Cory Sparks

John Holobetz could be the next dominant pitching prospect in a line of recent names that have stolen the show. We’ve seen Payton Tolle and Connelly Early already break through, and Anthony Eyanson is having a dream start to his professional career right now. Jake Bennett is in the majors as well. Holobetz is the next name Boston Red Sox fans need to buy stock in before it’s too late. John Holobetz’s Updated Red Sox Scouting Report Holobetz was originally a fifth-round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft when the Milwaukee Brewers selected him to be the next member of their pitching laboratory. Holobetz pitched for three seasons in college, with one run at Radford before logging a pair of years at Old Dominion to catch Milwaukee’s eye. He debuted with the then Single-A Carolina Mudcats before the Crew dealt him as part of a package deal in the Quinn Priester trade. Holobetz, voted as the Red Sox no. 15 prospect per Talk Sox, is currently with Boston’s Double-A affiliate, the Portland Sea Dogs. Through 14 appearances (13 of them starts), he has a 4-3 record with a 4.57 earned run average. Holobetz has 74 punchouts to 22 walks over 67.0 innings of work. Building Off An Electric Fastball Holobetz’s fastball has a 55-grade on MLB Pipeline’s 20-to-80 scouting scale. His primary offering is electric, but not in the way that most pitchers’ fastballs are. The pitch rides in between 92-95 miles per hour and can climb up to 97 on occasion, but his above-average extension and low release point gives the ball plenty of arm-side ride off of his hand. This makes his fastball extremely tough to time up, and he does a remarkable job of mitigating hard contact. Opposing hitters managed just a .514 OPS against his fastball in 2025, making the 50-grade slider, 45-grade cutter and 45-grade changeup that much more impactful. The slider breaks both vertically and horizontally, and the changeup caused trouble for opposing hitters during his Old Dominion days. Everything starts with the fastball, though, and the better he tunnels it with the other pitches, the more effective he’ll be. Controlling The Ballgame Control is another prominent part of Holobetz’s game. The 23-year-old righty walked just 4 percent of hitters during the 2025 campaign, good enough for the second best rating in Minor League Baseball. The Pottsville, PA native has kept this reputation through his career thus far, logging 194 punchouts to only 42 walks for a better than 4-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio. This consistency earned him a 60-grade for control, as his ability to work through a lineup efficiently gives him back-end starter potential. A Realistic Timeline When will this deceptive Red Sox prospect break into the big leagues? The Sox may be struggling in the win-loss column, but they are loaded with arms. Injuries aside, the rotation includes the likes of Garrett Crochet, Ranger Suarez, Sonny Gray, Payton Tolle, Connelly Early, Jake Bennett and then Anthony Eyanson, who is also in Double-A Portland, is lighting the world on fire. Just like how the trade market changed Holobetz’s trajectory by giving him a new organization, he may need it to come in handy again to cut out of what is a surplus of pitching talent in and around Boston. Overall, I’d guess he breaks in some time during the 2028 season, unless the ball club makes some splash moves and lets a few of the names above Holobetz go. His scouting report (per MLB Pipeline) describes him as a “high floor” player, so he should climb his way to the show. It’s just a matter of making room for him with so much talent standing in the way. View full article

John Holobetz is a rising star in the Boston Red Sox pipeline. After acquiring him in the Quinn Preister trade, the Pottsville, PA native has flexed one of the more deceptive fastballs in baseball. In this video, we'll break down how the current Portland Sea Dogs starter is leveraging his extension, release point, and control to rise up the rankings and inch closer to the big leagues. View full video

Hayden Mullins was once a late-round draft pick whose stock bottomed out thanks to elbow injuries and lack of college innings. Now, he's a crafty southpaw with a lively fastball who could be in the major leagues by the end of the 2026 season. In this video, we'll dive into what makes Mullins so special and how he made the jump to one of the more consistent arms in the Boston Red Sox farm system. View full video

