Two of essentially the most thrilling younger prospects within the Red Sox group are shifting as much as Portland, as Kyle Teel and Roman Anthony have each been promoted to Double-A.
The information was first reported by Milb Central on Instagram and confirmed by a Red Sox supply Monday morning.
Teel was Boston’s first-round decide on this previous July’s MLB Draft and Anthony was chosen after the second spherical final summer season with the compensatory decide obtained by shedding Eduardo Rodriguez. Both have dominated High-A pitching since becoming a member of the Greenville Drive and can now have an opportunity to check themselves towards stronger competitors during the last two weeks of the Portland Sea Dogs’ season.
Teel, a 21-year-old catcher out of the University of Virginia, hit the bottom operating after beginning his skilled profession final month. He made his High-A debut on Aug. 8 and proceeded to bat .377 with a .983 OPS, 9 RBI, 10 runs scored, 4 doubles and as many walks (11) as strikeouts (11) in solely 14 video games. Teel presently ranks as Boston’s No. 4 prospect in accordance with MLB Pipeline.
Anthony has rocketed via the ranks and is now thought-about a prime 20 prospect in all of baseball. The 19-year-old outfielder turns into the youngest Red Sox draftee to succeed in Double-A in over a decade, and he earns the promotion after batting .294 with 12 dwelling runs, 38 RBI and a .981 OPS in 54 video games with Greenville.
As of this weekend Anthony is ranked Boston’s No. 2 prospect behind solely Marcelo Mayer and No. 19 total in accordance with Baseball America.
With Teel and Anthony’s promotion the Portland Sea Dogs roster is changing into a who’s who of prime Red Sox prospects. Even placing apart Mayer, Boston’s prime prospect who has been out with left shoulder irritation because the begin of August, the Sea Dogs presently function second baseman Nick Yorke (Boston’s No. 6 prospect per MLB Pipeline), right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez (No. 9), nook infielder Blaze Jordan (No. 12), catcher Nathan Hickey (No. 15), right-hander Angel Bastardo (No. 16) and infielder Chase Meidroth (No. 20).
Portland is scheduled to spend the subsequent week on the street in Reading, Pennsylvania earlier than returning for the ultimate homestand of the season subsequent Tuesday towards the Hartford Yard Goats. That collection will run from Sept. 12-17 at Hadlock Field.
Source: www.bostonherald.com