Boston Red Sox minor league players
Below is a partial list of players in the Boston Red Sox minor 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. Brayan Bello. Brayan Bello (born  May 17, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. Bello signed with the Red Sox as an international free agent in July 2017. He spent his first professional season in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox and Gulf Coast League Red Sox. In 2019, he played for the Greenville Drive. In 2020, due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of COVID-19, he did not play professionally. He started 2021 with Greenville before being promoted to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs. He was selected to the mid-season  All-Star Futures Game, where he allowed one run on one hit in of an inning of relief. Overall during 2021, Bello made six starts for Greenville and 15 starts for Portland, going a combined 7–3 with 3.87 ERA while striking out 132 batters in innings. On November 19, in advance of the Rule 5 draft, the Red Sox added Bello to their 40-man roster. Bello began the 2022 season with Portland. Nick Decker. Nicholas Decker (born October 2, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at and , 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. He played in the 2017 Perfect Game All American Classic, where he received a lot of exposure with draft scouts. 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. 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. He began the 2019 season in extended spring training, then joined the Class A Short Season Lowell Spinners at the start of their season. With Lowell, he appeared in 53 games, batting .247 with six home runs and 25 RBIs. 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. Decker began the 2021 season in Low-A with the Salem Red Sox. 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. Overall during 2021, Decker played 73 games while batting .270 with eight home runs and 40 RBIs. Decker began the 2022 season in High-A with the Greenville Drive. Jeter Downs. Jeter Deion Downs (born July 27, 1998) is a Colombian-American professional baseball shortstop for the Boston Red Sox organization. Downs attended Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami Gardens, Florida, and played for the school's baseball team as a shortstop. He committed to attend the University of Miami on a college baseball scholarship. Downs is named after Hall  of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter. His brother, Jerry Jr., is also a professional baseball player. The Cincinnati Reds selected Downs with the 32nd overall selection of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the Reds for a $1.825 million signing bonus. After signing, he was assigned to the Billings Mustangs of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, where he spent all of his first professional season, posting a .267 batting average with six home runs and 29 RBIs in 50 games. Downs spent the 2018 season with the Dayton Dragons of the Class A Midwest League where he  hit .257 with 13 home runs, 47 RBIs, and 37 stolen bases in 120 games. On December 21, 2018, the Reds traded Downs to the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with Homer Bailey and Josiah Gray in exchange for Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig, Alex Wood, Kyle Farmer and cash considerations. He began 2019 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and was selected to the mid-season California League all-star game and post-season league all-star team. He played in 107 games for Rancho Cucamonga, hitting .269 with 19 homers and 75 RBI. The Dodgers promoted him to the Double-A  Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League on August 20, 2019, where he hit .333 in 12 games with five homers and 11 RBI. On February 10, 2020, Downs was traded to the Boston Red Sox along with Alex Verdugo and Connor Wong in exchange for Mookie Betts, David Price and cash considerations. Downs did not play during 2020, due to cancellation of the minor league season. Following the 2020 season, Downs was ranked by "Baseball America" as the Red Sox' number two prospect. Downs began the 2021 season in Triple-A with the Worcester Red Sox. In May, he was  named to the roster of the Colombia national baseball team for the Americas Qualifying Event for the Olympics. He was selected to play in the mid-season All-Star Futures Game, where he went 1-for-2, driving in two runs with a double. In 99 games with Worcester, Downs batted .190 with 14 home runs and 39 RBIs. After the regular season, Downs was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League. On November 19, in advance of the Rule 5 draft, the Red Sox added Downs to their 40-man roster. Downs began the 2022 season with Worcester. Ryan  Fitzgerald. Ryan Fitzgerald (born June 17, 1994) is an American professional baseball utility player in the Boston Red Sox organization. Fitzgerald grew up in Burr Ridge, Illinois and attended Fenwick High School. Fitzgerald played college baseball at Creighton for four seasons. He was named second team All-Big East Conference as a junior. Fitzgerald batted .230 as a senior. Fitzgerald was undrafted