Off Day News: Final 2020 Draft Revisit (5/25/26)

Its an off-day and this will be the last time we take a look back at the ill-fated 2020 MLB Draft for the Boston Red Sox. Its been 6 years and nothing good has come out of it...for Boston anyway. Let's see how the draft turned out and never speak of it again.

1st Round - INF Nick Yorke

                                                         

The good news was first round pick Nick Yorke did make the majors....the bad news was it wasn't with the Red Sox. Yorke showed promise in 2021 and 2022 after Covid ended then hit .268 with 13 home runs for the Portland Sea Dogs in 2023. Yorke was in Worcester in 2024 hitting .310 with 6 home runs when he was sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitching prospect Quinn Priester at the trade deadline. Yorke had an 11 game cup of coffee with the Pirates and 22 games in 2025. He made the Pirates out of Spring Training this season but was optioned back to Indianapolis after hitting .197 with one home run. The bottom line was former Red Sox GM Chaim Bloom drafted a production line of infielders in the early rounds from 2020-23 and deemed Yorke expendable. It was the right pick to make, its too bad he just had to seek his fortunes elsewhere. On top of everything, the Sox traded Priester too and Quinn went 13-3 with Milwaukee in 2025.

2nd Round - None

3rd Round - INF Blaze Jordan

As mentioned many times, 3rd round pick Blaze Jordan was a known name long before the 2020 draft hitting 400 foot bombs as a teenager in his native Mississippi. After clubbing 19 home runs his first three years of high school, Covid ruined his senior year but it didn't stop the Sox from taking him with the 89th pick of the draft. He developed slowly as most high schoolers turned MLB prospects do, but it was worth the wait.....for the most part. His breakout season was in 2023 for Greenville and Portland smashing 18 home runs and driving in 86. In 2024 he dealt with a broken finger that limited him to 7 home runs but in 2025 he was back to his old self, hitting 12 home runs and driving 62 runs between Portland and Worcester by the end of July. That's when the numbers game came into play. The Sox made a calculated decision with Triston Casas out for the season to stick with Dominic Brown as their first baseman rather than promote the 22 year old Jordan. Instead, Jordan was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for veteran relief pitcher Steven Matz. Matz solidified the bullpen that had been shaky and helped the Sox make the playoffs. Meanwhile given new life in St. Louis, Jordan is currently hitting .329 with 9 home runs for the Memphis Redbirds. A call to St. Louis will be here sooner rather than later. With all this in mind, was this a good pick? He hasn't made the majors yet so on a technicality, the Sox missed out on Cleveland Guardians outfielder Petey Halpin taken just 6 picks after Jordan. However, hindsight is 20/20. Had the Sox known Triston Casas would never come back, they might have traded a different prospect for Matz. Still, He won't turn 24 until December so if Blaze does make his debut this year, that's a feather in Chaim Bloom's cap. For a not so fun fact, Kyle Harrison was taken by the Giants 4 picks before Jordan for more salt in THAT wound.

4th Round - Jeremy Wu-Yelland

Injuries are a bitch and look no further than Boston's fourth round draft choice in the 2020 draft, Hawaii University left hander Jeremy Wu-Yelland. After failing as a starter, Yelland tossed 13 innings allowing just 1 run before the 2020 season was cancelled. The Sox took him in the fourth round 118th overall and put him back in the rotation where he was 2-4 with a 3.91 ERA between Salem and Greenville. Then disaster struck as he had Tommy John surgery in April of 2022 which wiped out most of his 2023 season as well. In 2024 he pitched like absolute crap for Greenville but after missing the first month of 2025, he rebounded to go 2-0 with a 3.18 ERA in Portland. That's where the story ends because he's been on the Injured List ever since. If he doesn't come back soon throwing darts, he's a gonner. The Sox have a bevy of pitchers from the 2024 and 2025 drafts coming up and Yelland turns 27 in June. To add insult to injury, just three picks after the Sox took Yelland, the Milwaukee Brewers took outfielder Joey Wiemer who made his ML debut in 2023 and is hitting close to .290 with Washington this season. Yelland had the 95 mph fastball, its too bad his body isn't holding up. There's still a small fraction of hope they might get something out of him, but time is running out.

