March 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Fort Report: SoxProspects team makes annual trip to spring training
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March 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Meet Ethan Walker; New Red Sox prospect with 'Liam Hendriks-esque' mound prescence
"Everything has been going really good," Walker said of his time off. "It has been a super easy transition to pro ball getting to know all the staff in the Red Sox facility during this time. I am missing the games quite a lot. I like competing. I like being out there by myself on the mound. There are no worries. It’s just you and the batter. I was itching to start throwing lives. I couldn’t wait for all the stuff to start in Spring Training. I have had the itch since I got drafted. I was ready to get going right away."
March 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Fort Report: Boston prospects make headlines in WBC, first cuts of the spring made
Boston farmhands stand out in WBC
While plenty of players from Boston's major league team are representing countless countries in the World Baseball Classic, a few prospects have also taken the global stage. After pitching well in the Puerto Rican Winter League this offseason, left-hand pitcher Eduardo Rivera turned in a stellar start for the island. In Puerto Rico's 5-4 extra-inning victory over Panama on Saturday night, Rivera dazzled over 4 1/3 frames. He allowed a run on a single hit with one walk while striking out five as he reached 97.4 MPH on his fastball. Rivera split time between Greenville and Portland in 2025, posting a 3.10 ERA in 87 innings.
Although Great Britain was eliminated in short order, Jack Anderson made an impression on the first day of the tournament. Facing Mexico, the right-hander struck out three and scattered a pair of hits over three innings. In his first full season with Boston in 2025, Anderson appeared in 23 games (four starts) and registered a 4.57 ERA over 86 2/3 frames.
In Japan, Tsung-Che Cheng was one of the top players for Taiwan. The infielder went 3 for 9 with a solo home run, two runs scored and five walks across the team's four pool play games. Cheng came over to Boston after playing with Pittsburgh in 2025 and was 1 for 6 in five spring training games before leaving for the WBC.
Spring Breakout Game rosters announced
The third year of the Spring Breakout Game, a day that highlights each organization's top prospects, commences next week as Boston's prospects face the top minor leaguers of the Orioles. On Thursday, the preliminary rosters for the game were announced and feature a majority of the top prospects in Boston's system. Headlining the group of position players are Franklin Arias (SoxProspects #2 prospect), Justin Gonzales (#7 prospect), Dorian Soto (#8 prospect) and Henry Godbout (#11 prospect). On the pitching side, the 2025 draft trio of Kyson Witherspoon (#4 prospect), Marcus Phillips (#9 prospect) and Anthony Eyanson (#10 prospect) headline the group as well as Juan Valera (#5 prospect).
For the complete roster, visit the MLB website.
First cuts of spring training made
As Opening Day inches closer, the organization has begun to start optioning non-roster invitees to Minor League camp as the roster crunch begins. On Monday, eight players were optioned from the Major League roster. Pitchers Jake Bennett, Osvaldo Berrios, Hobie Harris, Vinny Nittoli and Devin Sweet as well as catchers Nate Baez and Ronald Rosario were sent down.
Stebens gets Tommy John Surgery
Last week it was announced that right-hander Isaac Stebens underwent Tommy John Surgery and will miss the entire 2026 season. Stebens, a 16th-round pick by the Red Sox in 2023 pitched well for Greenville in 2025, going 6-0 with a 2.15 ERA in 50 1/3 innings. He also represented the Red Sox in the Arizona Fall League, where he recorded a 3.86 ERA in seven innings of work.
Key Links
Although he was recently optioned to Minor League camp, MassLive's Sean McAdam talked with Jake Bennett as he goes through his first spring training with Boston after being acquired over the offseason in a deal with the Washington Nationals.
Where are they now?
- Acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers prior to the start of spring training, Kyle Harrison has impressed early on with his new club. In his first outing, the left-hander tossed three innings, allowing two runs (one earned) two hits with a pair of walks and eight strikeouts on his line. Harrison was not able to carve out a spot within Boston's rotation after being part of the blockbuster trade that sent Rafael Devers to San Francisco.
- While he never appeared in a single game in the Boston organization, former first-round pick Braden Montgomery has been fighting to make the Opening Day roster for the Chicago White Sox. In 18 spring plate appearances, the switch-hitting outfielder has slashed .412/.412/.824 with two triples, a home run and two runs driven in. Montgomery was the headliner prospect included in the deal that landed the Red Sox star pitcher Garrett Crochet.
