Baseball America’s new prospect rankings are out, and even with Roman Anthony and Kristian Campbell graduating, the Red Sox still have six players in the Top 100.
That means Craig Breslow has plenty of ammo if he chooses to upgrade the big league roster at Thursday’s trade deadline.
Though he’s been on the big league roster, Marcelo Mayer is still Boston’s highest ranked player at No. 11 because he hasn’t yet hit 130 at-bats in the majors (127). It’d be a massive surprise if he was dealt this week.
Boston’s biggest riser within the rankings is left-hander Payton Tolle, who has shot up to No. 49 overall.
“Tolle has shown a significant velocity bump sitting 94-96 mph with the plus fastball shape that got him drafted and massive extension,” Baseball America writes. “Now in Double-A, Tolle has seemingly gotten better by the start so far this season.”
Next is shortstop Franklin Arias at No. 57, who is already in High-A at 19 years old, and then recently selected first-rounder Kyson Witherspoon debuts at No. 66. Left-hander Brandon Clarke follows at No. 81, and Baseball America has been stunned his rise.
“There are very few lefthanders that sit in the upper 90s after being drafted, and even fewer that feature a plus slider,” Baseball America writes. “The Red Sox fifth-round pick has had more helium than any prospect to start 2025. He’s gone from unranked in their Top 30 to a Top 100 prospect in a few months time.”
Jhostynxon “The Password” Garcia rounds out Boston’s prospects at No. 95, as the outfielder continues to hit for some average (.291) and power (.524 slugging percentage) in Triple-A Worcester.
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