With Kyle Teel of the picture, who is the Red sox‘Catcher of the Future?
Teel was one of the four perspectives that Boston traded In White Sox on Wednesday To purchase the first headline Garrett Crochet which had an era 3.58, 2.69 FIP, 209 attacks and 33 walks in 32 beginnings (146 entrances) by 2024.
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The separation with Teel must be extremely difficult for the Craig Breslow basketball manager because the Red Sox have no more important perspectives at the higher levels of minors. It was expected that Teel began by 2025 to Triple-a world But its Important League ETA is some time this summer. Boston now has no main prospects near the big leagues, possibly the most important position.
It appeared as Connor Wong, which is under the control of the team until 2028, would eventually become Teel’s backup. Now it seems that he could remain the long -term number 1 capturer.
That said, Wong must improve its significant defense. Is putting a major focus on defense this season After it was classified into a percentage in the value of the field track, the third percentile in blocks above the average and the ninth percentile frame during 2024.
“We are really optimistic about Connor and what he has done, what he did last year,” Breslow said Wednesday at winter meetings. “I think it will continue to improve. But obviously we will need more depth. We will explore all the ways to do Control, it will take a Red Sox uniform for a long time.
Boston was already on the market for a backup captureer before trade.
Johanfran Garcia It is now the best perspective of Boston, but it is likely to be a few years in the big leagues. Also comes out of important knee surgery after Llifar ligaments on the knee in May.
A National League explorer said in summer 2023 that Garcia has one more arm on all bases and “Projects as a player of positions of higher skill than average, which supply a 5 hole bat.”
He beat .385 (20-for-52) with a percentage of .467 at the base, percentage of. His season came to a sudden end.
The Native of Venezuela turned 20 earlier this month and has appeared in only 29 games in Low A., so much development is maintained.
Brooks Brannon It is another interesting perspective of 20 years, but it is also in several years of the elderly like Garcia. He has never played above Low where he has appeared in only 60 games and recorded 255 plates appearances.
Brannon, who has dirty power, thought of leaving a lot of high school. The Red Sox wrote it in Randleman High’s Ninth Ronda (No. 279) in North Carolina in 2022, and then signed it at a good value value for $ 712,500. The second ninth highest round that year was $ 390,000 less. Only a selection draft in Rounds 5-9 received a higher bonus than Brannon did.
Baseball America wrote before the 2024 season“Defensively, Brannon faces questions about whether he has athletics to stay behind the plate, but he has his hands strong, as well as the force of the arm and works relentlessly.”
Brannon passed on 21 to 68 (.309) with a percentage of .347 at the base, .456 percentage of descent, two ridges at home and four doubles in 16 games in the fall of Arizona 2024.
Boston drafted Hudson White, 22, in the ninth Arkansas round in July. Baseball America wrote before the project“White has been inconsistent as a defender behind the plate and will have to add the strength of the arm and strengthen its release, although it is a solid receiver and finally has the opportunity to be an average defender.”
Nathan HickeyA fifth round of 2021 in Florida, remains in the Red Sox system, but has not developed sufficiently defensively to be considered someone who can help the Big League Club in the capture position.