Jeter Downs, SS/2B (No. These rankings were compiled by talking to industry folks -- scouts, analysts, and other evaluators -- and include a touch of our own evaluative biases. Should that comparison prove true, a fully realized Yorke will be a bat-first second baseman. You will likely see several pitching prospects given an opportunity this season since this is one of the worst Boston rotations that we have seen in a … There's some juice in his bat, too, and he maximizes his slugging ability by lifting the ball at an absurd frequency; about a quarter of his batted balls in 2019 were grounders, per FanGraphs. Red Sox: Depth will be key to success for the 2021 season by Jacob Gurvis. Aesthetics don't count for much on the scoreboard or on the statsheet, but the good news for the Red Sox is that Casas has all the necessary traits to mature into a middle-of-the-order hitter. One scout compared him to Justin Foscue, who went off the board earlier in the first round to the Rangers. He has ample time, then, to make the most of a tool box that could include five average or better elements. Remember, that this is more of an art than a science, and that the write-ups matter more than the rankings themselves. Age: 24. The Red Sox instead left Duran at the alternate site to work on his game. All Rights Reserved. Hudson Potts, 3BThe Red Sox were open for business at the deadline, with their moves introducing (among others) Seabold, Potts, and Jeisson Rosario to the organization. Maybe we can call it the Seabold Effect? 2021 Boston Red Sox: Potent Notables. Nick Decker, OF. Hit: 55. He has the physical frame and wide arsenal that would seem well-suited to soaking up innings at the back of a rotation. Red Sox 2021 prospect rankings: Keith Law on Boston’s top 20. Power: 55. He was involved in his first major trade when he went to LAD in a massive 7 player deal that included Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, Alex Wood, and Kyle Farmer in exchange for Homer Bailer, Josiah Gray, and Jeter Downs. But not everything is going right for the Red Sox. Seabold's command is such that evaluators are hopeful he can outperform the sum of his parts. Aldo Ramirez, RHP. Downs isn't likely to be a star, but he should be a steady starter, and soon. Though corner infielder Bobby Dalbec and right-hander Tanner Houck impressed in late-season callups, most of their best prospects are another year or two away from making an impact in the big leagues. As we prepare for the season ahead, the Pitcher List staff will be creating profiles for every fantasy-relevant player for 2021. Boston Red Sox 2021 Preseason Top 50 Prospects. section: | slug: red-sox-top-prospects-2021-jeter-downs-part-of-mookie-betts-trade-leads-bostons-list | sport: baseball | route: article_single.us | Chaim Bloom's first full year as the franchise's chief baseball officer started with trading superstar Mookie Betts to the Dodgers and ended with watching him lead Los Angeles to a championship. Bobby Dalbec, 3B/1B (No. Already this winter, we've sized up the 60 best free agents, both on an overall and positional basis. 93)4. Just two years removed from a World Series, the Red Sox have a much different look from top … The Red Sox aren't poised for a quick turnaround this time. He needs to improve his contact rate (30 percent strikeouts in Double-A) if he's going to last in the Show. Potts possesses well-above-average raw power and has seen action at the keystone in addition to his work at the hot corner. Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Nick Pivetta pitches to a Chicago White Sox batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Boston. Triston Casas, 1B (MLB No. Jeter Downs, 2B. Prospects Live is your source for Minor League Baseball prospect rankings. Jarren Duran, OFDuran appeared to be a candidate all year to make his big-league debut, but the call never came -- not even after Boston shipped veteran Kevin Pillar to the Rockies at the trade deadline. Scouting report: You have to feel bad for Downs. He has big-time raw power that allows him to leave the park even when he doesn't make proper contact, but he's also prone to swinging-and-missing at obscene levels. More Than A Feeling these prospects will leave you Feelin' Satisfied . He’ll miss the 2021 season and the early portion of 2022 as well. Connor Wong, C. Blaze Jordan, 1B/3B. The difference is that Foscue's bat had been vetted by Southeastern Conference pitching over the preceding three years, whereas Yorke is coming straight from high school. Age (as of 4/1/2021): 22. CLICK HERE TO SEE BOSTON'S TOP 10 2021 PROSPECTS. It’s no surprise that Duran is one of our favorite Sox … Matthew Lugo, SS. Jump: Aldo Ramirez, RHP (2020: 27 | 2021: 20) -- He already had some of the best control in the system and used the pandemic downtime to get stronger, which led to improved stuff in instructional league. Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. He's already debuted, so there's nothing stopping him from being a member of the Red Sox roster heading forward. There's no law that prevents us from ranking minor-league players in addition to their big-league counterparts. 