No. 2: SS Franklin Arias – Double-A Portland
Arias is focused on pulling the ball in the air to achieve a measure of power.
No. 3: LHP Connelly Early – Boston Red Sox
Early’s ability to hold velocity and strength deeper into games will determine if he’s a mid-rotation or back-of-the-rotation arm.
No. 4: RHP Kyson Witherspoon – High-A Greenville
In his acclimation to pro ball, Witherspoon is looking to sit at 97 miles per hour as an average fastball velocity and to identify his most effective weapons while defining an impressively diverse pitch mix.
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No. 5: RHP Juan Valera – High-A Greenville
Valera has a triple-digits fastball, and now needs to tighten his control of his breaking pitches and changeup to show he can stick as a starter.
No. 6: LHP Jake Bennett – Triple-A Worcester
The Sox acquired Bennett with hopes that he could boost his velocity to beat bats in the strike zone.
No. 7: OF Justin Gonzales – High-A Greenville
Gonzalez has epic raw power, but in his focus to pull the ball in the air this spring he was late on everything. He has enough juice to drive the ball out to all fields if he can keep it off the ground.
No. 8: SS Dorian Soto – Extended spring training
Soto should be playing in the Florida Complex League to start the year. He has immense offensive potential but needs experience to better define the path to improvement.
No. 9: RHP Marcus Phillips – High-A Greenville
Phillips, who is making his professional debut after being drafted last year, is at an early stage of figuring out the power mix that will work with his funky arm slot and, in particular, whether to lean into a cutter or four-seamer to pair with his sinker and sweeper.
No. 10: 2B Henry Godbout – High-A Greenville
The Sox are hoping Godbout can gain bat speed so his plate discipline and natural ability to pull the ball can yield extra-base hits.
No. 11: OF Enddy Azocar – Single-A Salem
This is a good time to mention that the Sox’ Low-A affiliate is now known as the Salem RidgeYaks.
No. 12: RHP Anthony Eyanson – High-A Greenville
Eyanson was the breakout star of minor league camp for the Red Sox, showing a fastball that had gained about 3-4 m.p.h. to sit at 97 and touch 100 along with two nasty breaking balls and an improved splitter. If the spring wasn’t a mirage, he may be poised to follow Tolle’s meteoric 2025 rise.
No. 13: RHP John Holobetz – Double-A Portland
Holobetz bumped his velocity up to 97 m.p.h. this spring, giving him a better chance to miss bats with a well-located fastball at the top of the zone.
No. 14: RHP Tyler Uberstine – Boston Red Sox
Uberstine’s impressive strike-throwing with a mix of solid pitches in spring training made him a first-line depth option as a multi-innings reliever when Johan Oviedo landed on the injured list.
No. 15: OF Miguel Bleis – Double-A Portland
Bleis faces a critical year searching for an offensive approach that can allow his spectacular raw tools to show up in games. He struggled this spring.
No. 16: IF Mikey Romero – Triple-A Worcester
If Romero can limit his chase rate, he’ll be a big league depth option.
No. 17: IF Yoeilin Cespedes – High-A Greenville
Cespedes, formerly a top-10 prospect, had a strong spring training, showing needed gains in the frequency and quality of his contact.
No. 18: OF Harold Rivas – Extended spring training
Rivas is a tantalizing, multi-dimensional talent who is acclimating to the States. He’ll open in the Florida Complex League.
No. 19: LHP Tyler Samaniego – Triple-A Worcester
Samaniego has been emphasizing his cutter heavily in early Triple-A outings.
No. 20: LHP Hayden Mullins – Double-A Portland
If Mullins can throw strikes, he could find his way to the big leagues this year as a lefthanded bullpen option.
No. 21: SS Hector Ramos – Extended spring training
No. 22: RHP Sadbiel Delzine – Extended spring training
Delzine earned a “Fuego” T-shirt this spring by exceeding 100 m.p.h.
No. 23: C Gerardo Rodriguez – High-A Greenville
One of the most popular “sleeper” picks in the Sox system given his strong receiving skills and regular hard contact.
No. 24: OF Allan Castro – Triple-A Worcester
No. 25: C Johanfran Garcia – Extended spring training
Garcia stayed in Fort Myers to continue rebuilding stamina behind the plate, a product of his work to come back from an ACL rupture in 2024.
No. 26: C Luke Heyman – Single-A Salem
No. 27: RHP Yordanny Monegro – Extended spring training
Monegro will spend most to all of this year rehabbing from Tommy John surgery.
No. 28: OF Nelly Taylor – Double-A Portland
No. 29: Two-way player Conrad Cason – Extended spring training
Hitting and playing shortstop as a position player while rehabbing as a pitcher following last year’s Tommy John surgery.
No. 30: RHP Ryan Watson – Boston Red Sox
Alex Speier can be reached at alex.speier@globe.com. Follow him @alexspeier.