Red Sox Prospect Roundup: August Brought Long-Awaited Promotions
While the Boston Red Sox put together a losing record in August for the fifth consecutive season, the month marked another major step for the farm system.
Boston's incoming pieces to complete the young core are just one step away from the majors. Impact position players have the chance to polish their skills before they likely play their way onto the Red Sox roster to start the 2025 season.
With that, here's a few leading storylines from the month of August in the Red Sox farm system.
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WHIRLWIND IN WORCESTER
The Red Sox made the long-awaited decision to reward their "Big Three" prospects with promotions when Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony and Kyle Teel got the call to Triple-A Worcester. A week later, the prospect those three refer to as "Barry Bonds" joined them in Worcester in Kristian Campbell.
That's a lot of talent that should shape the Red Sox core for years to come, likely as early as next season.
Mayer's Triple-A debut got put on hold when lingering injuries did not improve upon his arrival in Worcester. He was placed on the IL and will not return this season in the Red Sox system.
Anthony and Campbell, as they did to close out their time in Double-A, hit the ground running with their bats and made the adjustment against improved pitching. Teel has taken a few games to get his swing back, though his defensive impact is there. The Red Sox catching prospect did hit his first Triple-A homer last week as he looks to turn a corner following the promotion.
Here's how the prospect bats stack up so far for the WooSox:
Anthony: 18 Games - .315/.393/.534, .927 OPS, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 16 R
Teel: 15 Games - .172/.269/.241, .510 OPS, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 9 R
Campbell: 11 Games - .302/.423/.558, .981 OPS, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 14 R
Hunter Dobbins also earned a promotion on the pitching side as an arm who could be on the cusp of joining candidates for a spot start with the Red Sox. The 25-year-old right-hander allowed just two earned runs on six hits in five innings of work in his first start with seven strikeouts.
Campbell and Dobbins also spoke exclusively with NESN.com toward the end of their tenures with Double-A Portland to share their progress in the Red Sox system.
OTHER PROMOTIONS TO KNOW
Those big bats were not the only names to watch on the transactional rise last month in the Red Sox system.
To fill the production gap left behind, Double-A Portland received boosts from the promotions of Jhostynxon "The Password" Garcia, Allan Castro, and Mikey Romero.
The Romero jump should be encouraging for the Red Sox. The 2022 first-round draft choice finally turned a corner with the bat and found some power this summer with High-A Greenville.
Here's how those prospects have adapted since joining the Red Sox's Double-A affiliate:
Garcia: 18 Games - .278/.321/.417, .737 OPS, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 12 R
Castro: 18 Games - .167/.266/.227, .493 OPS, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 10 R
Romero: 5 Games - .360/.360/.760, 1.120 OPS, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R
KEEP AN EYE ON
For an organization still in the early stages of rebooting, pitching potential from within, Yordanny Monegro just keeps dealing with significant progress for the Red Sox prospect.
The right-hander has not allowed an earned run since July 2. That's a span of 41 1/3 (!) innings pitched. Monegro struck out at least eight batters in three separate starts since then. The 21-year-old prospect, as a starter, is 5-2 with a 2.79 ERA this season as he flashes legitimate potential for the future of the pitching staff.
CHAMPIONS!
The Red Sox team in the Dominican Summer League took home the championship with a victory over the Angels DSL squad.