in the 2016 MLB draft. He signed with the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the independent American Association of Professional Baseball in 2017. His contract was purchased by the Boston Red Sox on May 15, 2018. The Red Sox  assigned Fitzgerald to the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League, where he batted .274 with 44 runs scored and 38 RBIs. He spent the 2019 season with Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox and hit .271 with 125 hits, 63 runs scored, and 65 RBIs and was named the organization's defensive player of the year. He started the 2021 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs. Fitzgerald was promoted to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox after batting .271 in 95 games with Portland. Fitzgerald was named to the Red Sox' 2022 spring training roster  as a non-roster invitee. He was assigned to Worcester to start the 2022 season. Michael Gettys. Michael Edward Gettys (born October 22, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at and , he throws and bats right-handed. Before August 2021, Gettys played as an outfielder. Gettys attended Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Georgia. He was the "Gainesville Times" Player of the Year in 2012 and 2014. He committed to play college baseball for the Georgia Bulldogs. Gettys was at one point considered a potential first round pick in the 2014 Major League  Baseball draft. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the second round of the draft. Gettys made his professional debut with the Arizona League Padres and spent the whole season there, slashing .310/.353/.437 with three home runs and 38 RBIs in 52 games. He spent 2015 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps and batted .231 with six home runs and 44 RBIs in 122 games. In 2016, he played for both Fort Wayne and the Lake Elsinore Storm, posting a combined .305 batting average with 12 home runs, 60 RBIs, and 33 stolen bases in 128 total games between  both clubs. Gettys returned to Lake Elsinore in 2017 where he batted .254 with 17 home runs, 51 RBIs, and 22 stolen bases in 116 games, and led all minor leaguers with 500 or more plate appearances with a strikeout percentage of 37.2%. In 2018, he played for the San Antonio Missions where he hit .230 with 15 home runs, 53 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases in 125 games. He spent 2019 in Triple-A with the El Paso Chihuahuas, slashing .256/.305/.517 with 31 home runs, 91 RBIs, and 14 stolen bases over 128 games. On November 17, 2020, Gettys  signed a minor-league deal with the Boston Red Sox. Gettys began the 2021 season in Triple-A with the Worcester Red Sox, batting .201 in 46 games with five home runs and 14 RBIs. In August 2021, he began playing as a pitcher; in five relief appearances with the Florida Complex League Red Sox, he allowed two runs in five innings (3.60 ERA) while striking out five batters. Gettys began the 2022 season in High-A with the Greenville Drive. Devlin Granberg. Devlin Granberg (born September 8, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox  organization. Granberg was born and grew up in Hudson, Colorado and attended Holy Family High School. Granberg began his college baseball career at Creighton. As a freshman, he hit for a .111 average in 18 at-bats. Granberg transferred to Cisco College after his freshman year. He batted .535 with seven home runs, 25 doubles 57 RBIs and 69 runs scored and was named the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore. Granberg transferred to Dallas Baptist University for his remaining collegiate eligibility and led the Missouri Valley Conference with .359 batting average in  his first season with the team. As a senior, he batted .443 with 13 home runs and 70 RBIs while leading the nation with 112 hits and was named the MVC Player of the Year. Granberg also won the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award. Granberg was selected in the 6th of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft by the Boston Red Sox. He was assigned to the Class A Short Season Lowell Spinners after signing with the team. Granberg began 2019 with the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League before being promoted to the Class A-Advanced  Salem Red Sox. He returned to Greenville, now the Red Sox's High-A affiliate, to begin the 2021 season. Greenberg batted .326 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs in 27 games before being promoted to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs. Granberg began the 2022 season on the injured list with Portland. Ronaldo Hernández. Ronaldo José Hernández (born November 11, 1997) is a Colombian professional baseball catcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at and , he throws and bats right-handed. Hernández signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in August 2014. He  made his professional debut in 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Rays, batting .227 in 13 games. He played 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Rays, slashing .340/.406/.485 with 6 home runs and 35 RBIs in 54 games, and 2017 with the Princeton Rays, hitting .332 with 5 home runs and 40 RBIs in 54 games. Hernández played 2018 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods where he slashed .284/.339/.494 with 21 home runs and 79 RBIs in 109 games. