Hitters dominate this week’s Boston Red Sox prospect watch as we’re getting closer to the end of the season. One of them earned a promotion and a few of the other heavy-hitters are certainly stating their cases with plenty of big performances lately.
Some top prospects showed out at the plate this week and their stock is only rising. We'll tell you about the other prospects who went off this week, too.
Red Sox Prospect Update: Franklin Arias, Franklin Primera and Justin Gonzales offensive boom
Worcester Red Sox (Triple-A)
Franklin Arias went 7-for-22 with a double, a home run, and five RBI this week. The right-handed-hitting shortstop is slashing .314/.398/.571 with 21 doubles, one triple, and 23 home runs between Double-A and Triple-A. He’s driven in 71 runs, scored 62, and stolen five bases. Arias has already set career-highs in homers and RBI and is tied for his career-best in runs scored.
Jedixson Paez made his Triple-A debut this week. Very funny that he made his major league debut first. The right-handed pitcher allowed two hits over 3 1/3 shutout innings. He struck out five batters and walked one. Paez also hit 94.2 MPH on his fastball — that’s a huge development considering he was barely topping out at 90 MPH two years ago.
Portland Sea Dogs (Double-A)
Brooks Brannon went 7-for-16 with four doubles and a home run this week. The right-handed-hitting first baseman is slashing .280/.362/.577 with 24 doubles, two triples, and 19 home runs this season. He’s driven in 59 runs, scored 42, and stolen two bases.
Jack Winnay went 7-for-20 with a pair of doubles and a pair of home runs. The right-handed-hitting corner infielder is slashing .264/.409/.459 with 13 doubles and 17 home runs between High-A and Double-A. He’s driven in 45 runs and scored 66.
Miguel Bleis went 4-for-13 with a double and a home run. The right-handed-hitting outfielder is slashing .235/.291/.389 with 13 doubles and 12 home runs. He’s driven in 37 runs, scored 54, and stolen 13 bases.
Yoeilin Cespedes went 5-for-16 with his first Double-A home run and first Double-A steal. The right-handed-hitting middle infielder is slashing .238/.297/.449 with 22 doubles, one triple, and 19 home runs between High-A and Double-A. He’s driven in 63 runs, scored 63, and stolen three bases.
Nate Baez went 6-for-13 with a double and four RBI. He also walked more times (3) than he struck out (2). The right-handed-hitting catcher/first baseman is slashing .233/.312/.376 with 21 doubles and nine home runs. He’s driven in 46 runs, scored 44, and stolen four bases. Baez had a brutal July, but he's hitting .379 with an OPS over .850 in August.
Greenville Drive (High-A)
Justin Gonzales had another big week, and it will be his last in High-A as he was promoted to Double-A on Sunday. The right-handed-hitting outfielder went 7-for-20 with two home runs, six RBI, and two steals. Gonzales slashed .271/.391/.463 with 12 doubles, two triples, and 17 home runs in High-A. He drove in 58 runs, scored 68, and stole 11 bases.
Isaiah Jackson went 4-for-15 this week with three home runs. The left-handed-hitting outfielder is slashing .235/.340/.461 with 15 doubles, two triples, and 18 home runs. He’s driven in 59 runs, scored 55, and stolen eight bases.
Antonio Anderson went 5-for-16 with two doubles, two RBI, and a steal. He walked more times (5) than he struck out (3). The switch-hitting corner infielder is slashing .286/.385/.479 with 15 doubles, three triples, and eight home runs. He’s driven in 40 runs, scored 45, and stolen two bases.
Carlos Gutierrez went 5-for-15 with one double, two RBI, and two steals this week. The left-handed-hitting outfielder is slashing .310/.429/.379 with two doubles in eight games since joining the organization at the trade deadline. He’s driven in three runs, scored seven, and stolen four bases.
Gerardo Rodriguez went 7-for-15 with two RBI. He walked four times and only struck out once. The right-handed-hitting catcher is slashing .261/.341/.368 with 10 doubles, one triple, and seven home runs. He’s driven in 37 runs, scored 46, and stolen one base.
Salem RidgeYaks (Single-A)
Franklin Primera went 9-for-19 with a double, a triple, a home run, three RBI, and a steal this week. He walked five times and only struck out once. The right-handed-hitting catcher is slashing .333/.474/.509 with eight doubles, one triple, and three home runs in 31 games in Single-A. He’s driven in 12 runs, scored 28, and stolen one base. Primera has 19 walks compared to 17 strikeouts. The 19-year-old has a .379/.511/.611 slash line total this season (between the FCL and Single-A). He’s walked 41 times compared to 30 strikeouts. Are we sure he’s human?
Andrews Opata went 5-for-14 with a triple, a home run, four RBI, and a steal. He walked three times and only struck out once. The right-handed-hitting outfielder is slashing .252/.365/.388 with 11 doubles, three triples, and nine home runs. He’s driven in 46 runs, scored 66, and stolen 45 bases.
Kleyver Salazar went 6-for-18 with a double, a triple, a home run, and four RBI. The right-handed-hitting catcher/first baseman is slashing .274/.386/.455 with 21 doubles, one triple, and 10 home runs. He’s driven in 58 runs, scored 47, and stolen five bases.
Andruw Musett went 4-for-12 with two doubles, a home run, and six RBI this week. He walked once without striking out. The right-handed-hitting catcher/first baseman is slashing .279/.399/.429 with 10 doubles, one triple, and three home runs. He’s driven in 24 runs, scored 23, and stolen two bases.
Josue Brito made his Single-A debut this week and went 4-for-15 with two doubles and one RBI. The right-handed-hitting outfielder may have underperformed a bit in the FCL this season after such a strong showing in the DSL in 2025, but it was a great first week with Salem.
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