After a stretch in which the Red Sox’ player development system produced a handful of position players for the big league roster, the system is now full of starting pitchers, including Payton Tolle. (Photo by Matthew Mitrani/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images)Minor League Baseball via Getty
*The highly-productive Red Sox’ position player pipeline is about to slow to a trickle. The same player development system that, in the last four years has graduated Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela, Kristian Campbell, Marcelo Mayer and Roman Anthony has done its job nicely and will now take some time to reload.
Yes, Jhostynxon Garcia isn’t far away, and could even contribute before the end of the season, especially if he proves he can handle first base. And shortstop Franklin Arias is highly ranked, though he is just 19 and still at Single A.
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