The World Series has wrapped up and the offseason is in full swing, which means the book is officially closed on the 2025 MLB season. It’s time for our Boston Red Sox top 30 prospects list.
The Red Sox don’t have the stacked farm system that they had last year. Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer, Kristian Campbell, and more graduated from prospect status. This top 30 will be even more condensed due to our rules.
To be in contention for a spot in my top-30, a prospect has to have appeared in at least one game in Single-A or higher. I want to be able to see them play a full game, rather than just watching highlights and reading notes from others. Prospects are also disqualified the moment they appear in a game in the majors. That means, despite being near the top of MLB Pipeline’s list for the Red Sox, Payton Tolle, Jhostynxon Garcia, Connelly Early, Kyson Witherspoon, and others will be absent from this list.
We’ll be rating each prospect based on the following tools: hit, power, run, arm, field, and overall. Pitchers will have each pitch rated, as well as control and overall ratings. Each will be graded from 20 to 80 in intervals of five. Certain tools will weigh more for different positions (a catcher’s speed won’t matter as much as his power, and a pitcher’s throwaway pitch won’t mean as much as his number one), and things such as age and proximity to the majors will factor in as well.
There are also factors that are much more subjective, such as just a general view of their floors and ceilings, which I could view differently from others.
Red Sox top 30 prospects following the 2025 season
No. 30: Infielder Mason White
Mason White is the first of a few 2025 draft picks you’ll see on this list. The fourth-round selection had a few shining moments in his short time between Single-A and High-A.
White slashed .238/.319/.287 with five doubles between the two levels. The left-handed hitting infielder drove in five runs, scored 12 more, and stole three bases in 26 games.
The 22-year-old has a good arm for second base (decent for shortstop/third base), is a solid defender, and has okay speed. White won’t win awards for his defense, but he’s not going to kill you either. He’ll steal some bases, but it will never be a big part of his game.
White possesses fantastic bat speed and some great power potential. Finding a middle infielder with power is always fun. Boston has done a lot in recent years to add pop to some of its prospects (look at Mikey Romero and Kristian Campbell as good examples of this). There will likely be strikeouts, but White can draw walks decently and could become a 30-homer bat if things go right.
White has fun potential with Dan Uggla power capabilities if the Red Sox can unlock them.
Hit: 35
Power: 55
Run: 35
Arm: 35
Field: 40
Overall: 40
No. 29: Third Baseman/First baseman Antonio Anderson
Antonio Anderson had a strange season. He started the year in Single-A after struggling at the level last year. However, he dominated Single-A the second time around and found himself promoted to High-A by early May.
Anderson had a fantastic first month in High-A, but struggled the rest of the year. Soon, the switch-hitter seemed to be platooning (not something you’d expect to see in the minor leagues). What adds to the weird season is that Anderson (drafted as a shortstop but immediately moved to third base) also started to get time at first base.
Following Triston Casas' injury, the Red Sox realized how few first basemen they had in the system. Anderson is an athlete, still very young and early in his development, so adding the position to his game made sense.
The 20-year-old slashed .248/.323/.343 with 16 doubles, one triple, and four home runs between Single-A and High-A. He drove in 43 runs, scored 45 more, and stole one base.
Anderson has some swing-and-miss issues and likely isn’t ever going to be much of an average hitter. However, there’s clear raw power potential in his bat. We’ve seen it shine through at times despite the low slugging percentage. A good ability to work counts helps him a bit, but I wouldn’t mind seeing him be more aggressive early in counts. As he fills out (currently already a good size at 6’2”, 205 lbs), the power will grow.
Anderson isn’t much of a runner, but he’s a good athlete. He may never struggle with his speed, even as he packs on weight/muscle. At the same time, don’t expect many steals.
Defensively, Anderson has a fantastic arm that works nicely at third base. The arm is being wasted at first base. However, his reaction time, footwork, and hands make some of the waste worth it. He should be fine in either spot.
Anderson is going to have to rely on his power potential coming to fruition if he wants to become an impact MLB player — there’s definitely something there. He’s fun to watch, and the defense is good enough.