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas. He spent 2019 with the Charlotte Stone  Crabs, slashing .265/.299/.397 with 9 home runs and 60 RBI in 103 games. Hernández was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game. He played for the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League following the 2019 season. Hernández was added to the Rays 40–man roster following the 2019 season, and did not play during 2020 as the minor league season was canceled. On February 17, 2021, the Rays traded Hernández and Nick Sogard to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Chris Mazza and Jeffrey Springs. Hernández began the 2021 season in Double-A with the Portland  Sea Dogs and was promoted late in the season to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox; in 99 total games, be batted a combined .284 with 16 home runs and 58 RBIs. Hernández began the 2022 season with Worcester. He was selected to Boston's active roster on April 19, after both Christian Vázquez and Kevin Plawecki were placed on the COVID-related list, then returned to Worcester the following day, when Vázquez was reactivated. Gilberto Jiménez. Gilberto Jiménez (born July 8, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at and , he throws  right-handed and is a switch hitter. Jiménez first played professionally for the Dominican Summer League Red Sox in 2018, posting a .319 batting average with 22 runs batted in (RBIs) in 67 games. He spent 2019 with the Class A Short Season Lowell Spinners, batting .359 with three home runs and 19 RBIs in 59 games. He did not play professionally during 2020, due to cancellation of the minor-league season. He played for the Low-A Salem Red Sox in 2021, batting .306 with three home runs and 56 RBIs in 59 games. Jiménez began the 2022 season  in High-A with the Greenville Drive, ranked 18th within Boston's top 30 prospects by MLB.com. Blaze Jordan. Blaze Jordan (born December 19, 2002) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization. Jordan rose to prominence as a child when he went viral after hitting a home run at Globe Life Park in Arlington at age 11 and a home run at age 13. In eighth grade, he committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University. He attended DeSoto Central High School in Southaven, Mississippi. In 2019, he hit .440 with ten home  runs and 46 RBIs. Following the season, he reclassified from the class of 2021 to the class of 2020. That summer, he won the 2019 High School Home Run Derby at Progressive Field, hitting a total of 27 home runs over three rounds. He also played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and the Perfect Game All-American Classic. 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. Jordan was  selected by the Boston Red Sox in the third round (89th overall) of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $1.75 million. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season, he spent the summer working out and practicing in his home state of Mississippi. Following that summer, he spent time at Fenway South participating in Boston's instructional league. Jordan began the 2021 season in extended spring training before being assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox in late June. 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. Over nine games with Salem, Jordan hit .250 with two home runs and seven RBIs. Jordan returned to Salem to open the 2022 season. Niko Kavadas. Niko Kavadas (born October 27, 1998) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization. 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. 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. 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. 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 . 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". Kavadas finished his collegiate career with 46 home runs and 146 RBIs while batting for a .286 average over 161 games played. Kavadas was selected in the 11th round of the 2021 MLB draft by the Red Sox. He signed with the team on August 1, 2021, and received a $250,000 bonus. He was initially assigned to the Florida Complex League Red Sox , then promoted to the Low-A Salem Red Sox in August. Overall with both teams in 2021, Kavadas batted .256 with two home runs and six RBIs in 15 games. Kavadas began the 2022 season with Salem. Christian Koss. Christian Koss (born January 27, 1998) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Boston Red Sox organization. Koss was born and grew up in Riverside, California and attended John W. North High School. Koss played college baseball career at UC Irvine for three seasons. Following his freshman and sophomore seasons, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red  Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league All-Star in 2018. Koss batted .307 with five home runs and 30 RBIs in 54 games as a junior. Koss was selected in the 12th of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the Colorado Rockies. He was assigned to the Grand