5th Round - Shane Drohan

Just like Nick Yorke, the good news was Boston's fifth round pick, left handed pitcher Shane Drohan out of Florida State University made the majors....it just wasn't with Boston. Drohan had a very peculiar journey as he posted a 7-4 record with a 3.96 ERA in 2021 for Salem and a 6-7 record with a 4.00 ERA for Greenville in 2022. In 2023 he started the season 5-0 with a 1.32 ERA in 6 starts to earn a promotion to Worcester where he....totally crapped the bed going 5-7 with a 6.47 ERA. Unprotected in the Rule 5 Draft, Drohan was picked up by the Chicago White Sox where he battled injuries and ineffectiveness before the White Sox sent him back to the Red Sox in 2024. He missed 3 months in 2025 and was batting practice in 3 starts for Greenville....then suddenly found his groove in Worcester going 5-1 with a 2.27 ERA to end the season. Then then came the fateful trade that sent him, David Hamilton and Kyle Harrison to the Milwaukee Brewers for Caleb Durbin, Andruw Monasterio, Anthony Siegler and a second round draft pick. Drohan actually made his MLB debut as a starter against the Red Sox on April 8th before being sent down to AAA. He was brought back up as a relief pitcher where he's thriving, posting a 2-1 record with a 2.63 ERA. Much like Blaze Jordan with St. Louis, it took a very long time but it looks like Drohan is off and running with Milwaukee. He's 27 years old now and he definitely seemed expendable with the bulk of the Sox draft choices being pitchers the last few seasons, a change of scenery might be what the doctor ordered. Then again, imagine HIM in the Sox bullpen now instead of Ryan Watson.

RFA - RHP Jacinto Arredondo

With only five rounds, the Red Sox ended up signing SIXTEEN rookie free agents following the draft. First up was right handed pitcher Jacinto Arredondo out of Tampa College. He was originally committed to Auburn back in 2017 but was one of the casualties when Sunny Golloway was fired...which is a story for another day. He was named D2 College World Series MVP for Tampa in 2019 and just like everyone else, his 2020 season was cut short due to Covid. Signed by the Sox, he was 2-2 with a 4.09 ERA out of the bullpen for Salem in 2021 but was batting practice in Greenville in 2022 posting a 3-1 record but with a 6.30 ERA. Realizing he was in over his head, he chose to retire in January of 2023. It takes a brave man to know when its not going to work out and chooses to retire rather than waste everyone's time. Currently he's the head baseball coach at South Sumter Prep School in Florida. Last year he was named Coach of The Year for their league. Nice to see Arredondo find success in coaching he didn't pitching with Greenville.

RFA - RHP Jordan DiValerio

Another rookie free agent signed was right handed pitcher Jordan DiValerio out of St. Joseph's University. Supposedly Chris Sale himself was apart of recruiting Jordan to sign with Boston. Unfortunately DiValerio was straight batting practice in his time in the organization. He was 4-0 with Greenville in 2022 but with a 5.32 ERA. In 2023 he was 5-6 with a 5.08 ERA for the Drive and got cut in Spring Training in 2024. He hooked on with the Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League and went 20-6 as a starter the last two seasons. Who knows, maybe someone will sign him as a reclamation project for the 2026 season? Either way its good to see him still active in the baseball world.

