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Boston Red Sox Prospect Watch: Trade deadline shakes things up

By Hunter Noll

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 3: Tanner Houck #89 of the Boston Red Sox delivers during the first inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles on April 3, 2021 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 3: Tanner Houck #89 of the Boston Red Sox delivers during the first inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles on April 3, 2021 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /
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Red Sox INF Jeter Downs
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA – MARCH 07: Jeter Downs #20 of the Boston Red Sox at bat against the Philadelphia Phillies during the fourth inning of a Grapefruit League spring training game on March 07, 2020 in Clearwater, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

Red Sox Triple-A (Worcester)

Jeter Downs had a weird week. He’s still hitting .201, which is what he was hitting at this time last week. However, it was a bad first half and ended on a strong note. The infielder started 0-for-6 in the first two games but went 4-for-14 with two walks, two doubles, two homers, five RBI, four runs scored, and one steal. That boosted his overall numbers decently. Downs now has five doubles, nine homers, 23 RBI, 28 runs scored, and 13 steals.

Ryan Fitzgerald is in Triple-A now and that’s just awesome. He’s just 1-for-14 with a double, a walk, and two RBI so far. Nothing to worry about though, that’s a very tiny sample size. Fitzgerald’s having a fantastic overall season. He has 25 doubles (tied for his career-high) and 10 home runs (a new career-high). Fitzgerald was undrafted a few years ago, now he’s one stop away from Boston. Wild.

Josh Ockimey is slashing .217/.349/.460 on the season. Other than the average, that’s really solid. He’s getting on-base at a strong clip and he’s starting to drive the ball. Ockimey has just three doubles, but also has 12 home runs. He’s driven in 26 runs and scored 26 more.

Kutter Crawford made his Triple-A debut this week. The right-hander wasn’t phenomenal, but he was better than his line shows. There were a number of very unlucky weak contact hits. That includes a “double” that was a pop up to the infield but no one decided to catch it. Crawford gave up three runs on nine hits and one walk (five strikeouts) over six innings.

Jose Adames continues to be ridiculous. He now has eight innings pitched in Triple-A. In those eight innings, the right-hander has not allowed a single run. Adames has a .148 BAA and 1.25 WHIP. Between Triple-A and Double-A he has a 1.65 ERA, .163 BAA, 1.06 WHIP, and 34 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings pitched.

Zack Kelly was untouchable in Double-A. It looks like he’s following that path in Triple-A. The right-hander made his debut and went two scoreless innings. He allowed just one hit and no walks while striking out four.

Durbin Feltman gave up three runs over two innings in his Triple-A debut last week. This week he was much better. The right-hander threw three innings, allowing no runs on two hits and no walks, striking out three. Feltman has been really strong all year long and it looks like after one bad outing he’s found his footing in Triple-A.

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