The Red Sox might have have snapped their streak of choosing highschool shortstops within the first spherical, but when their draft to this point has been any indication they’re nonetheless inserting a heavy emphasis on the place.
Three of Boston’s first 4 choices on Monday had been shortstops, and general the membership has drafted 4 in whole over the primary two days of the 2023 MLB Draft.
Antonio Anderson, out of North Atlanta High in Georgia, was Boston’s third-round decide at No. 83 general. The 6-foot-3 shortstop was ranked because the No. 68 prospect within the draft by Baseball America and is taken into account a sophisticated left-handed hitter with good plate self-discipline and energy potential.
Anderson was adopted by Matt Duffy, a right-handed pitcher from Canisius College, within the fourth spherical at No. 115. Duffy is the reigning Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year who posted a 4.13 ERA with 119 strikeouts and 28 walks in 80.2 innings this previous season.
Boston then made back-to-back picks at No. 132 and No. 133 general, which the membership acquired as compensation after Xander Bogaerts and Nathan Eovaldi had been prolonged qualifying presents this previous offseason and subsequently signed elsewhere in free company.
The Red Sox used these picks to land a pair of faculty shortstops, Georgia Tech’s Kristian Campbell and Wright State’s Justin Riemer. Campbell batted .376 with 4 house runs, 16 doubles and a 1.033 OPS for the Yellow Jackets this previous spring, and Riemer batted .323 with three house runs in 12 video games earlier than happening with a torn ACL.
From that time the Red Sox shifted gears and commenced loading up on pitchers. Boston chosen University of Virginia left-hander Connelly Early (fifth-round, No. 151), Western Kentucky righty CJ Weins (sixth-round, No. 178), Ball State righty Trennor O’Donnell (eighth-round, No. 238), Kennesaw State righty Blake Wehunt (ninth-round, No. 268) and Clemson lefty Ryan Ammons (Tenth-round, No. 268). The Red Sox additionally chosen University of Alabama outfielder Caden Rose within the seventh spherical (No. 208).
Early was school teammates with first-round decide Kyle Teel, and O’Donnell and Wehunt leap out because of their huge measurement — each are listed at 6-foot-7, 240 kilos. The Red Sox will make 10 extra choices on Tuesday between rounds 11-20 on the draft’s closing day.
Red Sox 2023 Draft Class
- 1, 14: Kyle Teel, C, Virginia
- 2, 50: Nazzan Zanetello, SS, Christian Brothers College HS (Missouri)
- 3, 83: Antonio Anderson, SS, North Atlanta HS (Georgia)
- 4, 115: Matt Duffy, RHP, Canisius
- 4C, 132: Kristian Campbell, SS, Georgia Tech
- 4C, 133: Justin Riemer, SS, Wright State
- 5, 151: Connelly Early, LHP, Virginia
- 6, 178: CJ Weins, RHP, Western Kentucky
- 7, 208: Caden Rose, OF, Alabama
- 8, 238: Trennor O’Donnell, RHP, Ball State
- 9, 268: Blake Wehunt, RHP, Kennesaw State
- 10, 298: Ryan Ammons, LHP, Clemson
Source: www.bostonherald.com