2021 Regular Season Standings 2021 Spring Training Standings 2020 Regular Season Standings 2020 Advanced Standings. Houck's fastball-slider combination ought to play up in relief, which is where he spent most of his time in Triple-A. Top Red Sox Prospects (April 2021) r ank (11/25 rank) name, position, projected 2021 initial assignment: age: how acq'd: era avg: whip obp: k's slg: bb hr: ip ab: scale: 1 (1) Triston Casas 1B, Portland: 21: 2018 1st-----5 4-7 . Now, let's get on to the top five prospects in the Boston Red Sox system. Although he's historically been a third baseman -- and a solid one with a cannon arm, at that -- he spent most of his big-league stint at the cold corner out of deference to Rafael Devers. Highest Level: AA. November 16, 2020. It's still not a great system, but there's a lot more here than there used to be. Jeter Downs, named after Derek Jeter and brother to Red Sox Prospect Jerry Downs, was selected by Cincinnati 31 st overall in 2017. Bryan Mata’s 2021 season is over before it began. Schedule. 2021 Regular Season 2021 Spring Training 2020 Postseason 2020 Regular Season … Nick Yorke, 2BBoston's decision to pop Yorke at No. The Red Sox are not in position to win in 2021 so it’s quite possible that you see several of their prospects throughout the upcoming campaign. His performances in the upper-minors suggest he should walk and bop enough to make it work, at least for a few years' time. Team ranks accompanied by full scouting reports and MiLB video. SHARE: 0 0 Edit this post. Connor Seabold, RHP. First, we'll exclude anyone who graduated by exhausting their rookie eligibility; second, we'll replace them with draftees or other worthy prospects; and third, and lastly, we'll present the information in a new format. Top 30s:ALW: HOU | LAA | OAK | SEA | TEXALC: CLE | CWS | DET | KC | MINALE: BAL | BOS | NYY | TB | TORNLW: ARI | COL | LAD | SD | SFNLC: CHC | CIN | MIL | PIT | STLNLE: ATL | MIA | NYM | PHI | WSH. Hudson Potts, 3B/2B. Mata, 22 next month, is widely regarded as the organization’s top pitching prospect. Downs was … Acquired: Part of the Mookie Betts trade (Dodgers). Bryan Mata, RHPComplete Top 30 list ». Realistically, though, his future could come in a bulk or multi-inning relief capacity. Biggest jump/fallHere are the players whose ranks changed the most from the 2020 preseason list to the 2021 preseason list. Scouting report: Mata's profile is in conflict. Red Sox Top Prospects Voting: Jay Groome is looking for a smooth ride in 2021 Matt_Collins 3/2/2021. By Alex Speier. The Red Sox have two prospects — corner infielder Triston Casas and middle infielder Jeter Downs — on most national top 100 lists. The 2021 MLB first-year player draft is set to begin in just under three months. Overall: 55. The Red Sox announced their top pitching prospect will miss the rest of the season after undergoing season-ending Tommy John … Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus. Jeffrey Paternostro, Keanan Lamb, and BP Prospect Staff. In case you haven't heard, the Red Sox will be making their top selection in the draft with the fourth overall pick after finishing with the fourth-worst record in baseball last season. Matthew Lugo, SSLugo, the 69th pick in the 2019 draft by way of his uncle Carlos Beltran's academy in Puerto Rico, won't celebrate his 20th birthday until next May. That's just how life goes for first basemen. Downs' value stems from his offense. Fall: Antoni Flores, SS (2020: 19 | 2021: NR) -- In 2018, one club told the Red Sox it considered Flores the best prospect in Boston's system, but the game sped up on him offensively and defensively afterward. He has a rising fastball that grades well on the Trackman, and he has improved his changeup enough to have a pair of average or better secondaries. Loose cow ties up Atlanta interstate traffic for an hour. Through it all, he's remained a solid prospect. 17 in the 2020 MLB Draft registered as the biggest surprise of the first round. If the Red Sox are four games out of the wildcard, I suppose that’s in it but I don’t think that means we’ll see them taking on massive salary for a run in 2021. Yet he also has a top-heavy delivery and a low arm slot that gives left-handed hitters an edge -- to the extent that in 2019 they had an OPS against him that was .160 OPS points higher than what right-handers managed. by Rick McNair. 6-keys: media/spln/mlb/reg/free/stories, at He's been traded twice in as many years: first going from the Reds to the Dodgers as part of a seven-player swap, and then to the Red Sox in the Betts blockbuster. Red Sox Top Prospect Voting: Brayan Bello could be the 2021 breakout. Jarren Duran, OF. Acquired: Part of … Boston Red Sox: Dylan Hardy could be a fun prospect to watch in 2021 Red Sox top prospect Triston Casas in the lineup for first spring training start Red Sox: Jeter Downs is … The lack of a minor-league season makes that more of a challenge this year. That was probably the right call. Likeliest outcome: Regular second baseman, Acquired: 26th overall pick in 2018 (American Heritage High School, Florida). Lugo has a simple yet effective swing at the dish, as well as the requisite athleticism and arm strength to stick at shortstop. Standings . As such, we've opted against overthinking this. Wherever Dalbec plays, the key to his long-term employment is his bat. Run: 55. In his latest 2021 draft prospect … 2021 Boston Red Sox: Final Thought Top 30s: ALW: HOU | LAA | OAK | SEA | TEX. Likeliest outcome: Everyday first baseman, Acquired: Fourth-round pick in 2016 (University of Arizona). Field: 50. On defense, he's expected to end up at the keystone, though it's possible the Red Sox continue to give him reps at shortstop to maintain his optionality. He has below-average command and his lacking changeup permitted left-handed hitters to bat .283/.383/.363 against him in 2019. Hit: 55 -- Triston Casas (Brainer Bonaci, Jeter Downs, Jarren Duran, Gilberto Jimenez, Nick Yorke)Power: 60 -- Bobby Dalbec (Triston Casas, Blaze Jordan)Run: 70 -- Jarren Duran (Gilberto Jimenez)Arm: 70 -- Brainer Bonaci (Bobby Dalbec, Ronaldo Hernández)Defense: 60 -- Gilberto JimenezFastball: 65 -- Bryan MataCurveball: 60 -- Jay Groome (Eduard Bazardo)Slider: 60 -- Tanner Houck (Bryan Mata, Jacob Wallace, Thad Ward)Changeup: 60 -- Connor SeaboldControl: 60 -- Connor Seabold (Aldo Ramirez), How they were builtDraft: 14 | International: 8 | Trade: 7 | Rule 5: 1, Breakdown by ETA2021: 10 | 2022: 10 | 2023: 6 | 2024: 4, Breakdown by positionC: 2 | 1B: 1 | 2B: 1 | 3B: 3 | SS: 4 | OF: 5 | RHP: 12 | LHP: 2. (Rosario, otherwise uncovered here, is a legit center fielder with offensive concerns.) In three years, the Red Sox have dropped from a franchise-record 108 victories and a World Series title to 84 wins and then a .400 winning percentage that represented their worst since 1965. I wouldn’t say Houck flew totally under the radar, but I do think … Our rankings will essentially be the same as they were last winter with a few changes. Jeter Downs, Middle Infielder. In a moment's notice, he morphed from being an obscure prospect with the Phillies to being the key of a notable deadline deal for the Red Sox. Boston Red Sox: Top Pitching Prospect Bryan Mata Undergoes Tommy John Surgery, Tweets He's Grateful. The last time that Boston finished in last place in 2015, it had an emerging homegrown core led by Betts as well as baseball's best farm system, which provided the talent for three straight division titles and a World Series ring in the next three years. Boston fell out of contention so quickly in 2020 that it became a full-fledged seller. Arm: 50. As such, we're going to spend the winter evaluating every team's farm system. Fall: Antoni Flores, SS (2020: 19 | 2021: NR) -- In 2018, one club told the Red Sox it considered Flores the best prospect in Boston's system, but the game sped up on him offensively and defensively afterward. Now, Downs is considered one of the Red Sox’s two top prospects. 12:42 pm ET, Theo Epstein Resigns As Cubs President Of Baseball Operations, Game two of Dodgers-Padres sees tempers flare, a duel, Remainder of Twins-Angels series postponed, Reds' Votto pulls off triple play in comeback win, deGrom strikes out nine straight, Mets win, Contreras, Cubs offense explode in 13-4 win, Rays' ownership of Yankees continues with 6-3 win, Padres-Dodgers series: Six things to know, Rest of Twins-Angels series postponed due to COVID-19, Mets' deGrom strikes out nine straight in win, WATCH: Reds' Votto pulls off triple play in comeback win, Report details complaints of Mets' 'toxic workplace'. Scouting report: While Casas attended the same high school as Eric Hosmer, the vertical nature of his swing has more in common with a different veteran first baseman, in Freddie Freeman. Mata won't turn 22 until May, so the Red Sox have every reason to keep trotting him out there as a starter. He has well-above-average speed and he had produced good results with a groundball-happy approach in the lower minors. Seven of their Top 30 Prospects have been acquired in the trades since the start of last year, including middle infielder Jeter Downs and catcher Connor Wong in the Betts deal, right-hander Connor Seabold from the Phillies as part of a package for Brandon Workman and Heath Hembree and catcher Ronaldo Hernández from the Rays as part of a swap for spare parts Chris Mazza and Jeffrey Springs. An in-depth look at Prospects Live's new Boston Red Sox Top Prospects List for the 2021 season. Players in parentheses have the same grade. Tanner Houck, RHPHouck's delivery is a mirrored version of Chris Sale's, right down to the way his elbow creeps above his shoulder during his arm circle. Provided he can stay healthy, he ought to get a look in 2021. He … The young pitcher is looking for consistency. Best toolsPlayers are graded on a 20-80 scouting scale for future tools -- 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is above average and 70-80 is well above average. About five weeks ago, the Red Sox announced that Bryan Mata had a tear of his UCL. Full access to this article is for Premium Baseball Prospectus subscribers. New , 27 comments. Red Sox Top Prospect Voting: Ronaldo Hernández is in a new home New, 11 comments The new top catching prospect in the organization starts his Red Sox career in 2021. Red Sox Prospects. Brainer Bonaci, SS/3B. It doesn't help that some teams opted against sharing video and data from their alternate-site camps with the rest of the league. Jeisson Rosario, CF. Top Red Sox pitching prospect Bryan Mata, who pitched for the Portland Sea Dogs in 2019, had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, the organization announced Wednesday. 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