The Boston Red Sox minor league system had a wild ride of a week. We saw chaos in terms of massive run outputs, fantastic performances, and even a few promotions. While the hectic week wasn't always easy to keep up with, it helped to create more than enough stories for the Boston Red Sox prospect watch.
Top Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer earns International League Player of the Week honors
Worcester Red Sox (Triple-A)
Marcelo Mayer steals the show, though. Over the last nine games, the left-handed hitting shortstop is 15-for-36 with four doubles, five home runs, and 24 RBI.
Mayer is slashing .280/.324/.548 with four doubles and seven home runs this season. He's driven in 34 runs, scored 17 more, and stolen one base. Those 34 RBI are 13 more than anyone else in the International League and six more than anyone else in all of baseball, period. Mayer is a star, and he's reminded everyone of that this year.
Roman Anthony fouled a ball off his foot on April 25, forcing him to miss Worcester's April 27 doubleheader. However, the hope is he'll be good to go for the upcoming series.
The left-handed hitting outfielder is on a five-game hitting streak. He's 7-for-14 with two doubles, a home run, and five walks in those games.
Anthony is up to a .313/.451/.588 slash line with five doubles, one triple, and five home runs on the season. He's driven in 14 runs, scored 21 more, and stolen two bases. Anthony has walked as many times (21) as he's struck out (21).
Alex Binelas is riding a four-game hitting streak. The left-handed hitting corner infielder is slashing .292/.370/.458 with one double and one home run. He's knocked five RBI, scored seven runs, and stolen one base.
Binelas posted the best year of his career in 2024. He hasn't gotten much playing time in 2025, but that seems to be changing. The 24-year-old has appeared in nine games this year. Five of them came this week. Binelas has good power, plays solid defense, and is sneaky athletic on the base paths. He's an overlooked first base depth option.
Nathan Hickey slashed .209/.350/.382 last season between Triple-A and Double-A. His bat was meant to be his carrying tool, but he struggled offensively in 2024. However, he's found his footing again in 2025.
The left-handed hitting catcher/first baseman is slashing .274/.308/.452 with four doubles and three home runs. He's driven in 14 runs and scored 11 more. Hickey isn't drawing walks (4) this year compared to previous seasons, but the rest of the offense is back to normal.
Gabriel Jackson made his Triple-A debut on April 27. He didn't allow a run in 5 1/3 innings in Double-A this year, but the BAA (.250) and WHIP (2.06) were concerning. His stuff hasn't looked as deadly this season, but there shouldn't be any reason for concern.
That was proven in his Triple-A debut. The right-handed reliever tossed three shutout innings. He allowed one hit and one walk while striking out two batters.
Portland Sea Dogs (Double-A)
Tyler Miller has flipped the switch recently. The left-handed hitting first baseman/third baseman has three home runs in his last five games. The last of those homers was a walk-off blast on April 25.
Miller is slashing .227/.300/.523 with one double and four home runs. He's driven in eight runs and scored five more. The overall numbers aren't great, but Miller's gotten a massive boost over the last few days. His OBP and slugging percentage are both up from 2024 and could continue to climb. He's a great defender with some pop.
Jhostynxon Garcia continues to draw walks, and that gets me hyped up. The right-handed hitting outfielder is slashing a ridiculous .321/.439/.453 with four doubles and one home run. He's driven in 10 runs, scored 11 more, and stolen two bases.
Garcia's drawn 12 walks compared to 17 strikeouts. He drew 33 walks all of last season. The power hasn't shown up completely in Double-A yet, but outside of that, the Red Sox have to be absolutely thrilled with his performance in Portland so far.
Ahbram Liendo has at least one hit in seven of his last eight games. The right-handed hitting infielder also has a double in three straight games.
Liendo's slashing .347/.385/.510 with five doubles and a home run. He's driven in five runs, scored nine more, and is 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts. Liendo's likely not going to hit .347 all year, but he's clearly improved leaps and bounds. The gap power continuing to shine through is encouraging, and he drew two walks this week after having just one all year.
Blake Wehunt had his best start of the year this week. The right-handed pitcher allowed one run on four hits in five innings. He struck out three batters compared to one walk.
Wehunt has a 4.05 ERA, .259 BAA, and 1.28 WHIP over three starts. He's struck out 16 batters compared to just three walks in 13 1/3 innings. The Chicken Farmer hasn't walked more than one batter in a single start this year.
David Sandlin also had potentially his best start of the year this week. The right-handed pitcher surrendered one run on four hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out three batters without walking any.
It was the first outing this year where Sandlin didn't walk a batter. Sandlin has a 4.15 ERA, .242 BAA, and 1.33 WHIP. He's struck out 16 batters compared to seven walks.
Greenville Drive (High-A)
Miguel Bleis has gotten hot. The right-handed hitting outfielder is on a three-game hitting streak. On April 27, he cracked two home runs.
Bleis is slashing .208/.296/.479 with one double and four home runs. He's driven in 15 runs, scored 11 more, and stolen three bases (in three attempts).
