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Boston Red Sox Prospect Watch: Unexpected big performances

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, MA – JULY 6: Brayan Bello #66 of the Boston Red Sox pitches in the second inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park on July 6, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images) /

Unexpected performances highlight this week’s Boston Red Sox Prospect Watch

Approaching the trade deadline, it certainly feels like the Boston Red Sox system is going to get a pretty big shakeup.

The team is 51-52 and while they’re not out of the playoff race just yet, they have a hill to climb.

With that in mind, selling off some veteran names seems to be in the cards, which means two things. First, with several big-leaguers likely traded, we could see some call-ups. The other one is pretty exciting for the Prospect Watch – we could be getting some more names to keep an eye on as the Red Sox gain some new prospects in the trades. It also means I hopefully won’t be having to say goodbye to any of the regulars on here just yet.

For now, we have to focus on what they already have though. And we had some unlikely games from certain players to look forward to.

In the Majors, Kutter Crawford has been really solid. The right-handed pitcher had a phenomenal month of July, posting a sub-3.00 ERA. He has a 4.15 ERA, .232 BAA, 1.22 WHIP, and 50 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings so far in the Majors this year. Crawford hasn’t been perfect but he’s shown he can give the Red Sox good innings and is improving every outing.

Brayan Bello had his best outing in the Majors this week. While he still has a lot to improve upon, it’s great to see that he is taking obvious steps forward. The right-handed pitcher gave up two runs on four hits and three walks (four strikeouts) over 4 1/3 innings pitched. He’s actually looked pretty decent most of his time in the Majors. Just a couple bad innings and weak hit balls that have really killed him. Don’t get me wrong, he needs to improve. But it isn’t as bad as the numbers show.

Josh Winckowski picked up the only win by a Red Sox starter in the month of July. That’s rough. The right-handed pitcher continues to be an interesting name to watch. He doesn’t rack up the strikeouts and tends to let a good amount of people on base. However, he can usually limit the damage really nicely and give Boston a solid 5-6 innings. Give him time to grow.

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