Hit: 35
Power: 45
Run: 35
Arm: 55
Field: 45
Overall: 40
No. 28: Catcher/First baseman Brooks Brannon
Brooks Brannon is a hoss. The right-handed hitter slashed .251/.308/.393 with 16 doubles, two triples, and 10 home runs between High-A and Double-A. He drove in 47 runs, scored 52 more, and stole four bases.
Brannon spent most of his season at catcher (49 games), but sprinkled in some first base (17 games). He also appeared in 27 as the designated hitter.
The overall numbers were solid, and we saw plenty of that Norse God power that he has. But Brannon was an incredibly streaky hitter. A 14-game hitting streak helped correct his numbers in High-A, then a 12-game hitting streak did the same thing for him in Double-A.
Brannon has a lot of swing-and-miss in his game and doesn’t draw walks. So the power and run producing are doing the heavy lifting here. It would be good to see him draw a few more walks and get more consistent production, but the power is legit.
His defense improved this year. Brannon’s a very good athlete, which has helped keep the possibility open that he’ll stick at catcher. He also looked fine at first base. Brannon’s got a strong arm, which also masks some of his not-so-great defensive qualities behind the plate.
Brannon’s a bowling ball of a human, listed at 5’11, 210 lbs, it looks to be mainly muscle. Unsurprisingly, a catcher who is that size isn’t going to do much when it comes to running.
The Red Sox are short on catching prospects, but Brannon’s power makes him intriguing at the very least. If he can continue to improve his defense and if he can cut back on the strikeouts a bit and draw a few more walks, there’s something here.
Hit: 30
Power: 60
Run: 30
Arm: 50
Field: 40
Overall: 40
No. 27: Outfielder Natanael Yuten
Natanael Yuten continued his trend from last season by being an incredible late-game hitter. He’s a decent all-around player, but the Red Sox might not view him as much of a prospect. After spending all of 2024 in Single-A, he repeated the level and spent the entire 2025 season with Salem as well.
Yuten improved his slashline significantly (from .243/.304/.380 to .270/.333/.391) and raised his walk rate from 7.2% to 7.6%. Despite that, he has now appeared in 200 games in Single-A.
The left-handed hitting outfielder is average in every area of the game. He strikes out a tick too much (definitely needs to work on taking pitching), but makes decent contact, has good gap power, can run a bit, and is solid in the field.
It would be nice to see him start 2026 in High-A and get a chance to shine away from Salem’s hell for hitters, but there are so many outfielders in Boston’s system that it's hard to foresee him ever being taken seriously here.
Hit: 40
Power: 40
Run: 40
Arm: 40
Field: 40
Overall: 40
No. 26: Right-handed pitcher Jesus Travieso
Jesus Travieso wasn’t on many top-30 radars prior to the 2025 season. He was fine in a short sample size in the DSL in 2024, but he wasn’t doing anything wild.
Travieso impressed in the FCL to start the 2025 season, before being promoted to Single-A at the tail-end of July. The right-handed pitcher posted a 3.51 ERA, .287 BAA, and 1.64 WHIP in seven appearances (six starts) with Salem. He struck out 38 batters compared to 11 walks in 25 2/3 innings.
The 18-year-old had some command issues at times, but his stuff flashed plenty of nastiness. He has an interesting arm movement, somehow looking both effortless and as if he’s exuding way too much effort at the same time, a short arm snap.
Travieso’s fastball sits in the mid-90s. It has life to it, but like with his other pitches, he needs to be more consistent with it. The righty’s slider showcases gross snap at times, hovering in the mid-80s. When it’s on, this pitch is pure unadulterated filth. If Travieso has his fastball and slider working, good luck. He also has a changeup that sits in the mid-80s. It wasn’t thrown nearly as much as his other pitches. Sometimes coming out flat, it did dip nicely on occasion. Deceptive arm movement.
Travieso is listed at 5’11”, 140 lbs. If he can fill out more (and maybe even grow a few inches), his velocity could tick up. That would make his already dangerous one-two punch of his fastball and slider that much more terrifying. Still very young, he’ll need to find another true third pitch (and maybe add a fourth if he wants to stick as a rotation option).
Fastball: 45
Slider: 45
Changeup: 35
Control: 35
Overall: 40