Minor Leaguers in MLB games
Since our last Fort Report dropped on the morning on March 3, the following Red Sox minor leaguers not in major league camp have appeared in at least one Grapefruit League game:
Pitchers: Max Carlson, Michael Sansone, P.J. Labriola, Cade Feeney, Jorge Juan, Jay Allmer
Position Players: Corey Rosier, Caden Rose, Natanael Yuten, Enddy Azocar, Will Turner, Yophery Rodriguez, Freili Encarnacion, Mason White, Jack Winnay, Allan Castro, Nelly Taylor, Yoeilin Cespedes, Miguel Bleis, Justin Barry, Andrews Opata, Frederik Jimenez, Ahbram Liendo, Anderson Fermin, Avinson Pinto, Justin Gonzales, Isaiah Jackson, Marvin Alcantara
Photo Credit: Franklin Arias by Kelly O'Connor
March 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Podcast Ep #404: Red Sox News and Spring Trip Preview
Ian Cundall is joined by Mike Andrews to go through all the news from Red Sox spring training over the last week! After that they talk about the greatness that is the World Baseball Classic and then preview their upcoming trip to Red Sox spring training! They wrap up the show discussing the players they are excited to see in the Spring Breakout Game and answer your emails!
March 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Podcast Ep #403: Red Sox Spring Training Storyline Draft and Emails
Ian Cundall is joined by Andrew Parker to go through all the storylines from Red Sox spring training so far! Topics discussed include Jake Bennett’s velocity increase, Justin Gonzales’s size, Payton Tolle’s arsenal changes, Braiden Ward’s speed and more! They also go through Andrew’s latest articles on Henry Godbout and Marcus Phillips and answer your emails!
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Fort Report: Arias, Gonzales enter spring spotlight as WBC begins
WBC departures mean opportunities for others
The Red Sox will be well-represented in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Even with non-roster invitee Tayron Guerrero withdrawing from Colombia, Boston still has 14 players set to participate in the tournament: Wilyer Abreu (Venezuela), Jack Anderson (Great Britain), Roman Anthony (United States), Brayan Bello (Dominican Republic), Willson Contreras (Venezuela), Jarren Duran (Mexico), Nate Eaton (Great Britain), Jovani Moran (Puerto Rico), Ceddanne Rafaela (Netherlands), Eduardo Rivera (Puerto Rico), Ranger Suarez (Venezuela), Greg Weissert (Italy), Garrett Whitlock (United States), and Masataka Yoshida (Japan).
February 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Marcus Phillips on first Spring Training with Red Sox: "I have huge chip on my shoulder'
Yes, South Dakota, home state of Boston's second 2025 draft selection, Marcus Phillips.
"Baseball is interesting in South Dakota," Phillips said. "It is slowly getting better, but I would be lying to you if I said that it wasn’t a different experience. It is nothing like playing baseball down in Florida. I would travel down there for tournaments, and you see guys running up in the low nineties at 17 years old on a consistent basis. Back home, it was only me and two other guys throwing hard in all of South Dakota. When I say hard, I mean 88-91 mph in high school. My best friend, Jack Riddell, who is at Notre Dame, was throwing 92 in high school. Aside from him, the closest to that was around 85 MPH. It is no wonder you only see pitchers come out of the state because hitters aren’t seeing velocity. I saw 90 for the first time in JuCo ball as a two-way player and I was blown away. I didn’t know what to expect in the box because I had never faced that before."
February 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Fort Report: Tolle, Early get nods in early Grapefruit League action
Young hurlers in spotlight
As usual at this juncture of the spring, the pitching load has been heavily weighted toward the prospects. Top prospect Payton Tolle (pictured) got the start on Sunday, with third-ranked Connelly Early following on Monday. Tyler Uberstine, ranked 13th and added to the 40-man roster in the offseason, got the nod for the Northeastern game on Friday. Mixed in was Saturday's outing from 2022 SoxProspects.com valedictorian Brayan Bello.
February 19, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Podcast Ep #402: Early reports from Spring Training and emails
Ian Cundall is joined by Andrew Parker who is down in Fort Myers to talk about the latest Red Sox news. They dive into the impact on the roster of Romy González’s injury, the incoming challenge system and more. After that Andrew goes through what he’s learned on the backfields so far including notes on Christian Foutch, John Holobetz and Conrad Cason. They then wrap up the show by answering a plethora of emails!
