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Boston Red Sox Prospect Watch: Week of the walk-off in the minors

By Hunter Noll

FORT MYERS, FL - FEBRUARY 22: Tyler Esplin #30 of the Boston Red Sox makes a diving catch on the ball hit by Vidal Brujan #22 of the Tampa Bay Rays for the final out of the game on February 22, 2020 at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. The Red Sox defeated the Rays 4-3. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
FORT MYERS, FL - FEBRUARY 22: Tyler Esplin #30 of the Boston Red Sox makes a diving catch on the ball hit by Vidal Brujan #22 of the Tampa Bay Rays for the final out of the game on February 22, 2020 at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. The Red Sox defeated the Rays 4-3. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – MAY 11: Marcus Wilson #12 of the Worcester Red Sox reacts after scoring during the eighth inning of the inaugural game at Polar Park against the Syracuse Mets on May 11, 2021 in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was the first game ever played at Polar Park. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

Red Sox Triple-A (Worcester)

The rise of Josh Ockimey continues and I’m absolutely here for it. Two weeks ago, Ockimey was hitting .170. Two straight weeks of absolutely mashing though, and he’s not even close to that anymore. The first baseman is now working with a .224/.350/.449 slash line. He has three doubles and 11 home runs, as well as 25 RBI and 23 runs scored. Ockimey has been striking out less as well, and that’s done wonders for him.

Chad De La Guerra is holding on to a .226/.349/.453 slash line at the moment. DLG has only appeared in 19 games so far but has a solid four doubles, one triple, and tho home runs already. The left-handed hitter has eight RBI and eight runs scored, as well as three steals.

Marcus Wilson has been slumping a little bit but still has a .249/.380/.464 slash line to this point. The outfielder has nine doubles, three triples, and 10 home runs so far. Meanwhile, Wilson has 29 RBI, 33 runs scored, and 10 steals.

Jeter Downs is also in a slump at the moment. The infielder has seen his average drop all the way down to .201. It is nothing to worry about too much. Downs is just 22 and playing in Triple-A, so he has plenty of time to figure out the issue. He has three doubles and seven home runs on the season, as well as 18 RBI and 24 runs scored. One of the big positives has been his base running, picking up 12 steals in 14 attempts.

Connor Wong has been looking better at the plate recently and is up to .188. As I’ve mentioned plenty of times before, his numbers don’t mean much in Triple-A. Yes, it’s obviously better to see him producing. But we’ve already seen that Wong can help in the Majors. So there isn’t as much of a “he needs to prove himself in the minors” feel with him. That being said, it’s definitely a positive to see Wong starting to get back together at the plate. He’s hitting .250 in July.

Grant Williams received a very well-deserved promotion to Triple-A. The infielder was hitting .291 with 10 doubles, two triples, 31 runs scored, and seven steals in Double-A before the call-up. So far, he’s just 1-for-10 with a run and a steal but we all know how Williams can hit in bunches. The left-handed hitter isn’t going to get you much power or much in the RBI department but Williams has a throwback 1-2 hitter vibe to him.

Kutter Crawford also received a promotion, which was past due. He has yet to pitch in Triple-A but his Double-A numbers were insanity. The righty posted a 3.30 ERA, .200 BAA, 0.82 WHIP, and 64 strikeouts compared to five walks in 46 1/3 innings. Definition of untouchable.

Durbin Feltman got a promotion as well. He’s thrown two innings in Triple-A so far. In that time, the righty has allowed three runs on four hits while striking out one. A rough start, but not much to worry about, Feltman’s had a strong year and has great stuff.

Enmanuel De Jesus also got a promotion and made his first Triple-A start this week. The left-hander went five innings, allowing just two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three. That’s a really solid outing. De Jesus has been up-and-down this year but a strong Triple-A debut could get him on the right track.

Connor Seabold made his first appearance of the season for Triple-A this week and his debut for the Red Sox organization (outside of FCL). Seriously, it was like the show after Wrestlemania vibes for Triple-A this week. We had returns, debuts, I think AJ Styles showed up, we had Sting, CM Punk returned, Booker T came out, Liv Morgan was there. It was wild. Seabold gave up three earned runs on three hits over 3 1/3 innings. The righty struck out one but walked four. It wasn’t great, but it was a start. We shouldn’t look into his stats right now, it’s just important he’s back, pitching, getting reps, and staying healthy.

Jose Adames just keeps dominating. The righty now has six innings of work in Triple-A. In those six innings, Adames has a 0.00 ERA, .150 BAA, and 1.00 WHIP. He has allowed just three hits and three walks while striking out five. Adames is already 1-0 with one hold and his incredible season just keeps getting better.

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