Red Sox Prospect Watch: Two players traded away weaken ranks

Michael Chavis is back, and is starting his season in Short-A. The third baseman played his first game on Monday and went 0-for-3 with a walk. Stats shouldn’t be a big concern to anyone right now though. While at Lowell it’s more about just getting swings. I can’t imagine the Red Sox will be looking at stats until he’s at least back in Portland.

Tyler Dearden is having fun so far. The 19-year-old right fielder is slashing .326/.383/.488 with five doubles and a triple in 43 at-bats. He’s driven in four runs and already scored nine more.

Jarren Duran is mashing as well. The 2018 seventh-round pick has collected a hit in 11-of-13 games he’s appeared in so far. He boasts a .321/.379/.547 slash line so far. The 21-year-old left-handed hitter has has three doubles and three triples as well as one home run on the year. He’s also driven in eight runs and scored 10 more, even stealing three bases.

Cole Brannen is still looking comfortable in Lowell. After struggling in Advanced-A, Brannen is hitting .273 with the Spinners. The 19-year-old has a triple and nine runs scored, and is six-for-six on steal attempts. He’s now scored 25 runs and is 15-for-16 on steals this year combined between Short-A and Advanced-A.

Eduard Bazardo has 31 strikeouts in 20 innings. The 22-year-old has a solid 3.15 ERA to go along with that as well. Meanwhile, his .182 BAA and 0.90 WHIP are utterly dominant.

Alexander Montero has only thrown 14 innings but the results have been promising so far. The 20-year-old right-hander has a 1.93 ERA and 0.86 WHIP, while opponents are hitting .200 against him. He’s struck out 12 and walked just two.

Tanner Raiburn and Rio Gomez have extremely small sample sizes as well. Their numbers are hard to ignore though.

Raiburn has thrown six innings, posting a 0.00 ERA and 0.67 WHIP, while opponents are hitting .100 against him. Gomez meanwhile, has a 0.87 ERA in 10 1/3 innings. Opponents are hitting .114 against him but he has a 0.39 WHIP as he’s yet to walk anyone.

Finally, there’s the person many of you have probably been waiting for. Durbin Feltman has made his Red Sox minor league debut. The right-handed reliever was selected in the third round this year and many expect him to be one of the first prospect called up from this draft.

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So far he hasn’t disappointed. The 21-year-old has only thrown two innings, but he’s made them good ones. They’ve both been perfect, and he’s topped them off with four strikeouts. His time in Short-A could be short-lived. Honestly, the Red Sox could fast-track Feltman to the Majors, his stuff is definitely good enough.