October 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
2026 SoxProspects.com All-Stars: Pitchers
Awards week continues here at SoxProspects.com with the pitcher portion of our 2026 All-Star selections. We have made a change to our selection process this year. With more minor league pitchers working in longer relief and swingman roles and fewer working in traditional short relief, we flipped from selecting five starters and three relievers to just naming the eight best overall pitchers on the year. That was further altered when there was a tie for the last spot on the team, resulting in nine pitchers being selected. Six of the nine are being recognized for the first time, eight are currently ranked in the organization's top 60, and one has already made his major league debut. The first three pitchers listed were unanimous selections by participating members of the SoxProspects.com staff.
A left-hander selected in the eighth round of the 2025 draft out of Old Dominion, Brown jumped onto the radar late in spring training and quickly rose through the rankings during an impressive rookie campaign. The first man to throw a pitch for the Salem RidgeYaks, Brown fired five scoreless innings on opening day and then needed only five starts to pitch his way out of the Carolina League. He finished the year with a 3.46 ERA in 106 innings across 22 appearances between Salem and Greenville. Brown led the organization with 143 strikeouts, walked 37, and surrendered only four home runs.
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At 18, Delzine is the youngest player to appear on the pitcher side. After appearing in just three games in the Dominican Summer League in 2025 due to injury, the top pitcher from Boston's International Free Agent class that year excelled in his stateside debut. Assigned to the FCL to start the season, the 6-foot-5 righty appeared in 11 games, posting a 2.72 ERA and striking out 43 against 18 strikeouts in 39 2/3 innings. He adjusted smoothly to Salem after his late-July promotion, firing a 2.52 ERA in seven starts, striking out 36 while walking only six in 25 innings.
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Despite being traded at the deadline in early August as part of the deal that brought Adley Rutchman from the Braves, Eyanson's dominant 68 1/3 innings between Greenville and Portland earn him a spot on the All-Star squad. His 1.32 ERA was exactly half of the next closest pitcher with at least 60 innings (Delzine), and opposing batters hit just .152. He breezed through his initial placement in the South Atlantic League, allowing one run in three innings in his professional debut and then firing 17 1/3 scoreless frames in his next four outings to force his way into the Eastern League. In 22 appearances between the Red Sox and Orioles organizations, Eyanson allowed more than two runs only once.
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Paez took a circuitous route to his second SoxProspects.com All-Star selection. After missing nearly all of 2025 with a calf injury, the 22-year-old righty was nabbed by the White Sox in the Rule 5 draft. He initially made that team out of spring training, but was returned to Boston after two outings. Back at a more development-appropriate spot in the Eastern League, Paez worked in a swingman role, appearing in 17 games for the Sea Dogs and then getting five starts for Worcester after his August promotion. Control remains his hallmark, with just eight walks in 70 2/3 innings as he struck out 82 and posted a 3.69 ERA.
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With the graduation of Payton Tolle, Morgan now stands as the top-ranked pitcher in the organization born in Stillwater, Oklahoma. One of four members of the pitching heavy 2025 draft class to earn a selection to this list, Morgan's 2.25 ERA was second in the system to Eyanson among pitchers with at least 40 innings. Opposing batters hit a measly .153 against the 6-foot-5 righty in 56 innings between Salem and Greenville, as he struck out 59, walked 22, and surrendered just one home run. He was particularly dominant after his August promotion to Greenville, giving up just one hit in 10 scoreless innings in his three appearances.
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After struggling to a 5.68 ERA in Portland in 2025, the 6-foot-7 chicken-farming Wehunt saw his season get off to an inauspicious start. He allowed three runs in 1/3 of an inning before leaving with an injury that sidelined him for three weeks. Wehunt was excellent upon his return and remained one of the most consistently solid arms in the organization. He posted a 3.52 ERA in 13 Portland starts, striking out 72 in 53 2/3 to earn the promotion to Worcester. The righty didn't miss a beat in the International League with a 3.47 ERA in 46 2/3 innings across 10 starts.
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Mullins rebounded from an uneven first half to dominate down the stretch and earn his second straight All-Star recognition. In his first 12 appearances with Portland, Mullins sported big strikeout numbers, fanning 73 in 47 2/3 innings. However, he struggled with his control, walking 31 on his way to a 5.85 ERA. A spot start with Worcester in early July seemed to align with the left-hander resetting himself: after allowing two runs in one inning in his first game back, Mullins posted a 1.64 ERA in nine second half starts, allowing more than one earned run in just one outing. He held Eastern League hitters to a meek .172/.274/.204 line during that stretch and fanned 59 in 44 innings.
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Like Mullins, Holobetz overcame a slow start to make a repeat All-Star squad appearance. Unlike Mullins' control woes, it was the long ball that Holobetz struggled with in the first half. After allowing just two runs in 16 innings in his first three starts, Holobetz surrendered nine round trippers and allowed a .509 slugging average in his next nine outings. He got back on track in July and earned a promotion to Worcester at the end of that month. He made nine appearances with the WooSox, striking out 39 and walking 11 in 40 1/3 frames. After carrying a 4.75 ERA into the All-Star break, Holobetz delivered a 3.04 mark in the second half.
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Pitcher: Jason Gilman
An unheralded 16th-round pick in 2025 out of Division III Kean University in New Jersey, Gilman was excellent across two levels in 2026. His 33.4% strikeout rate ranked second in the system behind only Eyanson as he fanned 109 in just 77 1/3 innings. He had a 2.91 ERA in 55 2/3 innings with Salem despite some uneven control, walking 32 in 55 2/3 frames. A late-season promotion to Greenville provided a bit more resistance for the 23-year-old lefty, with a 4.98 ERA in five starts, but he continued to miss bats: the strikeout rate actually increased to 35.1% after his promotion.
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