February 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Fort Report: Full squad reports to spring training
The Big Three, one year later
The Big Three of Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell (pictured), and Marcelo Mayer entered last season listed second, fourth, and 15th on Baseball America's prospect rankings. The highly-touted trio all made their debuts with the Red Sox last season, with Anthony excelling before a season-ending oblique injury while Campbell and Mayer posted mixed results in their first taste of the major league level.
One season later, Campbell's development and role on the 2026 team is one of the more intriguing storylines coming into camp. After making the team out of spring training last year and winning Rookie of the Month in April, Campbell struggled at the plate and defensively at second base before being optioned to Worcester in June. He has overhauled his swing over the offseason as he hopes to recover the form that made him one of the top prospects in baseball a year ago. On the defensive side, Alex Cora indicated that Campbell will receive most of his playing time in the outfield this spring. This position change makes Campbell’s spot on the roster unclear, as the Red Sox already have four starting-caliber outfielders, but a strong spring could propel him onto the Opening Day roster.
Roman Anthony enters the 2026 season expected to hit near the top of the order and serve a key contributor in the Red Sox lineup after hitting .292/.396/.463 in 71 games as a rookie. On Monday, he was officially named to the Team USA roster for the World Baseball Classic as an injury replacement for Corbin Carroll. At 21 years old, Anthony will be the youngest member of Team USA in World Baseball Classic history.
Mayer played in 44 games at the big league level last year and hit only .228 while striking out in 30% of his plate appearances. However, he displayed impressive bat speed and strong defense at multiple infield positions. Barring any further additions to the Red Sox infield, Mayer is slated to receive regular playing time at either second or third base, with recent acquisition Caleb Durbin starting in the other position.
Bennett impressing in first spring training with Red Sox
Per Tim Healey of the Boston Globe, Jake Bennett has been a highlight of the team's early spring workouts, with Alex Cora, Roman Anthony, and Carlos Narvaez praising the left-hander. Bennett was acquired from Washington in exchange for Luis Perales this offseason and he is ranked sixth in the SoxProspects.com rankings. In 45 2/3 innings at the Double-A level last season, Bennett posted a 2.56 ERA and struck out 33 batters. Standing 6-foot-6, Bennett has elite extension and showed increased velocity in the Arizona Fall League last year.
New podcast episode
In the latest episode of the SoxProspects.com podcast, Ian and Mike broke down the Caleb Durbin trade and how the roster is shaping up as spring training begins.
Where are they now?
Two members of the 2025 Red Sox signed minor league deals with other organizations. First baseman Nathaniel Lowe signed with Cincinnati and relief pitcher Liam Hendriks with Minnesota. Lowe was an impactful late-season addition after he was designated for assignment by the Nationals, as he hit .280/.370/.420 in 34 games with the Red Sox and helped to solidify one of the team's weakest positions at first base. Hendriks was signed before the 2024 season while recovering from Tommy John Surgery. The three-time All-Star never returned to form with the Red Sox, missing the entire 2024 season and posting a 6.59 ERA in 13 2/3 innings last year.
Photo Credit: Kristian Campbell by Kelly O'Connor
February 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Podcast Ep #401: Examining the Red Sox roster post Durbin trade
Ian Cundall and Mike Andrews are back to break down the Caleb Durbin trade and examine how the MLB roster plays out. They also give their thoughts on Craig Breslow’s offseason as a whole and what the strengths and weaknesses are on the current roster. They also discuss why the lack of power might not matter as much in the regular season, but could in the playoffs, before wrapping up with some early tidbits from spring training including which players are standing out in workouts and some early velocity numbers courtesy of SoxProspects Feature Writer Andrew Parker.
February 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Fort Report: Welcome to Spring Training 2026
Red Sox acquire infielder Caleb Durbin
The seven-piece deal to round out the starting infield was made official on Monday. Caleb Durbin joined Andruw Monasterio and Anthony Seigler head to Boston in exchange for infielder David Hamilton and pitchers Kyle Harrison and Shane Drohan. Boston also receieves a Competitive Balance pick in the July draft from Milwaukee, currently 67th overall. Durbin finished third in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2025 following his acquisition by the Brewers in the deal that sent Devin Williams to the Yankees. Monasterio has appeared in 219 major league games across three seasons. Siegler, like Durbin, was originally drafted by the Yankees. He was the 23rd overall pick in 2018, three spots before the Sox selected Triston Casas. Siegler's utility-player profile has something of a unique twist: while he throws right-handed while playing the infoeld and catching, he plays the outfield left-handed.
