Boston Red Sox Prospect Watch: A week with the Portland Sea Dogs

Red Sox Low-A (Salem)

What a STUPID good run Niko Kavadas is on right now. He’s drawn at least one walk in nine-of-the-last-10 games, 18 walks total in that time. That puts him up to 54 walks on the season. Oh and he’s hit seven homers this month with a .375 average. The left-handed hitter is now slashing .279/.456/.570 with 17 doubles, one triple, and 11 home runs. He’s driven in 42 runs, scored 31 more, and stolen one base. There’s absolutely zero reason for Kavadas to be in Low-A anymore.

Blaze Jordan is putting on a show. After that rough first month he’s been torching the ball. The right-handed hitter is up to a .291/.343/.467 slash line on the season. And for anyone worried about his homers (he had three heading into last week), he hit three more this week. Jordan has 18 doubles, two triples, and six home runs now. He’s driven in 37 runs, scored 34 more, and stolen two bases.

Nathan Hickey doesn’t want to be left out of this insane firestorm. The right-handed hitter came back from an injury and immediately hit two homers in a game. He had a great week overall and is now slashing .279/.438/.512 with 12 doubles and six home runs. The catcher has driven in 37 runs and scored 28 more.

Eddinson Paulino is riding a six-game hitting-streak after collecting at least one hit in every game this week. The left-handed hitter threw in a lot of extra-base knocks in there too. Paulino’s numbers have sky-rocketed and he’s now slashing .267/.360/.475 with 18 doubles, eight triples, and five home runs. He’s driven in 32 runs, scored 48 more, and stolen 13 bases.

Marcelo Mayer is in a slump right now, but the overall numbers are still really strong. The left-handed hitter is slashing .275/.362/.481 with 15 doubles and four home runs. He’s driven in 23 runs, scored 19 more, and stolen eight bases in eight attempts. Reminder that he’s only had 131 at-bats in Low-A so far. So don’t panic because a 19-year-old is slumping a bit. But also, this is why he wasn’t called-up to High-A after a hot stretch. Patience people.

Brainer Bonaci draws a lot of walks. He’s walked five times in the last two games and now has 41 on the season. The switch-hitter is slashing .257/.392/.317 with five doubles and three triples. He’s driven in 18 runs and scored 37 more, stealing 10 bases. Okay the power isn’t there but he plays great defense, has good speed, and gets on-base. Can’t complain.

Adenys Bautista has enjoyed a fantastic month of June so far. The right-handed pitcher has tossed 5 2/3 innings over four appearances, and he’s yet to give up an earned run. In fact, he’s only allowed one hit in the month. Bautista is down to a 2.77 ERA, .158 BAA, and 1.19 WHIP on the season. He’s struck out 28 batters over 26 innings of work.

Joey Stock is having a ridiculous month. The right-handed pitcher has made five appearances so far. In those five appearances, he’s given up no runs on two hits and four walks – striking out 14 batters. On the season he now holds a 2.37 ERA, .191 BAA, 1.08 WHIP, and 49 strikeouts in 38 innings.