RFA - RHP Brian Van Belle

Much like Nick Yorke, its a shame that it took going to another organization for right handed pitcher Brian Van Belle to make his major league debut. Van Belle had allowed just 2 earned runs in 26 innings for Miami Ohio University when Covid wiped out the season. He showed flashes of promise in his rise from the Greenville Drive in 2021 to the Worcester Red Sox in 2024 but his ERA was rarely below 4.20. In 2025, he was 5-1 with a 2.28 ERA when he was sent to the Cincinnati Reds for a brown sack full of money. He was almost immediately traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for old pal Zack Littell. He had a 4 game cup of coffee for the Rays but injured his arm and not only missed the rest of the season, but he won't pitch this year either. Its a shame how he was just coming into his own when he went down. He'll be 30 at the start of the 2027 season but hopefully he bounces back.

RFA - Catcher Jose Garcia

In some cases you had guys that made it like Nick Yorke, Shane Drohan and Brian Van Belle...and then you have guys like Florida International University catcher Jose Garcia that didn't come close. Garcia caught 21 games between the Florida Complex and the Salem Red Sox in 2021 and caught 37 between Salem and Greenville in 2022. His problem? He couldn't hit. He hit just .216 in 2022 in Salem and just .177 in Greenville in his 5 game appearance. In February 2023 during Spring Training he realized he was in over his head and called it quits. Once again, it takes a smart and courageous man to walk away rather than waste people's time.

RFA - RHP Graham Hoffman

Injuries are known to derail careers and one of the casualties was right handed pitcher Graham Hoffman out of South Florida University. He had Tommy John surgery in 2019 and Covid wiped out 2020. He missed 2021 with a right flexor strain although he looked like he was turning the corner in 2022 between Salem and Greenville. In 2023 he bottomed out going 2-2 with a 6.55 ERA before he was released in August. These days he's a Corporate Banking Credit Associate in his home state wearing one of the finest suits and ties you'll ever see. Good to see him doing well, its a shame multiple injuries kept him from baseball success.

RFA - INF Jake MacKenzie

A lot of people felt the Sox gave up too soon on infielder Jake MacKenzie but he hasn't exactly burnt them since he's been gone. After having 3 good seasons for Fordham University, the Sox picked up MacKenzie as a rookie free agent after the 2020 draft. He played in just 54 games between Salem and Greenville in 2021 and suddenly was released in spring training in 2022. Why? Who the hell knows. After spending 2022 and parts of 2023 in the Independent League, MacKenzie was signed by the Colorado Rockies. After hitting .310 for the Complex Rockies, he was promoted to Spokane for a 5 game cup of coffee. That would be it for MacKenzie in pro ball as he ended up playing for Quebec in the Frontier League in 2024. The Sox cut their losses early with MacKenzie and it didn't come back to haunt them.

RFA - RHP Maceo Campbell

The Sox got what they paid for when they signed right handed pitcher Maceo Campbell out of Longwood University after the 2020 draft as a rookie free agent. Campbell pitched in just 16 games for Longwood and allowed 22 runs in 22 innings. What possessed then Sox GM Chaim Bloom to sign him is anyone's guess. He was 4-5 between Greenville and Salem in 2022 with an ERA over 6 and allowed 38 runs in 36 innings in 2023 for Greenville. He was released in spring training in 2024 and has been bouncing around the independent leagues ever since. No disrespect to Campbell as a human being and he did his best on the mound, but what about his stats at Longwood prompted Chaim Bloom to take a flier on him?

RFA - RHP Cole Milam

The Sox took a crapshot when they signed Southern Illinois Edwardsville right handed pitcher Cole Milam after the 2020 season. After having hideous 2018 and 2019 seasons in college, Milam looked to have been on the verge of a breakout in 2020 when Covid came to cancel the season. In 2021, he had an 11 game stretch where he looked like he knew what he was doing for the Complex but allowed 12 runs in 20 innings to finish the season in Salem. Rather than give it another shot in 2022, Milam called it quits in December 2021. Now he's a Certified Financial Planner for Gatewood Health Solutions in his home state of Illinois. If you need some financial planning in Illinois, he's the guy to see. After all, he wears an impeccable tie.