Junction Rockies, where he batted .332 with 11 home runs, 11 doubles, four triples and 51 RBIs. Koss was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor league pitcher Yoan Aybar on December 4, 2020. Koss spent the 2021 season with the High -A Greenville Drive and batted .271 with 15 home runs. Koss was named to the Red Sox' 2022 spring training roster as a non-roster invitee. He began the 2022 season in Double-A with the Portland Sea Dogs. Liu Chih-jung. Liu Chih-jung (; born April 7, 1999) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. Liu played shortstop and pitcher in high school. He participated in the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup for Chinese Taipei as a pitcher and position player. Due to a heavy pitching load in high school, Liu's coaches at  Chinese Culture University utilized his skills solely as a position player during his first season of collegiate baseball. He returned to the mound in 2019. Liu pitched in the 2019 Asian Baseball Championship, in which he was named the most valuable player, and the Chinese Taipei national baseball team won the gold medal. He was to appear in the 2019 WBSC Premier12, but sat out the tournament due to injuries. Liu signed with the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher on October 23, 2019, for US$750,000. Liu arrived in the United States for spring training with the Red Sox  in February 2020. 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. 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, and was then promoted to the Salem Red Sox in early July. Overall during the 2021 season, he compiled a 4.23 ERA and 5–1 record in 13 starts while striking out 60 batters in innings pitched. Liu began the 2022 season in High-A with the Greenville  Drive. Matthew Lugo. Matthew Jabel Lugo (born May 9, 2001) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the Boston Red Sox organization. He is the nephew of former MLB player Carlos Beltrán. After Lugo's junior year in high school, he was selected to play in the 2018 Perfect Game All-American Classic. He was committed to the University of Miami and was the highest-ranked Puerto Rican prospect (No. 38) in the 2019 MLB draft. In the draft, the Red Sox selected Lugo in the second round. 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. In the winter, Lugo played in the Puerto Rican Winter League for Atenienses de Manatí. 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. 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. Lugo began the 2022 season in High-A with the Greenville Drive. Bryan Mata. Bryan Eduardo Mata (born  May 3, 1999) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at and , 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. 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 A Greenville Drive where he posted a 5–6 record with a 3.74 ERA in  17 starts. MLB.com ranked Mata as Boston's fourth best prospect going into the 2018 season. Playing for the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox, Mata was the sole Boston prospect selected to the 2018 All-Star Futures Game, where he pitched an inning of scoreless relief, allowing one hit while walking one and striking out one. In 17 starts for Salem, Mata was 6–3 with a 3.50 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP. Mata started the 2019 season with Salem, and was promoted to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs on July 1. Overall with both teams during the season , Mata compiled a 7–7 record with 3.43 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 105 innings. 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. Following the 2020 season, Mata was ranked by "Baseball America" as the Red Sox' number four prospect. On November 20, 2020, Mata was added to the 40-man roster. During 2021 spring training, he sustained a slight UCL tear. On April 13, 2021, Mata underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his 2021 season. Mata began the 2022 season on the injured list  in Triple-A with the Worcester Red Sox. Chris Murphy. Christopher Michael Murphy (born June 5, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher who plays in the Boston Red Sox organization. Murphy grew up in Granada Hills, California, and graduated from high school there. He played college baseball for the San Diego Toreros for three seasons. He was named a Freshman All-American by "Collegiate Baseball" after posting a 3–4 record with a 4.17 ERA and a team-high 89 strikeouts. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a  junior, Murphy went 4–3 with a 3.50 ERA and 87 strikeouts with 43 walks over innings pitched. Murphy was selected in the sixth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the Boston Red Sox. After signing with the team, he was assigned to the Class A Short Season Lowell Spinners and posted a 1.08 ERA with 34 strikeouts in innings pitched. Murphy began the 2021 season with the High-A Greenville Drive before being promoted to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs. Overall with both teams during 2021, Murphy made 21 appearances (20 starts), compiling a 4.62 ERA  and 8–5 record while striking out 128 batters in innings. Murphy began the 2022 season with Portland. Hudson Potts. Hudson James Potts (born Hudson Sanchez on October 28, 1998) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization. Hudson Potts was known as Hudson Sanchez until 2016, when he took his stepfather's last name. