Below is a partial list of players in the Boston Red Soxminor league organization. Players individually listed here have not yet played in Major League Baseball (MLB), but have reached an advanced level of achievement or notoriety (most minor league players do not meet these criteria). Some notable players in the minor leagues may have their own profile pages, such as first-round draft picks. Note that anyone with a past MLB appearance has their own profile page, even if they are currently playing in the minor leagues.
Bleis was signed by the Boston Red Sox on January 15, 2021, and received a $1.5 million signing bonus.[1] He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League Red Sox to begin his professional career and hit for a .252 average in 36 games.[2] Bleis spent the 2022 season with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox and slashed .301/.353/.542 with 14 doubles, four triples, and five home runs while driving in 27 runs, scoring 28 runs, and stealing 18 bases over 40 games.[3][4] His season ended in August after he experienced back tightness.[5] Bleis entered the 2023 season ranked as a consensus top-100 prospect.[6] He was assigned to the Salem Red Sox of the Single-ACarolina League at the beginning of the season.[7] In 31 games, Bleis batted .230/.282/.325 with 1 home run, 16 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. On June 10, 2023, it was announced that Bleis would undergo surgery on his left shoulder and miss the remainder of the season.[8]
Bonaci started 2023 with the Greenville Drive and was promoted to the Portland Sea Dogs during the season.[11] He hit a combined .297 with 11 home runs in 79 total games for Greenville and Portland.[12] In late August, he was placed on the reserve list and sent home to Venezuela for unspecified reasons.[12] Following the regular season, Bonaci was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League (AFL).[13] On October 11, after he appeared in two AFL games, it was reported that Bonaci was "placed on the restricted list by Major League Baseball for violating the joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy, according to a league official."[12]
Nicholas Decker (born October 2, 1999) is an American professional baseballoutfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg), he both throws and bats left-handed.
Decker attended Seneca High School in New Jersey and was committed to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Maryland.[14] He played in the 2017 Perfect Game All American Classic, where he received a lot of exposure with draft scouts.[15] He was drafted by Boston in the second round (64th pick overall) of the 2018 MLB Draft. Rather than attending Maryland, he chose to sign with the Red Sox for a $1.25 million signing bonus.[16] Decker played briefly with the Gulf Coast League Red Sox during the 2018 season, appearing in two games and going 1-for-4 (.250) at the plate.[17] He began the 2019 season in extended spring training, then joined the Class A Short SeasonLowell Spinners at the start of their season.[18] With Lowell, he appeared in 53 games, batting .247 with six home runs and 25 RBIs.[17] After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Decker was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league.[19]
Decker began the 2021 season in Low-A with the Salem Red Sox.[17] In late June, he was assigned to the Florida Complex League Red Sox where he played five games on a rehabilitation assignment following an injury.[17] Overall during 2021, Decker played 73 games while batting .270 with eight home runs and 40 RBIs.[17] Decker began the 2022 season in High-A with the Greenville Drive.[20] In 71 games, be batted .122 with six home runs and 18 RBIs.[21] He returned to Greenville to begin the 2023 season.[21]
On November 14, 2023, the Red Sox added González to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to the Triple–A Worcester Red Sox to begin the 2024 season.[36]
In 2019, he hit .440 with ten home runs and 46 RBIs.[46] Following the season, he reclassified from the class of 2021 to the class of 2020.[45] That summer, he won the 2019 High School Home Run Derby at Progressive Field, hitting a total of 27 home runs over three rounds.[47][48][49] He also played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and the Perfect Game All-American Classic.[50] In 2020, his senior year, he batted .422 with six doubles, five triples and four RBIs before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; he was named the Gatorade Mississippi Baseball Player of the Year.[51]
Jordan was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the third round (89th overall) of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[52][53] He signed for $1.75 million.[54] Due to the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season, he spent the summer working out and practicing in his home state of Mississippi.[55] Following that summer, he spent time at Fenway South participating in Boston's instructional league.[56] Jordan began the 2021 season in extended spring training before being assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox in late June.[57] In early August, after batting .362 with four home runs and seven doubles over 19 games, he was promoted to the Salem Red Sox of the Low-A East.[58][59] Over nine games with Salem, Jordan hit .250 with two home runs and seven RBIs.[60]
Jordan returned to Salem to open the 2022 season.[20] In early August, he was promoted to the Greenville Drive of the High-ASouth Atlantic League.[61] Over 120 games between both teams, he slashed .289/.363/.445 with 12 home runs, 68 RBIs, and thirty doubles.[62] During the 2023 season, Jordan batted .324 in 73 games with Greenville,[62] and batted .254 with six home runs and 31 RBIs in 49 games with the Portland Sea Dogs.[63]
In early October 2023, Jordan wrote on Twitter about "dealing with anxiety and depression after seeing so many stories about it."[63]
Kavadas grew up in Granger, Indiana, and attended Penn High School. As a junior, he was named first team All-Northern Indiana Conference and Class 4-A All-State after batting for a .440 average with three home runs, 14 doubles, and 44 RBIs.[64]
Kavadas played college baseball at Notre Dame for four seasons. After his freshman season, he played in the Northwoods League for the Kalamazoo Growlers, compiling a .308 average.[65] After his sophomore season in 2019, he played for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star and tied for the league lead with nine home runs in 40 games.[66][67] As a junior, Kavadas hit .255 with seven home runs and 17 RBIs in 13 games before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[68] He batted .302 and hit a school record 22 home runs with 64 RBIs in his senior season and was named first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and a first team All-American by Baseball America.[69][70] Kavadas finished his collegiate career with 46 home runs and 146 RBIs while batting for a .286 average over 161 games played.[71]
Kavadas was selected in the 11th round of the 2021 MLB draft by the Red Sox.[72] He signed with the team on August 1, 2021, and received a $250,000 bonus.[73] He was initially assigned to the Florida Complex League Red Sox,[74] then promoted to the Low-ASalem Red Sox in August.[75] Overall with both teams in 2021, Kavadas batted .256 with two home runs and six RBIs in 15 games.[65]
Kavadas began the 2022 season with Salem.[76] In the minor leagues in 2022, he batted .280/.443/.547 in 393 at bats, and was second in the minor leagues with 102 walks.[77] He was named the minor-league Offensive Player of the Year by the Red Sox organization.[78] After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League.[79]
Liu signed with the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher on October 23, 2019, for US$750,000.[95][96][91] Liu arrived in the United States for spring training with the Red Sox in February 2020.[97][98][99] After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Liu was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league.[19] Liu began the 2021 season in extended spring training, was first assigned to the Florida Complex League Red Sox where he made a single start,[100] and was then promoted to the Salem Red Sox in early July.[101] Overall during the 2021 season, he compiled a 4.23 ERA and 5–1 record in 13 starts while striking out 60 batters in 55+1⁄3 innings pitched.[100]
Liu began the 2022 season in High-A with the Greenville Drive.[20] In 25 games (21 starts) with the Drive, he had a 4–11 record with a 6.10 ERA.[102] He also made one start in Double-A for the Portland Sea Dogs, resulting in a no decision after allowing two earned runs in 3+2⁄3 innings.[102] Liu began the 2023 season with Portland.[102]
In 2023, Lin appeared in the postponed 2022 Asian Games, competing in two baseball games, pitching five innings, yielding two hits, striking out eight batters,[103] and winning a silver medal with Chinese Taipei.
