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The Red Sox had a clear blueprint for the 2025 MLB Draft: target giant college pitchers.
Boston used 15 of its 21 picks on pitchers, including 10 hurlers from the SEC. All 15 stood at 6-foot-2 or taller.
While the focus was on pitching, the Sox also selected a few power bats, including fourth-rounder Mason White. The 22-year-old shortstop/second baseman out of Arizona belted his 12th home run for High-A Greenville on Sunday. He also has 12 doubles and three triples in 63 games.
“Mason’s obviously a guy who hit for a lot of power in college and he’s been able to do that early in his pro career so far,” High-A Greenville coach Jarrett Pico said.
“I think the approach is that early in the count — he’s trying to do damage,” Pico added.
The Red Sox have encouraged the left-handed hitter to stay aggressive and look to do damage early in counts.
“If there’s anything to improve moving forward, it is the swing decisions and it’s mostly just with two strikes,” Pico said. “I think he does a good job earlier in the counts with his swing decisions.”
White was Boston’s second-highest position player draft pick after second-rounder Henry Godbout.
Godbout showed legit power before breaking his left hand. The 22-year-old right-handed hitter out of Virginia had seven home runs and seven doubles in 34 games.
The Red Sox have 11 minor leaguers with 10 or more home runs with three being from the 2025 draft class.
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Jack Winnay, a 13th-round pick out of Wake Forest, has 13 home runs in 66 games between Greenville and Double-A Portland. Skylar King, a 15th-round pick out of West Virginia, has 10 home runs in 66 games for Low-A Salem.
The 2026 Draft is Saturday and Sunday. But first, here’s a look at how all Red Sox 2025 draft picks are doing in their first full professional seasons:
Kyson Witherspoon (first round, 15th overall, Oklahoma): The 21-year-old righty has bounced back well after a tough start to his professional career. He has a 3.38 ERA (34 ⅔ innings, 13 runs) over his past seven starts for High-A Greenville dating back to May 24. During that stretch, he has 39 strikeouts. That’s after posting a 7.18 ERA (26 ⅓ innings, 21 earned runs) in his first seven starts. Overall, he has a 5.02 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and .260 opponents’ batting average in 14 starts for Greenville. He has struck out 65 and walked 30 in 61 innings.
Marcus Phillips (first round, 33rd overall, Tennessee): The 21-year-old righty has a 6.75 ERA, 1.79 WHIP and .266 opponents’ batting average in 13 outings (12 starts) for Greenville. Command and control have been issues. He has 33 walks and five hit by pitches in 41 ⅓ innings. He especially struggled in May with a 12.83 ERA and .373 opponents’ batting average in four starts. He pitched better in June with a 4.15 ERA and .217 batting average in four starts.
Henry Godbout (second round, 75th overall, Virginia): The 22-year-old shortstop/second baseman landed on the 60-day injured list after breaking his left hand and undergoing surgery. The right-handed hitter was batting .277 with a .410 on-base percentage, .492 slugging percentage and .902 OPS in 34 games (161 plate appearances) for Greenville. He had seven home runs, seven doubles, 14 RBIs, 22 walks and 27 strikeouts. Godbout has embraced Boston’s bat speed program and he thinks he can eventually become a 30-home run hitter.
“That power is obviously going to help,” said Red Sox starter Connelly Early, Godbout’s former teammate at Virginia. “That’s how it always is in the big leagues. Big leagues and minor leagues, they always want to push a little bit more of the power side. But I feel like the biggest thing that’s just going to make him very good for a long time is his ability to make contact and his ability to work counts.”
Anthony Eyanson (third round, 87th overall): The 21-year-old righty has been the Red Sox’ biggest breakout star from the 2025 Draft class. Baseball America ranks him No. 33 on its Top 100 list while listing him as Boston’s No. 2 overall prospect behind only Franklin Arias. He has a 1.29 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and .151 batting average in 13 outings (12 starts) between Greenville and Double-A Portland. He has struck out 71 while walking 20 in 55 ⅔ innings. Both Eyanson and Arias were selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game. Eyanson was the first member of Boston’s 2025 draft class to reach Double-A.
Mason White (fourth round, 118th overall, Arizona): The 22-year-old left-handed hitting middle infielder is batting .263 with a .358 on-base percentage, .504 slugging percentage and .862 OPS in 63 games (260 plate appearances). He has 12 homers, 12 doubles, three triples, 37 RBIs, 29 walks and 58 strikeouts.
“It’s really just improve with those (swing) decisions, especially with two strikes,” Pico said. “But it’s been really fun to watch him work and hit so far.”
Christian Foutch (fifth round, 148th overall): The 22-year-old righty has a 6.18 ERA and 1.88 WHIP in 14 outings (10 starts) for Salem. The issue has been control. He has 46 walks in 39 ⅓ innings. But he has limited opponents to a .203 batting average and has a 29% strikeout percentage.