RFA - RHP Merfy Andrew-Marmolejos

What happens when a one trick pony's one trick isn't even that good? You get right handed pitcher Merfy Andrew-Marmolejos. He was already 22 years old when he enrolled at ASA College in Miami and proceeded to allow 32 runs in 26 innings in 2018 and 2019. Transferring to St. Thomas, he was 3-0 in 5 games before Covid wiped out the 2020 season. What caught the eye of the Sox? He could hit 101 on the gun. The problem is, he had absolutely no idea where it was going in college and then in the pro's, it had no movement. He allowed 23 runs in 19 innings between the Complex and Salem before he allowed 12 runs in 10 innings for the Complex before being released in July 2022. He looks to be having the time of his life on Instagram these days so its good to see him in high spirits. It's too bad his fastball was straight as an arrow.

RFA - 1B Cuba Bess

What a strange journey its been for Cuba Bess, who was signed as a first baseman out of Grand Canyon University following the 2020 draft. He hit .250 for the Florida Complex Red Sox in 2021 and was inexplicably cut in spring training in 2022. He was picked up by the Colorado Rockies and made it to Spokane in both 2022 and 2023. After getting cut by the Rockies, he spent time as a personal trainer before playing in the independent league in 2025 for the Yuba-Sutter High Wheelers. Least he's still in the game somewhere.

RFA - RHP Robert Kwiatkowski

As sad as it sounds, a lot of these prospects barely made it past A ball. One that did was right handed pitcher Robert Kwiatkowski out of Marshall University. Also unlike the others, he looked to be on the fast track in 2021 when he went 6-0 with a 3.58 ERA for Salem. His breakout season was in 2024 when he was 11-2 with a 2.92 ERA out of the bullpen for Portland which earned him a late season promotion to the Worcester Red Sox. He was 2-0 with a 2.35 ERA and just as it looked like he had it figured it out....he was scooped up by the Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 Draft. Pitching for the Knoxville Smokies in 2025, he was 2-2 with a 4.15 ERA when he was released in June. How his career fell apart just by the change of scenery is anyone's guess but those are the breaks. Still, he made it further than a lot of other people on this list.

RFA - C Juan Montero

As sad as it sounds, only 2 players remain with the organization that were drafted or signed in 2020 and the second one is Puerto Rican Baseball Academy catcher Juan Montero. Quite simply, he can't hit for beans. After playing 2 years in the Complex, he hit .247 with no home runs in 23 games with Salem in 2023. In 2024 he played in 50 games and batted an even .200. In 2025 he got in 26 games between Greenville and Portland hitting just .188. He was activated just 6 days ago for Worcester and hasn't got in a game yet. This is a classic case of being a damn good defensive catcher that can't hit at all. Reports say he's a good clubhouse leader which actually compares him to the legendary Bob Uecker. Uecker made a lifetime career out of self deprecating humor about how bad he was as a player, yet didn't want anyone to know he was pretty good defensively. I doubt Juan Montero is due to be baseball's next big comedian but hey, at least there's nothing wrong with his glove or throwing arm.

RFA - RHP Henry Nunez

Recently 2021 draft pick Elmer Rodriguez made his ML debut with the New York Yankees after he was drafted out of the Puerto Rican Baseball Academy by the Red Sox. What's that got to do with right handed pitcher Henry Nunez? He wasn't taken out of the Academy but he too was a Puerto Rican teenager signed by the Sox after the 2020 draft. Unlike Rodriguez, Nunez was batting practice for the Florida Complex Sox in 2021 although he was 2-1 with a 1.85 ERA in 2022. He was released in Spring Training in 2023. He's been out of baseball since then, oh well.

