Boston Red Sox prospect watch: Introducing Juan Chacon

Red Sox Single-A (Salem)

There's a clear main attraction in Single-A right now. We're talking about my BOY Juan Chacon. The right-handed hitter is slashing .270/.451/.459 with one double and three triples. He's driven in eight runs, scored eight more, and stolen six bases. Chacon has more walks (11) than strikeouts (10). He's also made countless insane plays in the outfield (I post them all on my Twitter @hunter_noll if you want to see someone geek out over minor league baseball). Chacon has been a stud. He's riding a five-game hitting streak and gives you plenty of electric celebrations. The man is 100% fun.

Miguel Bleis is the actual attraction that will have mainstream fans tuning in. The right-handed hitting outfielder is slashing .279/.318/.344 with two doubles and one triple. He's driven in seven runs, scored 12 more, and stolen five bases. Bleis has shown great patience at the plate. It's led to some strikeouts because he likes to take close pitches in two-strike counts, and the ump doesn't always agree with him. A lot of loud outs have gone against him as well. It's scary to think this is the "unlucky" version of Bleis at the plate.

Cutter Coffey was a hero this week with a walk-off single. The right-handed hitting shortstop is slashing .250/.412/.300 with two doubles. He's driven in three runs, scored six more, and stolen two bases. Coffey has more walks (10) than strikeouts (9).

Roman Anthony holds a .245/.400/.306 slash line with three doubles. The left-handed hitting outfielder has driven in five runs and scored eight more, stealing five bases. He's walked more times (13) than he's struck out (12).

Luis Ravelo is slashing .271/.368/.313 with two doubles. He's driven in five runs, scored 10 more, and stolen two bases. Ravelo teasing a good bat has been great to see as he flashes the leather all around the infield.

Yorberto Mejicano is slashing .357/.438/.643 with four doubles in just 14 at-bats. The right-handed hitting catcher and first baseman has driven in three runs and scored three more.

Allan Castro is slashing .236/.333/.364 with four doubles and one home run. The switch-hitting outfielder has driven in 10 runs, scored 10 more, and stolen four bases. Castro has already had both hot and cold streaks. It's important to remember he's 19.

Lyonell James is slashing .244/.333/.293 with two doubles. The right-handed hitter has driven in 10 runs, scored eight more, and stolen two bases. He's played third base and first base this year but looks much better at first.

Ahbram Liendo holds a .217/.377/.238 slash line with one double. The switch-hitting infielder has driven in three runs, scored seven more, and stolen five bases. He's already drawn 11 walks as well.

Albert Feliz is slashing .286/.429/.333 with one double. The right-handed hitting outfielder has six runs driven in and two runs scored in seven games.

Ronald Rosario is slashing .250/.350/.469 with four doubles and one home run. The right-handed hitting catcher has driven in nine runs and scored five more.

Daniel McElveny is slashing .208/.296/.375 with one double and one home run. He's driven in three runs and scored six more. April 21 was his 20th birthday, and McElveny celebrated by going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.

Luis Perales took a step in the right direction. The right-handed pitcher threw four innings (a career-high), allowing just one earned run on four hits and three walks while striking out four batters. Perales has a 10.29 ERA, .400 BAA, and 2.86 WHIP over seven innings this season. The numbers still look bad, but this was very encouraging.

Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz also had a career-high in innings pitched by tossing five on Sunday. The right-handed pitcher allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out four. ERC has a 1.08 ERA, .257 BAA, and 1.92 WHIP over 8 1/3 innings.

I'm going to keep saying it, Luis De La Rosa is filthy. Every time he pitches, it's entertaining. The righty reliever has a 2.61 ERA, .132 BAA, and 0.77 WHIP over 10 1/3 innings. He's struck out eight batters while only walking three.

Nathan Landry is dominating. The left-handed reliever has allowed no runs on four hits and two walks over 7 1/3 innings. He's struck out nine batters to pair with a .167 BAA and 0.82 WHIP.

Gabriel Jackson has a 2.45 ERA, .231 BAA, and 1.27 WHIP this season. The righty reliever has only struck out three batters in 11 innings of work, but his lack of Ks hasn't hurt his production.

Ryan Fernandez is in Single-A on a rehab assignment at the moment. There doesn't appear to be much rust. The right-handed bullpen arm has a 0.00 ERA, .100 BAA, and 0.30 WHIP in 3 1/3 innings. He's struck out six batters and walked none.

Noah Dean has a 6.75 ERA, 2.25 WHIP, and 14 walks in eight innings. The left-handed starter (they're trying to turn him into one) hasn't been all bad, though. He has barely been hit, working a .148 BAA with an impressive 16 strikeouts. Get the command under control, and the pieces are there.

Dalton Rogers has a 5.79 ERA, .167 BAA, and 1.29 WHIP this season. Early numbers can be so deceptive, though. The lefty was phenomenal in his first start but only made it through 2/3 of an inning before being pulled his second time out. He has 10 Ks through 4 2/3 innings, and there's nothing to worry about.

Jose Ramirez has a 1.13 ERA, .160 BAA, and 1.13 WHIP in eight innings. The right-handed starter has walked five batters but struck out eight. He's not the biggest name in the rotation, but he's given Salem two strong starts.

Felix Cepeda has a 1.29 ERA, .259 BAA, and 1.86 WHIP over four appearances. The right-handed reliever has walked six batters in seven innings but has struck out eight. He hasn't given up a run since his first outing of the year.

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