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Maximus Martin plans to bring “versatility at premium positions” to Red Sox system
Martin was listed as a shortstop on draft day, but his ability to play another premium position as well as a power boost at the plate caught the Red Sox attention.
February 5, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Podcast Ep #400: Another Trade, Another Signing and Top 100 Talk with Geoff Pontes
Ian Cundall is joined by Geoff Pontes of Baseball America to talk about the latest Red Sox news. They start off by breaking down the Jordan Hicks and David Sandlin trade. They then discuss the Isiah Kiner-Falefa signing, how he fits with the current Red Sox roster, and where the team goes from here. After that, they discuss the other transactions over the last few weeks including new NRIs and a minor trade. They wrap up the show talking about the offseason ex-Red Sox front office members Chaim Bloom and Paul Toboni have had and where the Red Sox rank in the newly released Baseball America Top 100.
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Fall/Winter League Roundup: Rivera named to Puerto Rico roster in Caribbean Series
Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM)
Leones del Escogido claimed the league championship by defeating Toros del Este four games to one, capped off with a 1-0 win in Game 5 on Jan. 27. While he did not appear in any of the games in the series, outfielder Allan Castro appeared in 13 games for Toros del Este, hitting .262 with a home run, eight runs batted in and a .724 OPS.
Rivera added to Caribbean Series roster
As the 68th edition of the series kicked off on Sunday, a single Boston farmhand appears to be on the roster for the slate. Left-hander Eduardo Rivera continues his strong showing this winter with a spot on the Puerto Rican team. Rivera tossed 15 innings for Cangrejeros de Santurce, striking out 10 hitters while recording a 3.00 ERA and .87 WHIP. Rivera joined the Boston organization in the summer of 2024 on a Minor League contract but did not appear in any games until 2025. Making stops at Greenville and Portland, Rivera threw 87 innings with 108 strikeouts and a 2.48 ERA between the two levels.
Photo Credit: Eduardo Rivera by Kelly O'Connor
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Following National Championship, Anthony Eyanson "hungry for more" in pro career with Red Sox
While many outlets had Eyanson ranked among the top 50 draft prospects, the Red Sox were able to draft and sign him after selecting him with the 87th overall pick. It was a fall in the draft that not many expected, including Eyanson himself.
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Fall/Winter League Roundup: Santurce completes championship season
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Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (Puerto Rico)
Santurce wrapped up their championship season in six games against Ponce, as they won their final game of the year by a score of 5-1. Juan Montero did not get into any games during this series for Ponce. He got into eight games this winter overall and went 2 for 11 with a double and a pair of walks. Left-hander Eduardo Rivera (pictured) contributed to Santurce's title run by pitching in two games in the championship series. He had a very productive winter, tossing 15 innings with a 3.00 ERA, a 0.87 WHIP, 19 strikeouts, and just four walks.
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Fall/Winter League Roundup: Rivera, Santurce on cusp of championship in Puerto Rico
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Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (Puerto Rico)
Eduardo Rivera (pictured) made two starts for Santurce in its best-of-nine championship series against Ponce, picking up the win in Tuesday's Game 2 and taking the loss in Sunday's Game 5. In 10 total innings of work, the 22-year-old lefty allowed four earned runs on 10 hits, three walks, and 12 strikeouts. On the flip side, Juan Montero did not see any game action for Ponce.
January 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Podcast Ep #399: Breaking down the Red Sox 2026 International Class and Emails
Ian Cundall is joined by SoxProspects Editor-in-Chief Mike Andrews for this week's podcast! They start off by going over a few transactions and then a full breakdown of the Red Sox 2026 international class. After that they end the show by answering your emails!
January 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Meet Carter Rasmussen, the Red Sox new ‘late bloomer’ pitching prospect
While fans might not be too familiar with the Texas native, Rasmussen shared a few connections with the Red Sox and to the New England area prior to joining the organization.