RFA - RHP Casey Cobb

One of the disappointments in this crop was right handed pitcher Casey Cobb. He allowed 1 run in 12 innings for Alabama University when Covid wiped out the 2020 season. Signed by the Red Sox, he looked like the right choice when he was 4-0 with a 1.95 ERA between Salem and Greenville in 2021. Then he fell apart in 2022 going 4-4 with a 6.27 ERA between Greenville and Portland. After posting a 5.62 ERA in Greenville in 2023, he was released in November. He pitched in the independent leagues in 2024, he was out of baseball. Its too bad, after 2021 he looked like a breakout star and he fizzled.

RFA - RHP Joey Stock

Another casualty of the 2021 season was right handed pitcher Joey Stock. It seemed nothing could go wrong for not only the Boston Red Sox but their farm system as well. Not just Casey Cobb, but Joey Stock from Saint John's allowed 9 runs in 26 innings between the Complex and Salem in 2021. In 2022 he was 5-4 with a 2.85 ERA between Salem and Greenville making it look like he was ready to break out in 2023. Instead he fell flat on his face going 1-5 with an 8.31 ERA. He decided to retire in October rather than try again in 2024. Like its been said many times, it takes a man of great courage to realize he's in over his head and walk away. Its too bad everything went to hell after 2021....for everyone really.

RFA - RHP Nate Tellier

Stop me if you've heard this, a right handed pitcher taken by the Red Sox after the 2020 draft had a good 2021 and fell apart after. This time I'm talking about Attleboro's own Nate Tellier out of Umass-Dartmouth. He was 3-1 with a 2.31 ERA in 2021 between the Complex and Salem when...you guessed it...he fell apart in 2022. He was 0-3 with a 6.31 ERA in 2022 and the good news was he went 6-1 for Greenville in 2023....bad news was he had a 7.13 ERA. He was released in Spring Training 2024 and now makes a living as one of the Savanah Bananas traveling opponents. Least he gets to have fun every day now.

The bottom line was the 2020 draft was an unmitigated disaster that produced some talent, albeit the Sox don't get to enjoy it. Only 3 players made the show with 2 more still in the Red Sox system and another one in AAA with the St. Louis Cardinals. Still, the fact there were only 5 rounds limited the talent pool and turned the 2020 collegiate and high school athletes into a signing free for all. Still, the name of the game is MLB talent and Shane Drohan, Brian Van Belle and Nick Yorke made it with Blaze Jordan knocking at the door. It would have been nice to get more out of the rest of them but that's how it goes. This was the final look back at the 2020 draft class and hopefully 2021 will be a lot more successful when all is said and done.

Off-Day News: 2019 Draft Re-visit (5/21/26)

Today is an off-day and for the first time ever, we're going to take a look back....way back...to the Boston Red Sox 2019 MLB draft. Before 2020 there were FORTY rounds and it would be way too long to go through all of the selections. However we're going to take a look at some of the names you might recognize, even if they didn't make their careers in Boston. So let's see some of the highlights of Dave Dombrowski's last draft before getting the axe in September 2019.

2nd Round - INF Cam Cannon

Famously the Sox didn't have a first round pick in 2019 because they were over the Luxury Tax and MLB rolled a 20 on Smite. Their first pick was in the second round 43rd overall, infielder Cam Cannon. Why take him? He hit 8 home runs and hit .397 his senior year for Arizona State....just like another fella named Dustin Pedroia who had retired back in April of 2019. He looked to have a breakout in 2021 where he hit .302 with 8 home runs for the Greenville Drive in 2021 before getting a late call up to the Portland Sea Dogs where he tacked on 3 more home runs. In 2022 he played in just 51 games where he hit .245 between Florida Complex, Portland and Worcester. He was taken by the Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 Draft and hit .206 in 46 games for the Reading Fighting Phillies before being released. Unfortunately this was a wasted pick since he never got to the show and to add insult to injury, he was chosen ONE pick after the Orioles took Gunnar Henderson. 3 picks after Cannon, the Miami Marlins drafted Nasim Nunez who may not be hitting well for the Washington Nationals but does have 20 stolen bases this year. The Cincinnatti Reds also picked up Rece Hinds and Brandon Williamson with two picks in the second round after Cannon was taken. After spending a few years in the indy leagues, now he's a highly recommended real estate agent. If you need a house in Arizona, give Cam a call. 