Bleis is a plus defender with plus speed. The bat has always shown incredible potential, but he's had issues with swing-and-miss and pop-ups. Those home runs reminded us of how exciting his offense can be, though. Go watch the home run highlights. Fewer swings look prettier than Bleis' when he connects.
Andy Lugo continues his momentum following that incredible bat flip. The right-handed hitting utility has a hit in five of his last six games. Four of those games are multi-hit performances.
Lugo is slashing .311/.377/.459 with six doubles and one home run. He's driven in six runs, scored six more, and stolen one base. Lugo has been the most consistent bat in Greenville's lineup, just like he was for Salem in 2024.
While he's not the best prospect in the system, Lugo still feels criminally underrated.
Payton Tolle was the Sox's second-round pick of the 2024 MLB Draft, and he just reminded everyone why. The left-handed pitcher allowed just one hit over four scoreless innings on Sunday. He struck out nine batters while walking just one.
Tolle struggled mightily in his first start, but was great in start number two. Start number three was an entirely different animal. That was utter dominance. Don't be shocked if more of his starts look a lot more similar to that than his first appearance.
Hayden Mullins continues to dominate and shouldn't be in High-A much longer. The left-handed pitcher gave up one hit over four scoreless innings on April 24. He struck out six batters without walking any.
Mullins has a 1.06 ERA, .186 BAA, and 0.82 WHIP in four appearances (three starts). He's struck out 27 batters compared to just three walks in 17 innings. Mullins spent all last season in High-A and is terrorizing hitters this year. With a promotion that we'll talk about soon already happening, it might be time for Mullins to jump to Portland.
Dalton Rogers had a tough go of it in 2024. The left-handed pitcher posted a 5.12 ERA, .252 BAA, and 1.61 WHIP in 82 2/3 innings. Something's clicked in 2025, though.
Rogers surrendered one run on three hits in five innings on Sunday. He struck out seven batters and walked two. The 24-year-old has a 1.29 ERA, .196 BAA, and 1.14 WHIP in three appearances. He's struck out 16 batters compared to six walks in 14 innings.
Rogers showed encouraging signs at different times in 2024, but they were overshadowed by his struggles. His 2025 season has yielded only positive results so far.
Salem Red Sox (Single-A)
First, let's touch on two players who got promoted on April 27, Brandon Clarke and Franklin Arias.
Clarke didn't allow a hit in 3 1/3 innings this week. He struck out six batters and walked one. The left-handed pitcher has a 0.93 ERA, .061 BAA, and 0.41 WHIP in three starts. He's struck out 17 batters compared to two walks in 9 2/3 innings. Clarke got the quick promotion, and it's hard to argue with it.
Arias, a right-handed hitting shortstop, is slashing .346/.407/.397 with four doubles. He's driven in nine runs, scored 15 more, and stolen four bases. Arias has dominated in 55 games in Single-A dating back to last year. The 19-year-old is ready for High-A.
Antonio Anderson should be in line for a promotion soon. The switch-hitting third baseman is on a four-game hitting streak and hit his first home run of the season on April 27.
Double-A is slashing .338/.434/.471 with six doubles and one home run. He's driven in 14 runs and scored 16 more. Anderson struggled in Single-A last year, but the 19-year-old has clearly figured things out.
Freili Encarnacion has a hit in seven of his last eight games. The right-handed hitting infielder is slashing .282/.321/.500 with six doubles, one triple, and three home runs. He's driven in 16 runs, scored 13 more, and stolen one base.
Encarnacion showed exciting flashes last season, but couldn't put it all together. Things are going much better for him in 2025. The perfect example of that is that he hit just two home runs in 307 ABs last season and already has three in 78 ABs this year.
Trennor O'Donnell had easily his best appearance of the season on April 27. The right-handed pitcher allowed three hits over five shutout innings. He struck out seven batters without walking any.
O'Donnell has a 4.20 ERA, .271 BAA, and 1.67 WHIP in four appearances (two starts). He's struck out 19 batters compared to nine walks. It hasn't been the most ideal start to the year for O'Donnell, but this could be the outing that gets him going.
Shea Sprague hasn't had the best start to his career. The 2024 13th-round pick allowed nine earned runs in 5 2/3 innings over his first two appearances. On April 23, he gave up just three hits over 5 1/3 scoreless innings. He struck out five batters without walking any.
Sprague still has some work to do to fix his season stats. The left-handed pitcher made a statement this week, though.
Adam Bates is another pitcher who started a recovery tour this week. The Australian had a 9.82 ERA, .207 BAA, and 2.18 WHIP entering his appearance on Saturday. He allowed one unearned run on one hit in 4 2/3 innings, striking out three batters and walking three.
Walks have been an issue (13 in 12 innings compared to 11 strikeouts), but everything else has been fine. He lowered his ERA to 6.00, his BAA to .167, and his WHIP to 1.67. Bates has legitimate promise if he can reel in the walks. Saturday was a major step in the right direction for him.