A team without its top player now looks for who’s next. This is not in reference to Rafael Devers‘ move to the West Coast. In reality, it’s about Roman Anthony’s absence from the Worcester Red Sox.
In all seriousness, with the organization’s “big three” of Anthony, Marcelo Mayer, and Kristian Campbell all making jumps to the show, it is time for the Boston Red Sox to develop the next crop down on the farm.
How the Red Sox Farm System Proceeds After Recent Call-Ups
Boston’s prospect list was ranked number three in the league this spring, but outside of the top trio, the Red Sox’s highest prospect in the MLB Top 100 is SS/2B Franklin Arias at No. 75.
But instead of another system reload, it might be time for General Manager Craig Breslow to bring the heat.
“Instead, we can no longer ask our fans to look to the future to think about a Red Sox team that’s capable of winning the division and capable of making a deep postseason run,” Breslow told the media this past October. “I think, instead, we have to talk to decisive actions that we’re taking right now to put a better team on the field in 2025.”
While Breslow ushered in the youth movement this season (after some time), Anthony & Co. all came into the organization under Chaim Bloom’s tenure. With Bloom’s rebuilding days in the past, and Breslow now trying to climb Boston out of a recent postseason drought, fans should not expect top 10 prospects to constantly walk through the door anymore.
So, who’s left?
The Next Generation
At the Triple-A level, the new kids on the block are corner infielder Blaze Jordan and outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia. Jordan has set the International League ablaze, batting .339 with nine RBI in just 15 games. Garcia, who posted 23 homers across three levels in 2024, is batting .302 as the everyday centerfielder in Worcester.
Names like Jordan and Garcia have caught eyes so far this year, especially with the Red Sox lacking security in a few positions, such as the season-ending injury to 1B Triston Casas.
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Jhostynxon Garcia has a CANNON. pic.twitter.com/JxHoJbNWqF
— Worcester Red Sox (@WooSox) June 21, 2025
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At Double-A and further down, you can find the organization’s top arms. This includes LHP Connelly Early, who is sporting a 2.17 ERA in Portland this season. Early and the rest of the lower-level arms are looking to follow in the footsteps of Hunter Dobbins, who has played a pivotal role for the back end of the Red Sox rotation this season after bouncing around in the Sox system in 2024.
8 strikeouts and 0 walks for Connelly Early in a dominant start for Portland.
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— Red Sox Player Development (@RedSoxPlayerDev) June 20, 2025
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The Last Word
We will see which names become the next Anthony and Mayer within the system. Or, we will see who is next to have a one-way ticket out of town.
Boston and San Francisco’s blockbuster exchange brought prospect James Tibbs III (RF) and a few other young names to the organization, but with Breslow deeming that this won’t be a quiet July, expect the Sox to be the ones to ship out prospects next time around.
“This (trading Devers) is in no way signifying a waving of the white flag on 2025,” Breslow said. “We are as committed as we were six months ago to putting a winning team on the field, to competing for the division and making a deep postseason run.”
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