2nd Round - INF Matthew Lugo

The good news was Boston's other second round pick made the Majors....bad news was it wasn't with Boston. Infielder Matthew Lugo was a can't miss kid out of Beltran Academy in Puerto Rico....owned by his uncle Carlos Beltran. In 2022 Lugo broke out with 18 home runs, 78 rbis and a .288 batting average for the Greenville Drive. He was limited to just 83 games with Portland in 2023 but was on the verge of a breakout in 2024. He hit .315 with 11 home runs to get the call to Worcester where he was hitting .250 with 5 home runs. Then Sox GM Craig Breslow idiotically sent Ryan Zeferjahn, Niko Kavadas, Lugo and Yeferson Vargas to the Los Angeles Angels for relief pitcher Luis Garcia. Garcia sucked in Boston while Lugo, Kavadas and Zeferjahn all made their ML debuts with the Angels. Lugo played in 31 games for the Angels last year but shockingly got demoted this year. He's not even playing in AAA, the 25 year old is with the Rocket City Trash Pandas in AA. Still, if those 31 games is all he ever plays, that's more than other guys taken in the second round ever played. Bet the Sox wish they had that trade back.

3rd Round - RHP Ryan Zeferjahn

Speaking of right handed pitcher Ryan Zeferjahn, he was taken in the third round of the 2019 draft out of Kansas University. It looked like a bad pick when he was batting practice for the Salem Red Sox in 2021 and the Greenville Drive in 2022....but got a 6 game callup to Portland at the end of 2022 going 3-0 with a 0.84 ERA. That looked like a fluke when he was 0-4 with a 5.02 ERA in 2023 for Portland but only allowed 2 runs in 13 innings to start 2024. He was promoted to Worcester where he was 0-3 with a 5.47 ERA when he was traded in the package for Luis Garcia. It looked like no big loss but then suddenly he was promoted to make his ML debut with the Angels. He posted a 2.12 ERA to end 2024 and went 6-5 with a 4.74 ERA out of the bullpen last year. This year he's 2-1 with a 4.50 ERA and while those may not be eye popping stats, at least he's in the show. He's not selling real estate or in Double A like the previous two. Even though he showed no promise with the Sox organization, this pick is still considered a success considering how far he got....even if it wasn't here.

4th Round - RHP Noah Song

Forget baseball career, the LIFE of right handed pitcher Noah Song should be a movie someday. Song pitched for four years in Annapolis for the US Naval Academy before getting picked by the Red Sox in the 4th round of the 2019 draft. After being the Lowell Spinners' ace to end 2019, he was subsequently drafted to become a real life Top Gun, going to flight school and missing the 2020-22 seasons. He was then taken by Philadelphia in the 2022 Rule 5 Draft by the man who drafted him, but since he didn't make the majors, he was returned to the Sox at the end of the 2023 season. Then he had to have Tommy John surgery that wiped out his 2024 season and most of 2025. He allowed 29 runs in 47 innings to finish 2025 between Portland and the Worcester Red Sox. This year he's 1-1 with a 6.17 ERA and it doesn't look like he's going to make it. Still, to be a real life Lieutenant Top Gun and pitch in AAA all before turning 29 is nothing to sneeze at. Still, it can't be considered a true success since he didn't get the call to Boston. He was the last pick of the fourth round and one pick later, the first of the 5th, the Baltimore Orioles took Darrell Hernaiz who's now playing for the Oakland A's. Still, since everyone else from the 2019 draft is gone, this makes Song the last of the Lowell Spinners to still be with Boston. Who knows, maybe there will be a Hollywood ending where he's pitching at Fenway this year. We can dream, right?