After Lugo's junior year in high school, he was selected to play in the 2018 Perfect Game All-American Classic.[107] He was committed to the University of Miami and was the highest-ranked Puerto Rican prospect (No. 38) in the 2019 MLB draft.[108] In the draft, the Red Sox selected Lugo in the second round.[109][110][111][112] After getting drafted and forgoing a college career, he was assigned to the GCL Red Sox, where he played 39 games and slashed .257/.342/.331 with one home run.[113] In the winter, Lugo played in the Puerto Rican Winter League for Atenienses de Manatí.[114] After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lugo was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league.[19] Lugo spent the 2021 season in Low-A with the Salem Red Sox, batting .270 with four home runs and 50 RBIs in 105 games.[113]
Bryan Eduardo Mata (born May 3, 1999) is a Venezuelanprofessional baseballpitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 160 pounds (73 kg), he bats and throws right-handed.
Mata signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in January 2016 for a $25,000 signing bonus.[115] He made his professional debut that summer for the DSL Red Sox and spent all the whole season there, compiling a 4–4 record, a 2.80 ERA, and a 1.20 WHIP in 14 games started. In 2017, he played for the Class AGreenville Drive where he posted a 5–6 record with a 3.74 ERA in 17 starts.[116]
MLB.com ranked Mata as Boston's fourth best prospect going into the 2018 season.[117] Playing for the Class A-AdvancedSalem Red Sox, Mata was the sole Boston prospect selected to the 2018 All-Star Futures Game,[118] where he pitched an inning of scoreless relief, allowing one hit while walking one and striking out one.[119] In 17 starts for Salem, Mata was 6–3 with a 3.50 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP.[116]
Mata started the 2019 season with Salem,[116] and was promoted to the Double-APortland Sea Dogs on July 1.[120] Overall with both teams during the season, Mata compiled a 7–7 record with 3.43 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 105 innings.[116] After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mata was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league.[19] Following the 2020 season, Mata was ranked by Baseball America as the Red Sox' number four prospect.[121]
On November 20, 2020, Mata was added to the 40-man roster.[122] During 2021 spring training, he sustained a slight UCL tear.[123] On April 13, 2021, Mata underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his 2021 season.[124] Mata began the 2022 season on the injured list in Triple-A with the Worcester Red Sox.[20] He resumed pitching in May in extended spring training,[125] and played in a minor-league game for the first time in over two years in early June.[126]
On December 7, 2022, the Baltimore Orioles selected Politi from the Red Sox in the 2022 Rule 5 draft.[138] Politi posted a 6.23 ERA across nine spring training appearances before he was designated for assignment by the Orioles on March 27, 2023.[139] The next day, Politi cleared waivers and was returned to the Red Sox.[140] He began the 2023 season with Worcester.[137]
Slaten attended Hallsville High School in Hallsville, Texas.[145] As a senior, Slaten went 6–5 with a 1.49 ERA and 105 strikeouts over 75 innings.[146] Undrafted out of high school, he attended The University of New Mexico to play college baseball for the Lobos. In his freshman season of 2017, Slaten went 2–2 with a 3.71 ERA and 27 strikeouts over 33+2⁄3 innings. He struggled in his sophomore of 2018 to a 2–9 record with a 7.02 ERA over 66+2⁄3 innings. During the summer of 2018, Slaten played for the Eau Claire Express of the Northwoods League, going 7–1 with a 1.58 ERA and 70 strikeouts over 57 innings.[147] Slaten turned in his best collegiate season in his junior season of 2019, going 5–5 with a 2.51 ERA and 98 strikeouts over 82+1⁄3 innings.[148] He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 2019 MLB draft and signed with them.[149][150]
On December 6, 2023, Slaten was selected by the New York Mets with the 7th selection in the 2023 Rule 5 draft.[157] He was immediately traded to the Boston Red Sox, in exchange for Ryan Ammons and cash considerations.[158]
The Dominican Summer League Red Sox are members of the Dominican Summer League (DSL). They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 1997. Since 2015, the Red Sox have usually fielded two teams in the DSL, differentiated as 1 and 2 or Blue and Red.