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft out of Carroll Senior High School. He had committed to play college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies, but chose to sign  with the Padres. After signing, Potts spent 2016 with both the Arizona League Padres and the Tri-City Dust Devils, posting a combined .280 batting average with one home run and 27 RBIs in 59 games between both teams. He spent 2017 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps where he batted .253 with 20 home runs, 69 RBIs, and a .731 OPS in 125 games, and 2018 with the Lake Elsinore Storm (earning California League All-Star honors) and the San Antonio Missions, slashing .260/.335/.455 with 19 home runs and 63 RBIs in 128 games between the two teams. He spent  2019 with the Amarillo Sod Poodles, slashing .227/.290/.406 with 16 home runs and 59 RBIs over 107 games. Following the 2019 season, Potts played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League. On August 30, 2020, Potts and outfielder Jeisson Rosario were traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mitch Moreland. Although he did not play during 2020 due to cancellation of the minor league season, Potts was subsequently invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league. On November 20, 2020, Potts was added to the 40-man roster. During spring training in 2021, he  suffered an oblique strain. He began the minor-league season on the injured list until activated in June, joining the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs where he batted .217 with 11 home runs and 47 RBIs in 78 games. On March 22, 2022, Potts was designated for assignment by the Red Sox, removing him from the team's 40-man roster as they added Kyle Tyler via a waiver claim. Potts began the 2022 season with Portland. Roniel Raudes. Roniel Antonio Raudes Meza (born January 16, 1998) is a Nicaraguan professional baseball pitcher who plays in the Boston Red Sox  Minor League Baseball system. Listed at and , he bats and throws right-handed. The Red Sox selected Raudes in the 2014 MLB International Draft, signing him a bonus of $250,000. Raudes throws an fastball with a maximum speed of . According to Red Sox scouts, he should throw harder once he adds some muscle to his skinny frame and physically matures without losing much athleticism. He also has a pair of promising secondary pitches, with his downer curveball at presently ranking ahead of his fading changeup. Raudes has been known to use an unorthodox pitching delivery motion. Aside from Anderson  Espinoza, Raudes had the best season of any Red Sox minor league pitcher in 2015. Only 17 years old, Raudes led the rookie-level Dominican Summer League with a very significant strikeout-to-walk ratio (63-to-3) in innings, which he concluded with a 3–0 record in four rookie-level Gulf Coast League starts, while allowing two earned runs for a 0.90 ERA in 20 innings. He was selected to the DSL All-Star Team and also was ranked by "Baseball America" as the Red Sox' number 24 prospect after the season. In 2016, Raudes joined the Class A Short  Season Greenville Drive, where he posted an 8–2 record with a 3.78 ERA in his first 14 starts and represented his team in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game. His first career highlight came on August 18, when he shut out the Kannapolis Intimidators, 2–0, completing seven innings in the longest start of his professional career, striking out four batters while only allowing four hits and one walk. Overall, Raudes went 11–6 with a 3.65 ERA and 1.19 WHIP in 24 starts, with 104 strikeouts and 23 walks in innings. He finished third in wins in the Red Sox  minor league system while posting the sixth-best ERA among starters. At 18, Raudes showed consistency in Greenville as the youngest pitcher in the league, as he had a chance to emerge as a mid-rotation starter as he matures physically and mentally. Raudes spent 2017 with the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox, where he pitched to a 4–7 record and 4.50 ERA in 23 games started. He finished the year rated as the Red Sox' number 12 prospect, according to MLB.com. Raudes also spent the 2018 season with Salem, recording a 2–5 record in 11 games (all starts ) with a 3.67 ERA; he spent approximately four months on the disabled list. Raudes underwent Tommy John surgery in January 2019, and did not pitch during the 2019 season. Late in 2020, after the minor league season was cancelled, Raudes played briefly in the Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League, but left his team due to an unspecified health issue. Raudes was assigned to the Florida Complex League Red Sox in July 2021, but was subsequently placed on the restricted list without having appeared in a game. Raudes began the 2022 season in extended spring training. Brandon Walter. Brandon Lee Walter (born  September 8, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. Walter grew up in New Castle, Delaware and attended Hodgson Vo-Tech High