Leighton Finley (sixth round, 178th overall, Georgia): The 22-year-old righty has a 4.16 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and .260 opponents’ batting average in 14 outings (12 starts) for Salem. He has 61 strikeouts and 37 walks in 59 ⅓ innings. He had a 10-strikeout game against Myrtle Beach on June 24. But he needs to cut down on walks. He had six walks while giving up only one hit in 3 ⅓ innings Tuesday.
Myles Patton (seventh round, 208th overall, Texas A&M): The 22-year-old lefty posted a 4.76 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and .217 opponents’ batting average in six outings (three starts) for Salem beforelanding on the seven-day injured list May 23 due to an elbow strain. He struck out 25 and walked 12 in 22 ⅔ innings.
Dylan Brown (eighth round, 238th overall, Old Dominion): The 22-year-old lefty has a 3.56 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and .244 opponents’ batting average in 13 outings (12 starts) combined between Salem and Greenville. He has struck out 33.5% of the batters he has faced.
Jacob Mayers (ninth round, 268th overall): The 22-year-old righty has a 3.18 ERA and 1.39 WHIP in 13 outings (six starts) for Salem. He has limited opponents to a .146 batting average while recording a 32.2% strikeout percentage. But walks have been an issue with 36 in 39 ⅔ innings.
Maximus Martin (10th round, 298th overall, Kansas State): The 22-year-old right-handed hitter, who began the season on the IL, has played in six rehab games for the Florida Complex League Red Sox since June 26. He’s 8 for 20 (.400) with two home runs and two doubles.
He batted .270 with a .381 on-base percentage, .371 slugging percentage and .752 OPS in 25 games (105 plate appearances) for Salem and Greenville last year after being drafted.
Barrett Morgan (11th round, 328th overall, Cowley Community College): The 21-year-old righty had a 2.86 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, .178 opponents’ batting average, 44 strikeouts and 17 walks in 12 outings (nine starts) for Salem before landing on theseven-day injured list June 30 with a shoulder impingement.
Ethan Walker (12th round, 358th overall, Kentucky): The 22-year-old lefty has a 4.33 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in nine outings (two starts) between Salem and the FCL. While he’s held opponents to a .186 batting average to go along with a 31.2% strikeout percentage, he has walked 21 in 27 innings.
Jack Winnay (13th round, 388th overall, Wake Forest): The 23-year-old first baseman/third baseman is the second member of the Red Sox’ 2025 draft class to reach Double-A. He is batting .261 with a .427 on-base percentage, .469 slugging percentage, .896 OPS, 13 homers, eight doubles, 35 RBIs, 58 walks and 59 strikeouts in 66 games (295 plate appearances) between Greenville and Double-A Portland.
Carter Rasmussen (14th round, 418th overall, Wofford): The 22-year-old righty has allowed 21 earned runs (14.92 ERA), 11 hits and 36 walks while striking out 18 in 12 ⅔ innings of relief in the FCL.
Skylar King (15th round, 448th overall, West Virginia): The 22-year-old outfielder is batting .231 with a .321 on-base percentage, .409 slugging percentage, .730 OPS, 10 homers, 11 doubles, one triple, 34 RBIs, 28 walks, 52 strikeouts and 25 steals in 65 games (272 plate appearances).
Jason Gilman (16th round, 478th overall, Kean): The 23-year-old has a 2.45 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and .189 opponents’ batting average in 11 outings (seven starts) for Salem. He has recorded 60 strikeouts while walking 24 in 40 ⅓ innings.
Patrick Galle (17th round, 508th overall, Mississippi): The Red Sox traded the 22-year-old righty to the Cardinals on April 6 as the player to be named later in the Sonny Gray trade. He has a 5.64 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and .206 opponents’ batting average in 26 relief outings between Low-A and High-A in the St. Louis system.
Cade Fisher (18th round, 538th overall, Auburn): Fisher was assigned to the Florida Complex League Red Sox where he’s rehabbing. It’s still to be determined whether he pitches this season.
Fabian Bonilla (19th round, 568th overall, Christian Military Academy in Puerto Rico): The 18-year-old was Boston’s only high school draft pick in 2025. The Sox have assigned him to the Florida Complex League where he’s rehabbing. It’s still to be determined whether he plays in games this year.
Garrison Summer (20th round, 598th overall, BYU): Summer is Boston’s only 2025 draft pick who did not sign. He returned to BYU where he had a 6.78 ERA in 15 outings (10 starts) this collegiate season. Despite the high ERA, he had 85 strikeouts in 66 ⅓ innings, finishing with a 28% strikeout percentage.
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