No. 2: SS Franklin Arias \u2013 Double-A Portland<\/p>\n
Arias is focused on pulling the ball in the air to achieve a measure of power.<\/p>\n
No. 3: LHP Connelly Early \u2013 Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n
Early\u2019s ability to hold velocity and strength deeper into games will determine if he\u2019s a mid-rotation or back-of-the-rotation arm.<\/p>\n
No. 4: RHP Kyson Witherspoon \u2013 High-A Greenville<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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No. 5: RHP Juan Valera \u2013 High-A Greenville<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
No. 6: LHP Jake Bennett \u2013 Triple-A Worcester<\/p>\n
The Sox acquired Bennett with hopes that he could boost his velocity to beat bats in the strike zone.<\/p>\n
No. 7: OF Justin Gonzales \u2013 High-A Greenville<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
No. 8: SS Dorian Soto \u2013 Extended spring training<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
No. 9: RHP Marcus Phillips \u2013 High-A Greenville<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
No. 10: 2B Henry Godbout \u2013 High-A Greenville<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
No. 11: OF Enddy Azocar \u2013 Single-A Salem<\/p>\n
This is a good time to mention that the Sox\u2019 Low-A affiliate is now known as the Salem RidgeYaks.<\/p>\n
No. 12: RHP Anthony Eyanson \u2013 High-A Greenville<\/p>\n
Eyanson was the breakout star of minor league camp<\/a> 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\u2019t a mirage, he may be poised to follow Tolle\u2019s meteoric 2025 rise.<\/p>\n No. 13: RHP John Holobetz \u2013 Double-A Portland<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n No. 14: RHP Tyler Uberstine \u2013 Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n Uberstine\u2019s 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n No. 15: OF Miguel Bleis \u2013 Double-A Portland<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n No. 16: IF Mikey Romero \u2013 Triple-A Worcester<\/p>\n If Romero can limit his chase rate, he\u2019ll be a big league depth option.<\/p>\n No. 17: IF Yoeilin Cespedes \u2013 High-A Greenville<\/p>\n Cespedes, formerly a top-10 prospect, had a strong spring training, showing needed gains in the frequency and quality of his contact.<\/p>\n No. 18: OF Harold Rivas \u2013 Extended spring training<\/p>\n Rivas is a tantalizing, multi-dimensional talent who is acclimating to the States. He\u2019ll open in the Florida Complex League.<\/p>\n No. 19: LHP Tyler Samaniego \u2013 Triple-A Worcester<\/p>\n Samaniego has been emphasizing his cutter heavily in early Triple-A outings.<\/p>\n No. 20: LHP Hayden Mullins \u2013 Double-A Portland<\/p>\n If Mullins can throw strikes, he could find his way to the big leagues this year as a lefthanded bullpen option.<\/p>\n No. 21: SS Hector Ramos \u2013 Extended spring training<\/p>\n No. 22: RHP Sadbiel Delzine \u2013 Extended spring training<\/p>\n Delzine earned a \u201cFuego\u201d T-shirt this spring by exceeding 100 m.p.h.<\/p>\n No. 23: C Gerardo Rodriguez \u2013 High-A Greenville<\/p>\n One of the most popular \u201csleeper\u201d picks in the Sox system given his strong receiving skills and regular hard contact.<\/p>\n No. 24: OF Allan Castro \u2013 Triple-A Worcester<\/p>\n No. 25: C Johanfran Garcia \u2013 Extended spring training<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n No. 26: C Luke Heyman \u2013 Single-A Salem<\/p>\n No. 27: RHP Yordanny Monegro \u2013 Extended spring training<\/p>\n Monegro will spend most to all of this year rehabbing from Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n No. 28: OF Nelly Taylor \u2013 Double-A Portland<\/p>\n No. 29: Two-way player Conrad Cason \u2013 Extended spring training<\/p>\n Hitting and playing shortstop as a position player while rehabbing as a pitcher following last year\u2019s Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n No. 30: RHP Ryan Watson \u2013 Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n Alex Speier can be reached at alex.speier@globe.com<\/a>. Follow him @alexspeier<\/a>.<\/p>\n