School. He finished his high school career with 23-3 record and an ERA of 0.83. Walter played college baseball at the University of Delaware. He became the Blue Hens' primary weekend starter as a freshman and was named third team All-Colonial Athletic Association after going 7-3 with 3.63 ERA and 85 strikeouts. Walter tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow in the ninth start of his sophomore  season, requiring him to undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the year and his entire junior season. He returned in 2019 and went 5-6 with 3.86 ERA and striking out 106 batters over innings pitched. Walter was selected in the 26th round of the 2019 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox. After signing with the team he was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Red Sox. Walter began the 2021 season with the Low-A Salem Red Sox. He was promoted to the High-A Greenville Drive after posting a 1.45 ERA over 13 appearances . Walter made 25 appearances with 14 starts between the two teams and was named the Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year after having a 2.92 ERA, a 0.97 WHIP, and holding opposing batters to a .199 batting average. Walter began the 2022 season in Double-A with the Portland Sea Dogs. Thad Ward. Thaddeus J. Ward (born January 16, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at and , he both throws and bats right-handed. Ward attended Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, Florida, and played college baseball at the  University of Central Florida. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fifth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. Ward made his professional debut with the Lowell Spinners during the 2018 season, appearing in 11 games (all starts) with an 0–3 record and 3.77 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 31 innings. He spent 2019 with the Greenville Drive and Salem Red Sox, pitching to an overall 8–5 record with 2.14 ERA and 157 strikeouts in innings. He was named the Red Sox' minor league pitcher of the year for 2019. After the 2020 minor league season  was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league. Following the 2020 season, Ward was ranked by "Baseball America" as the Red Sox' number 10 prospect. Ward began the 2021 season in Double-A with the Portland Sea Dogs. He made two starts, striking out 11 batters in eight innings while allowing five runs (5.63 ERA), before undergoing Tommy John surgery in early June, ending his season. Ward began the 2022 season on the injured list with Portland. Josh Winckowski. Joshua Winckowski (born June 28, 1998) is an American professional  baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox organization of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at and , he throws and bats right-handed. Winckowski attended Estero High School in Estero, Florida. The Toronto Blue Jays selected him in the 15th round of the 2016 MLB draft. Winckowski played in the Blue Jays' farm system from 2016 through 2019, reaching the Class A-Advanced level with the Dunedin Blue Jays. In four seasons with the Toronto organization, Winckowski made 54 appearances (50 starts), compiling an 18–17 win–loss record with a 3.35 earned run average (ERA). On January 27, 2021, Winckowski was  traded to the New York Mets alongside Yennsy Díaz and Sean Reid-Foley in exchange for Steven Matz. On February 10, 2021, Winckowski was traded to the Boston Red Sox with Franchy Cordero and three players to be named later in a three-team trade, where the Kansas City Royals acquired Andrew Benintendi and the Mets received Khalil Lee. Winckowski began the 2021 season in Double-A with the Portland Sea Dogs and was promoted late in the season to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox. Overall with both teams, he appeared in 23 games (22 starts), compiling a 3.94  ERA and 9–4 record while striking out 101 batters in 112 innings. After the regular season, Winckowski was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League. On November 19, in advance of the Rule 5 draft, the Red Sox added Winckowski to their 40-man roster. Winckowski began the 2022 season with Worcester. Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters. As part of Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball prior to the 2021 season, the Red Sox dropped the Lowell Spinners, a Class A Short Season team, as an affiliate. Triple-A. The Worcester Red Sox are  members of the International League. They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2021. Double-A. The Portland Sea Dogs are members of the Eastern League. They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2003. High-A. The Greenville Drive are members of South Atlantic League. They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2005. Single-A. The Salem Red Sox are members of Carolina League. They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2009. Rookie. The Florida Complex League Red Sox are members of the Florida Complex League (FCL). They have been a Red Sox affiliate since 1989; the  team was known as the Gulf Coast League Red Sox prior to 2021. Foreign Rookie. 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.