Boston Red Sox Prospect Watch: Promotions galore

Red Sox Low-A (Salem)

Blaze Jordan has to be seeing all these promotions and thinking “where the hell is mine?” The right-handed hitting third baseman is mashing. After a slow start he’s suddenly up to an impressive .311/.364/.502 slash line with 20 doubles, two triples, and eight home runs. He’s driven in 42 runs and scored 39 more, stealing two bases. The power has arrived in a big way and the 19-year-old already looks too mature for Low-A.

Marcelo Mayer has slumped a bit but he had a big game on Saturday that included three hits, a steal, and a home run. Hopefully that can get him going again. The left-handed hitting shortstop is slashing .269/.352/.468 with 16 doubles and five home runs. He’s driven in 24 runs and scored 25 more, while stealing nine bases in nine attempts. The numbers are still good and he’s 19. No worries here.

Eddinson Paulino’s great all-around year continues. The left-handed hitting utility-man is slashing .247/.338/.436 with 18 doubles, eight triples, and five home runs. He’s driven in 32 runs, scored 48 more, and stolen 13 bases. Paulino gets a lot of extra-base hits, and the run production is phenomenal.

Eduardo Lopez has been hot lately. The switch-hitting outfielder has brought his numbers up fast, and now holds a .240/.342/.388 slash line with seven doubles and four home runs. He’s driven in 12 runs, scored 18 more, and stolen six bases.

Yorberto Mejicano has shown a lot this year, and now with Hickey in High-A the catcher might get more playing time. The right-handed hitter is slashing .255/.300/.412 with four doubles and four home runs in 102 at-bats. He’s driven in 13 runs, scored 19 more, and stolen one base.

Brainer Bonaci continues to put together a strong year, even if he might never hit a homer. The switch-hitting shortstop is slashing .255/.382/.317 with seven doubles and three triples. He’s driven in 19 runs, scored 39 more, and stolen 10 bases. Meanwhile, Bonaci has nearly as many walks (43) as strikeouts (44).

Phillip Sikes had a monster game on Sunday that included two doubles and a home run. The right-handed hitting outfielder is now up to a .248/.392/.496 slash line with 14 doubles, four triples, and four home runs. He’s driven in 22 runs, scored 31 more, and stolen 11 bases. The slash line has risen nicely and he’s put together a sneaky strong season.

Reidis Sena only has four outings so far, but he’s impressing early. The right-handed pitcher has a 1.69 ERA, .205 BAA, and 1.03 WHIP in 10 2/3 innings pitched. He’s struck out 13 batters compared to three walks, and tossed three no-hit innings in his last appearance.

Joey Stock has now thrown 14 innings in the month of June. The right-handed reliever has yet to give up an earned run in that time. Stock is down to a 2.09 ERA, .182 BAA, and 1.00 WHIP on the year. In 43 innings he’s already piled up 53 strikeouts compared to 15 walks.

Maceo Campbell tossed three shutout innings in two total appearances this week. In fact, he didn’t even allow a hit, while striking out five. The right-handed reliever is down to a 2.76 ERA, .213 BAA, and 1.43 WHIP on the year. He’s reeled in 38 strikeouts compared to 19 walks in 29 1/3 innings pitched.

Angel Bastardo gave up a lot of baserunners this week, allowing nine hits and three walks in eight innings. However, he gave up just two runs in that time and amassed 13 strikeouts. The right-handed pitcher now has a 3.92 ERA, .265 BAA, and 1.56 WHIP this year. In 43 2/3 innings he’s struck out 50 batters compared to 24 walks.