Hayden Mullins could be the Red Sox next breakout prospect. This is someone who, in the midst of all of the prospect talent that Boston has, is kind of hiding in the grass in my opinion. In this video, we’ll break down what makes this guy so special, the role he’s playing and ultimately when we could expect to see him debut in the bigs. Background For starters, Mullins really does have the chance to be a true diamond in the rough amongst the rest of the Red Sox farmhands. This is someone who was selected in the 12th round of the 2022 MLB Draft. He was one of the more highly touted arms out of high school in his 2019 class, but then he developed some elbow issues that hung around for three different seasons as a member of the Auburn Tigers. That hurt his draft stock, as he tossed just 53.1 innings across three separate campaigns before eventually having Tommy John surgery that year. The Red Sox had an appreciation for his intangibles, and he got to work in 2023, immediately projecting as a potential starter. 2026 So Far Three seasons later, the 25-year-old southpaw finds himself just a pair of steps away from the ultimate goal: becoming an MLB pitcher and toeing the rubber at Fenway Park. After logging over 84 innings of work with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs in 2025, he returns to share his home venue with the Maine Monster and continues to look like a steady presence on the mound from that left side. In 2026, he holds a 3-1 record with a 3.58 earned run average. He’s got 49 strikeouts to 18 walks over the course of 32.2 innings pitched. Mullins has only relinquished 15 hits in that timespan. Strikeout Stuff What is the team’s no. 14 prospect excelling at? Despite having elbow issues in the past, he’s come back as one of the more lethal punchout-oriented pitchers in Boston’s pipeline. Not only has he struck out 305 hitters through 229.2 innings pitched in his professional baseball career, but opposing hitters are batting a miniscule .187 against him. The southpaw leads with his 55-grade fastball, thanks to a plethora of carry on a primary offering that sits between 91-95 miles per hour. This pitch glides to his armside, and he supplements it with a low-80s slider, low-80s changeup and has a cutter that’s still in the developmental stages. Mullins should be even more dangerous the more he fledges out his arsenal. Walk Issues While the left-handed pitching prospect has made a living off of deceiving hitters and missing bats, he’s also struggled to locate from time to time. This is someone who has quite the complex delivery, including a leg kick, ball-hiding twist and a relatively low release point. That allows him to be tough to time up, but all of this action can also prove to be counterproductive to his own goals of getting ahead in the count. Mullins, who has 116 career walks in just under 230 frames, could benefit from simplifying his delivery into something a little more repeatable. Going Deeper Into Ballgames Lastly, since this is someone who was recovering from Tommy John surgery, the Red Sox have made it a priority to be cautious with the current Sea Dogs’ starting pitcher. He ramped up from 89 innings in 2024 to a career-high 101.2 frames in 2025, and over his career, he’s averaging just north of four innings per appearance. If Mullins wants to be a member of a big league rotation one day, he’ll need to venture into the sixth inning more often.

The Boston Red Sox fourth-ranked prospect, Anthony Eyanson, is quickly turning heads at the Double-A level. He's sporting an earned run average south of one, and less than a calendar year after going in the third round of the 2025 MLB Draft, the hard-throwing righty looks to be a fast riser. In this video, we will go over his 65-grade slider, triple-digit fastball, what makes his arsenal so effective, and when to expect his major league debut. View full video

After back-to-back impressive seasons with at least 15 home runs, 20 stolen bases, and a batting average above .250, Jarren Duran is struggling mightily out of the gates to start the 2026 season. In this video, we'll dive into the reason behind his spike in strikeout rate and dampened exit velocity. Does the 29-year-old still have what it takes to be a high-level bat in the Red Sox lineup? We break it all down here! View full video

Caleb Durbin is filling in some pretty legendary shoes as the Boston Red Sox third baseman in 2026. Filling a spot once occupied by Rafael Devers and then Alex Bregman, Durbin has struggled to start the season, hitting below the Mendoza line without much hard contact to show for it. In this video, we will unveil the one stat that is holding Durbin back from a productive first year at Fenway Park. View full video

The Red Sox no. 2 prospect, Franklin Arias, is hitting over .500 with the Portland Sea Dogs, the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. In this video, we take a walk through his journey as a professional baseball player, break down how he's managed such a strong start, and estimate when he could make his debut in front of Fenway faithful. View full video

Red Sox no. 7 prospect Jake Bennett has seen a little bit of everything. He has elevated in minor league status, changed teams, and even had to overcome Tommy John Surgery. In his first crack at Triple-A, he looks unfazed and stronger than ever. In this video, we break down Jake Bennett's intangibles and just how quickly he could rise up Boston's pipeline. View full video

Wilyer Abreu has sprinted out of the gates to start his 2026 MLB season. The Boston Red Sox outfielder dazzled in the WBC, and now he's hitting over .350 with three early home runs on the season. What part of his game is sustainable, and which numbers are most susceptible to coming back down to earth? We break it all down here. Enjoy! View full video

While Tarik Skubal has been a runaway force in the AL Cy Young race as of late, could 2026 be Garrett Crochet's year? In this video, we analyze Crochet's advanced analytics, his advantages, and why he could only get more dangerous as his time as a starter progresses. View full video

The Boston Red Sox have announced that southpaw Connelly Early has made the Opening Day roster and the big league squad's starting rotation. This comes after an impressive 2025 showing from the former fifth-rounder who ultimately carried his momentum into a sharp spring training performance. How did Early earn this spot over other arms like Payton Tolle? We break it all down in this video! View full video

Comparing anybody to David Ortiz is an unfair, egregiously high bar, but Justin Gonzales has some notable similarities. Right away, his 6-foot-4, upper 200s frame puts him head and shoulders above the size of most prospects his age. It also doesn't help when the man himself, Big Papi, is complimenting Gonzales' intangibles. In this video, we dive into Gonzales' bat speed, points of improvement, and when we could see him in Fenway. View full video