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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 Nathan Hickey
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS – MAY 22: Nathan HIckey #11 of the Florida Gators throws out a runner at first base during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Baum-Walker Stadium at George Cole Field on May 22, 2021 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Gators to sweep the series 9-2. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Red Sox High-A (Greenville)

Nathan Hickey went nuclear this week. The last two games saw the left-handed hitting catcher go 6-for-10 with three home runs and five RBI. He’s now slashing .274/.424/.544 with 17 doubles and 16 home runs between Low-A and High-A this season. Hickey’s driven in 62 runs, scored 49 more and walked 61 times. If he keeps this up, he’ll start 2023 in Double-A.

Marcelo Mayer is off to a HOT start in September. He’s collected two hits in all three games this month (and has three walks in that time). The left-handed shortstop is finally finding his groove at High-A and has excellent numbers in total on the year. He’s slashing .272/.392/.477 with 28 doubles, two triples, and 12 home runs between Low-A and High-A. Mayer’s driven in 50 runs, scored 58 more and stolen 17 bases in 17 attempts this season.

Nick Yorke got hot to end the week. His last three games saw the right-handed hitting second baseman go 6-for-12 with two walks and two steals. Yorke’s slashing .234/.302/.364 with 10 doubles, one triple, and 10 home runs this year. He’s driven in 43 runs, scored 46 more, and stolen seven bases to this point.

Matthew Lugo’s season just keeps getting better and better. The right-handed hitting shortstop is slashing .290/.345/.507 with 24 doubles, nine triples, and 18 home runs. He’s driven in 75 runs, scored 74 more, and stolen 18 bases. The offensive production has been ridiculous, he’s improved in every aspect of his game. Gotta love growth.

Blaze Jordan came back down to earth this week. But you shouldn’t expect a 19-year-old to hit .400 in High-A all year. The right-handed corner infielder is slashing .289/.364/.444 with 30 doubles, three triples, and 11 home runs between Low-A and High-A so far. He’s driven in 67 runs, scored 59 more, and stolen five bases as well.

Big Joe Davis is having a monster start to September. In two games he’s 5-for-8 with two doubles, one home run, one walk, and an absurd seven RBI. The right-handed hitting first baseman is now slashing .247/.305/.471 with five doubles and 18 home runs this season. He’s driven in 43 runs and scored 36 more.

Alex Erro returned from injury to play his first game since July 31. In his first two games back, he went 3-for-7 with a walk, a double, an RBI, three runs scored, and a steal. The switch-hitting catcher/utility man is slashing .304/.377/.426 with four doubles, two triples, and two home runs in 115 at-bats this season. He’s driven in 17 runs, scored 19 more, and stolen two bases as well.

Tyler McDonough holds a .236/.318/.368 slash line with 23 doubles, four triples, and nine home runs so far. The switch-hitting outfielder/second baseman has driven in 48 runs, scored 60 more, and stolen 21 bases. McDonough can be streaky and has a lot of strikeouts, but the all-around game is obviously there.

Wikelman Gonzalez was up-and-down in Low-A this year but looked to be figuring it all out over the last month. Now he’s dominating in High-A. The right-handed starter gave up one run on three hits over four innings in his start this week, racking up eight strikeouts. Gonzalez has a 3.00 ERA, .222 BAA, and 1.25 WHIP with 19 strikeouts in 12 innings at the level.

Luis Guerrero has looked great in High-A so far, boasting a 3.00 ERA. The righty reliever has a 3.60 ERA, .178 BAA, and 1.14 WHIP in 35 innings between three levels this season. He’s managed to pick up an eye-popping 53 strikeouts compared to 17 walks in that time. Meanwhile, he’s only allowed one home run.

Jacob Webb made three appearances this week. The right-handed reliever gave up just one hit and no runs in 2 2/3 innings in the time. Webb now has a 2.79 ERA, .216 BAA, and 1.35 WHIP between Low-A and High-A. He’s struck out 80 batters (compared to 28 walks) over 51 2/3 innings, and even has nine saves so far.

Graham Hoffman was having a really strong season in Low-A, to the tune of a 3.48 ERA. This led to a promotion this week to High-A, and the righty reliever made his first appearance, tossing a shutout inning. Hoffman has a 3.38 ERA, .226 BAA, and 1.44 WHIP between the two levels this year. He has 42 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings.

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