Post-draft prospect vote

[Brock Beauchamp]

This vote was writers-only, the next public vote will be after the trade deadline.

Ranked Prospects

• Franklin Arias
• Anthony Eyanson
• Kyson Witherspoon
• Jake Bennett
• Justin Gonzales
• Henry Godbout
• Enddy Azocar
• Marcus Phillips
• Juan Valera
• Yoeilin Cespedes
• Dorian Soto
• Sadbiel Delzine
• Mikey Romero
• Franklin Primera
• Johanfran Garcia
• Jake Schaffner
• Yophery Rodriguez
• Tyler Uberstine
• Owen Hull
• John Holobetz

[Nick John]

1. Franklin Arias
2. Anthony Eyanson
3. Kyson Witherspoon
4. Justin Gonzales
5. Jake Bennett
6. Enddy Azocar
7. Henry Godbout
8. Sadbiel Delzine
9. Juan Valera
10. Franklin Primera
11. Marcus Phillips
12. Johanfran Garcia
13. Dorian Soto
14. Mikey Romero
15. Yoeilin Cespedes
16. Blake Wehunt
17. Tyler Uberstine
18. John Holobetz
19. Jake Schaffner
20. Owen Hull

[Seth Stohs]

1. Franklin Arias
2. Anthony Eyanson
3. Kyson Witherspoon
4. Justin Gonzales
5. Jake Bennett
6. Enddy Azocar
7. Marcus Phillips
8. Henry Godbout
9. Jake Schaffner
10. Yoeilin Cespedes
11. Owen Hull
12. Juan Valera
13. Jace Mataczynski
14. Yophery Rodriguez
15. Dorian Soto
16. Sadbiel Delzine
17. Johanfran Garcia
18. Mikey Romero
19. Franklin Primera
20. Hayden Mullins

[Adam Samrov]

1. Jake Bennett
2. Franklin Arias
3. Anthony Eyanson
4. Justin Gonzales
5. Kyson Witherspoon
6. Henry Godbout
7. Marcus Phillips
8. Juan Valera
9. Enddy Azocar
10. Dorian Soto
11. Yoeilin Cespedes
12. Mikey Romero
13. Tyler Uberstine
14. Sadbiel Delzine
15. John Holobetz
16. Yophery Rodriguez
17. Franklin Primera
18. Johanfran Garcia
19. Hayden Mullins
20. Miguel Bleis

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

If Bennett is still a "prospect" he has to be Number One.

Not only has he made it, but he's been as good as any starter in the majors...

... the past month: 5 starts, 4-0, 0.82 ERA, 0.6 WHIP.

[Hugh2]

At 50 IP Bennett should be graduated from most of the prospect lists

[mvp 78]

😬

[Brock Beauchamp]

Ah dammit, that was my fault. Bennett was supposed to be off the list.  Jace Mataczynski bumps up to #20,

[mvp 78]

On 7/18/2026 at 3:44 PM, Nick John said:

1. Franklin Arias
2. Anthony Eyanson
3. Kyson Witherspoon
4. Justin Gonzales
5. Jake Bennett
6. Enddy Azocar
7. Henry Godbout
8. Sadbiel Delzine
9. Juan Valera
10. Franklin Primera
11. Marcus Phillips
12. Johanfran Garcia
13. Dorian Soto
14. Mikey Romero
15. Yoeilin Cespedes
16. Blake Wehunt
17. Tyler Uberstine
18. John Holobetz
19. Jake Schaffner
20. Owen Hull

Nick does a good job with the podcast and has made a nice list here. 

[Nick John]

4 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Nick does a good job with the podcast and has made a nice list here. 

Thanks. This one was a bit tough since at the time of the vote Bennett was still eligible since he was under 50 innings. I also thought about including LaFavor and Shelar but without seeing them play (Schaffner and Hull I can at least find multiple highlights of), I mostly kept my Top 20 with the same players but their orders rearranged. 

[Larry Cook]

a few points:

1.) I have watched Witherspoon pitch several times, including tonight. Tonight he hit two batters and had a wild pitch. Little command or control again!! 
the stuff is above average, but not great. And definitely not tight!!!  
if Witherspoon was drafted in the 8th round instead of the 1st round, I doubt he is on this list. I am not saying he is a bust, but I am wondering why a guy that throws less strikes than ray Charles would, is listed in the top 10???
 

2.) winnay and m white are both in Portland and they both have shown some home run ability and slightly better than average at bats!!  Yet 2 draft picks  beat them out for the list?? I guess the shiny new toys get all the love!!!!

3.) Arias’s numbers at AA Portland are better than either made or de vries AA numbers!!!!
 I think arias absolutely deserves to be number one on the Red Sox prospect list, but he should also be in the top 2-3 on everybody’s top prospects in all of baseball list. (Yes I am a homer !!!!!) just so you know, the kid can hit! Has some pop! Decent arm!!!  Ok runner!!!  And man, can he play defense!!!!!  

 

 

[mvp 78]

8 hours ago, Larry Cook said:

a few points:

1.) I have watched Witherspoon pitch several times, including tonight. Tonight he hit two batters and had a wild pitch. Little command or control again!! 
the stuff is above average, but not great. And definitely not tight!!!  
if Witherspoon was drafted in the 8th round instead of the 1st round, I doubt he is on this list. I am not saying he is a bust, but I am wondering why a guy that throws less strikes than ray Charles would, is listed in the top 10???
 

2.) winnay and m white are both in Portland and they both have shown some home run ability and slightly better than average at bats!!  Yet 2 draft picks  beat them out for the list?? I guess the shiny new toys get all the love!!!!

3.) Arias’s numbers at AA Portland are better than either made or de vries AA numbers!!!!
 I think arias absolutely deserves to be number one on the Red Sox prospect list, but he should also be in the top 2-3 on everybody’s top prospects in all of baseball list. (Yes I am a homer !!!!!) just so you know, the kid can hit! Has some pop! Decent arm!!!  Ok runner!!!  And man, can he play defense!!!!!  

1. It's a combination of where the player is now and future ceiling. That's why Valera is still on the list even though his future is more cloudy given the ongoing injury questions. 

2. I agree that Winnay should be higher. I think the problem is that his glove will hold him back. He will only end up being a 1B/LF guy and is more of a sum of all parts player. He's older than a lot of the other guys on the list so should be outperforming them. I'd probably have Winnay in the top 20 and I don't know enough about the picks TBH. 

3. I think Arias may end up #1 in MiLB by the EOY.