, but yes a dinger.

Cespedes is up to .972 after a 3 for 6 night. YRod at .948.

Jackson (Grissom trade) went 4 for 5.

Azocar is at .881 and Opata walked 4 times to get to .862.

No pitching to brag about, tonight.

[mvp 78]

15 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Eyanson was promoted today to POR!!!

Promoted on Sunday. See above. 

[mvp 78]

15 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

The season started with Bennett, Tolle & Early in AAA. (soxprospects had Bennett starting at AA on their projection charts in January.)

Now Eyanson is jumping up to AA.

Maybe Holobetz or Mullins goes up to WOO next? Woo is kinda short on SP'ers, right now.

I think both Holobetz and Mullins need to move up by midseason. I'd move up Holobetz first. 

Leighton Finley could be on the list for a promotion in the near term too if a spot opens up. Dylan Brown was recently promoted to GRE. College pitchers just mow down hitters in low A. Once there are spots in GRE, those guys get moved up if they are pitching decently. 

[mvp 78]

9 hours ago, Larry Cook said:

At Worcester - Campbell with his 2nd tater of the season. Gaspar with his 5th tater of the year 

at Portland - Baez with his 3rd tater of the year. Username Garcia with his 4th tater. 
 

at Greenville - godbout with his 4th tater of the season 

at Salem - azocar with his 5th tater of the season. Heyman with his 4th tater of the year. 

KC's swing data is getting better. More flyballs. Even if he's not strictly a pull hitter, I'll take it. 

[mvp 78]

[moonslav59]

7 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Promoted on Sunday. See above. 

Yes, as I asked about a while ago. You suggested maybe June at the earliest.

[moonslav59]

Sox OPS on the farm (90+ PAs):

1.129 Arias (barely slowing down)

1.051 Capra (decent AAA depth)

.972 Cespedes (hottest hitter on the farm)

.948 YRod (maybe justifying the Priester trade?)

.930 Gasper (more decent AAA depth)

.881 Azocar (showing he belongs in the top 30)

.877 Godbout (nice draft pick)

.836 Gonzales (doing fine)

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OPS Against (20+ IP)

.361 Futrell (Wow!)

.470 Mullins (Keeps putting up good numbers)

.540 Brown

 

 

 

[mvp 78]

32 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Yes, as I asked about a while ago. You suggested maybe June at the earliest.

You may be surprised by this, but I'm not actually in charge of promotions! 

[moonslav59]

5 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

You may be surprised by this, but I'm not actually in charge of promotions! 

You may be surprised that I totally respect your knowledge on our prospects.

After I mentioned promoting Eyanson, and I read your reply, I agreed with you.

[moonslav59]

Gasper homered again (6th) as did Eaton & Hickey in Woo's 9-7 loss in extra innings. Slaten pitched the first inning and did not allow a run.

GRE lost 13-12 as Hernandez & YRod homered twice (7th & 8th) as did Yuten, Cespedes & White once. YRod is now at 1.006 and Cespedes at .992. Whitherspoon let up 3 ERs in 4 IP.

POR was rained out. Salem is down 6-4 late.

[Larry Cook]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

Gasper homered again (6th) as did Eaton & Hickey in Woo's 9-7 loss in extra innings. Slaten pitched the first inning and did not allow a run.

GRE lost 13-12 as Hernandez & YRod homered twice (7th & 8th) as did Yuten, Cespedes & White once. YRod is now at 1.006 and Cespedes at .992. Whitherspoon let up 3 ERs in 4 IP.

POR was rained out. Salem is down 6-4 late.

You beat me to it today. 
Witherspoon had given up 1 run when he left, but Webb gave up 2 hits and the 2 runners on base when Witherspoon left easily scored.