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Boston Red Sox Prospect Watch 9/5/22: Major call-ups finally happen

By Hunter Noll

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 04: Triston Casas #26 of Team United States hits a two-run home run against Team Dominican Republic in the first inning during the knockout stage of men's baseball on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on August 04, 2021 in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 04: Triston Casas #26 of Team United States hits a two-run home run against Team Dominican Republic in the first inning during the knockout stage of men's baseball on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on August 04, 2021 in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images) /
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Boston Red Sox Bryan Mata
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) /

Red Sox Triple-A (Worcester)

Bryan Mata is now in Triple-A, which is insanely exciting. The right-handed starter was a little shaky in his first outing, allowing two hits and four walks (compared to one strikeout) over three innings. However, he allowed just one run. Mata’s second start saw him give up two runs in the first, but he shut things down the rest of the way. El Idolo finished the game allowing just those two runs on four hits and three walks over six innings, striking out five.

Frank German continues his dominance. The righty reliever has a 2.83 ERA, .155 BAA, and 0.92 WHIP between Double-A and Triple-A this season. German has 62 strikeouts over 47 2/3 innings so far. It’s looking like he won’t be in the Majors this year (I’ll probably get proven wrong immediately). That being said, a spot should be waiting for him in Spring Training.

The same exact argument for Andrew Politi is going to be made. It’s looking less and less like he’ll be in the Majors this season. But he’ll have a spot in Spring Training. The right-handed reliever has a 2.63 ERA, .194 BAA, and 1.01 WHIP between Double-A and Triple-A this year. He’s racked up 72 strikeouts compared to 20 walks over 61 2/3 innings pitched.

Victor Santos has officially bounced back from those miserable first outings in Triple-A. Suddenly the righty is untouchable. Last week he tossed six shutout innings. This week, Santos managed five shutout innings. He walked five batters and allowed four hits, but he struck out four and worked his way out of trouble.

Connor Seabold bounced back from a rough start with a dominant outing as well. The right-handed starter tossed seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits and no walks with seven Ks. Seabold has a 3.18 ERA, .234 BAA, 1.13 WHIP, and 79 strikeouts over 76 1/3 innings pitched in Triple-A.

Enmanuel Valdez has gotten hot at the plate again. What a pickup for the Red Sox. The left-handed hitting second baseman is slashing .236/.325/.500 with six doubles, one triple, and seven home runs in Worcester. He’s driven in 27 runs, scored 22 more, and stolen two bases in 28 games. Overall Valdez has a .304/.389/.579 slash line with 32 doubles, two triples, and 28 home runs this season. He’s driven in 104 runs, scored 88 more, and stolen seven bases. The offense is otherworldly.

Pedro Castellanos has been one of the best hitters in the Red Sox system this season. The right-handed hitting outfielder/first baseman holds a .292/.321/.461 slash line with 26 doubles, two triples, and 13 home runs between Double-A and Triple-A. He’s driven in 69 runs, scored 49 more, and stolen one base this season.

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