The Boston Red Sox are doing that really annoying thing again, where they’re trying to give us hope. Will it actually lead to anything? We’ll find out.
They’re still extremely far below .500, and it’s very unlikely that they crawl out of the hole they dug. But there’s always that fear that they do enough to convince the front office to buy at the deadline, so that’s frustratingly terrifying.
However, we don’t have to worry about that down on the farm. There were a lot of positives for Boston's minor leaguers this week. Up and down the system, we saw some absurd performances. Antonio Anderson has arrived, we’re seeing demon Miguel Bleis, there were some ridiculous pitching lines in Greenville, and more.
Red Sox Prospect Update: Antonio Anderson arrival, Miguel Bleis hot streak, Dylan Brown honored
Worcester Red Sox (Triple-A)
Mikey Romero went just 3-for-18 this week. However, two of those three hits left the yard. He also managed to draw four walks to boost his OBP nicely. The left-handed hitting infielder is slashing .233/.300/.364 with 11 doubles, two triples, and six home runs. He’s driven in 30 runs, scored 28, and stolen one base. Worcester is pretty light on top prospects at the moment, so Romero heating up is doing the heavy lifting.
Portland Sea Dogs (Double-A)
Miguel Bleis went 8-for-23 with one double, four home runs, and two steals. He hit all four home runs over the final three games of the series. The right-handed hitting outfielder is slashing .231/.295/.389 with nine doubles and eight home runs. He’s driven in 25 runs, scored 34, and stolen nine bases. Bleis is currently on a six-game hitting streak and a three-game home run streak.
Franklin Arias went 11-for-24 (.458) with two doubles and one home run. He also drew more walks (3) than he had strikeouts (1). The right-handed hitting shortstop is slashing .329/.407/.588 with 15 doubles, one triple, and 15 home runs. He’s driven in 41 runs, scored 40, and stolen five bases.
Blake Wehunt allowed one hit over six shutout innings on Sunday. The right-handed pitcher struck out eight batters without walking any. Wehunt has a 3.77 ERA, .245 BAA, and 1.21 WHIP in 11 starts. The Chicken Farmer has 57 strikeouts compared to 12 walks in 43 innings.
Gage Ziehl’s dominant June continued this week. The right-handed pitcher surrendered two hits over 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He struck out three batters and walked one. Ziehl is down to a 4.12 ERA, .270 BAA, and 1.25 WHIP in 12 starts. He has 64 strikeouts and 11 walks in 59 innings.
John Holobetz allowed one run on three hits over six innings. The right-handed pitcher struck out six batters and walked one. Holobetz has a 4.67 ERA, .245 BAA, and 1.28 WHIP in 13 games (12 starts). He has 67 strikeouts and 21 walks in 61 2/3 innings.
Anthony Eyanson wasn’t his usual dominant self, only striking out two batters while walking three. However, he still only allowed one run on three hits over 5 2/3 innings. The right-handed pitcher has a 1.07 ERA, .149 BAA, and 0.87 WHIP in 12 starts between High-A and Double-A. He has 64 strikeouts and 19 walks in 50 2/3 innings.
Greenville Drive (High-A)
Antonio Anderson snapped a seven-game hitting streak on Sunday, but still had one of his best weeks in professional baseball. The switch-hitting corner infielder went 11-for-22 with two doubles, three home runs, and six RBI. He hit home runs in three straight games. Anderson is up to a .236/.342/.390 slash line with five doubles, one triple, and four home runs. He’s driven in 18 runs, scored 20, and stolen one base.
Justin Gonzales went 4-for-12 with one home run and two steals. That doesn’t sound like he played much, but he appeared in five games. The reason for the low number of at-bats is that Gonzales had eight walks (compared to one strikeout) and two HBP. Gonzales is slashing .261/.374/.437 with eight doubles, two triples, and 10 home runs. The right-handed hitting outfielder/first baseman has 34 RBI, 44 runs scored, and six steals.
Luke Heyman went 5-for-17 with three home runs and eight RBI. He also drew four walks. The right-handed-hitting catcher is slashing .220/.366/.450 with eight doubles, one triple, and 12 home runs between Single-A and High-A. He’s driven in 38 runs and scored 30 more.
Devin Futrell allowed two hits over six shutout innings. He walked one batter and struck out a career-best 12 batters. Futrell has a 3.05 ERA, .196 BAA, and 0.89 WHIP in 12 games (eight starts) between Single-A and High-A. He has 63 strikeouts and nine walks in 56 innings.
Dylan Brown set two career-highs and he earned South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week honors for them. The left-handed pitcher allowed two hits over a career-best seven scoreless innings. He didn’t walk anyone and set a career-high with 11 strikeouts. Brown has a 3.34 ERA, .238 BAA, and 1.31 WHIP in 12 games (11 starts) between Single-A and High-A. He has 81 strikeouts and 24 walks in 56 2/3 innings. Brown has only surrendered one home run this season.
Kyson Witherspoon allowed one run on five hits over six innings this week. The right-handed pitcher struck out seven batters and walked one. Witherspoon has lowered his ERA to 4.74, his BAA to .254, and his WHIP to 1.40 in 13 games. He has 61 strikeouts and 28 walks in 57 innings.
Salem Red Sox (Single-A)
Leighton Finley allowed two runs on four hits over five innings. The right-handed pitcher walked two batters and set a new career-best with 10 strikeouts. Finley has a 3.44 ERA, .251 BAA, and 1.45 WHIP in 12 games (10 starts). He has 56 strikeouts and 31 walks in 55 innings.
Christian Foutch didn’t allow a run or even a hit over three innings in his lone start. The right-handed pitcher walked three batters and struck out five. Foutch has a 6.75 ERA, .208 BAA, and 2.02 WHIP in 13 games (nine starts). He has 46 strikeouts and 45 walks in 34 2/3 innings.
Wuilliams Rodriguez was phenomenal over two appearances, allowing just one unearned run on four hits over 4 2/3 innings. He even picked up a save for his efforts. The right-handed pitcher struck out six batters without walking any. Rodriguez has a 5.06 ERA, .221 BAA, and 1.26 WHIP in 22 appearances. He has 39 strikeouts and 14 walks in 37 1/3 innings.
Skylar King was one of the few big bats for Salem this week, going 8-for-20 with two doubles, a home run, and four RBI. He even stole four bases. The left-handed-hitting outfielder is slashing .217/.312/.364 with eight doubles and eight home runs this season. He’s driven in 27 runs, scored 35, and stolen 24 bases.
Andruw Musett went 5-for-10 with a walk (no strikeouts) and a home run. The right-handed-hitting catcher/first baseman is slashing .318/.471/.409 with three doubles and one home run. He’s driven in 10 runs and scored 12. Musett has more walks (17) than he has strikeouts (15) so far this season.
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