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Boston Red Sox Prospect Watch: Bryan Mata makes his return

By Hunter Noll

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 27: Bryan Mata #90 of the Boston Red Sox delivers a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies in the second inning of a Grapefruit spring training game at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on February 27, 2020 in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 27: Bryan Mata #90 of the Boston Red Sox delivers a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies in the second inning of a Grapefruit spring training game at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on February 27, 2020 in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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Boston Red Sox Jarren Duran
BOSTON, MA – AUGUST 11: Jarren Duran #40 of the Boston Red Sox follows through on a hit against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fifth inning at Fenway Park on August 11, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images) /

Bryan Mata’s return headlines this week’s Red Sox Prospect Watch

The Boston Red Sox have climbed back to .500. There have been a lot of star players absolutely dominating lately.

However, this is the Boston Red Sox prospect watch. So here we’re not going to tell you about Rafael Devers being an MVP candidate, or J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts dominating. What we will talk about is Franchy Cordero continuing to impress. He’s hitting the ball extremely hard, really helping to add some extra pop to the lineup.

Meanwhile, Jarren Duran has been called up again and he’s making quite the impression during this new opportunity. He’s 3-for-9 in the two games so far, and showed off his speed when he scored from second on a single to left.

There has been a bit of an issue with strikeouts. In those nine at-bats, he’s struck out four times. But you could also argue that the weird schedule for him makes things a little bit tougher. The left-handed hitter brings a lot to the lineup. Most importantly that type of speed is something Boston desperately needs.

This might be a short stint for Duran, but he’s proving once again that he deserves a real look.

Meanwhile in the minors, we saw a lot of action this week. There were a few major promotions across a few of the levels, which is always exciting. And we saw the return of a top prospect who hasn’t played since 2019.

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