6th Round - LHP Chris Murphy

Another success was Boston's sixth round pick, left handed pitcher Chris Murphy out of San Diego University. Murphy allowed just 6 runs in 33 innings for the Lowell Spinners to end 2019 and was batting practice as a starter between 2021-23. Still, the lack of options out of the bullpen led the Sox to promote Murphy and his 6.32 ERA from Worcester to Boston on June 7, 2023. After having Tommy John surgery in 2024, he came back in late June 2025. He was 3-0 with a 3.12 ERA down the stretch for the Sox as they marched to the playoffs only to be upended by the New York Yankees. Then just to save a few dollars, Murphy was traded to the Chicago White Sox in November for catching prospect Ronny Hernandez. Fans were irate at the time but this year he's allowed 7 runs in 6 innings earning a demotion to the Charlotte Knights where he's 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA. If the 27 year old's best days are behind him, at least he can say he was apart of a playoff team in Boston. To those that say Dave Dombrowski couldn't draft, four out of his first six draft picks in this draft made the show.

10th Round - OF Steve Scott

In the 10th round, the Sox took outfielder Steve Scott out of Vanderbilt University. Why is this pick noteworthy? His minor league career wasn't anything to write about but its about the pick they DIDN'T make. Scott had a hell of 2021 hitting 16 home runs and driving in 71 runs between Salem and Greenville. In 2022, the Portland Sea Dogs made the playoffs due to 7 home runs in 59 games courtesy of Scott. In 2023 he made it to Worcester where he hit just .228 but with 13 home runs. With the log jam in the Red Sox outfield at the time (and still to this day), Scott was released in Spring Training in 2024. He spent two years with the Toledo Mud Hens but was released after hitting .138 last year. Just another failed 10th round pick in a sea full of them right? Problem is just two picks after the Sox took Scott, the Kansas City Royals took slugger Vinnie Pasquantino. Pasquantino hit 32 home runs and was third in the American League with 113 rbis last season with the Royals. We just saw Pasquantino for three games leading to today's off-day as well. As good as Dombrowski's picks were, taking Scott over Pasquantino haunted them big time.

14th Round - 1B Jordan Beck

Sometimes guys are drafted in the wrong place at the wrong time, such was the case when the Sox used their 14th round pick on an Alabama high school first baseman named Jordan Beck. Beck refused to sign with the Red Sox and ended up going to Tennessee University. This increased his draft stock enough to be drafted by the Colorado Rockies 38th overall in 2022. He played in 55 games with the Rockies in 2024 and belted 16 home runs while driving in 53 runs in 2025. This year he's only hitting .183 with a home run but the fact he made the show to begin with has to be considered a success...or half of one in this case. Dave Dombrowski's scouting department knew they had MLB caliber talent, he just chose to go to Tennessee instead. Oh well, what are you gonna do?

26th Round - LHP Brandon Walter

Dombrowski scored late in the draft when he took left handed pitcher Brandon Walter out of Delaware University in the 26th round. He was 5-4 with a 2.92 ERA between Salem and Greenville in 2021 and was 2-2 with a 2.88 ERA in 9 starts with Portland in 2022. He got a cup of coffee with Worcester to end 2022 and was pitching well in the Worcester rotation in 2023 when he got the call to Boston on June 22nd.....as a relief pitcher. He allowed 17 runs in 23 innings before being sent back to Worcester. In 2024 he missed the first few months of the season recovering from a rotar cuff injury when he was released. He was picked up by the Houston Astros although he didn't pitch. In 2025 he was 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA for the Sugarland Space Cowboys before being brought up by the Astros as a starter. Shockingly he was 1-3 but with a respectable 3.35 ERA in 9 starts. Unfortunately he's been injured this season but he's still a success story. With the rotation in shambles in 2023, its a wonder the Sox didn't put Walter in it outright but, that's another Chaim Bloom failure. Hopefully Walter recovers but either way, another Dombrowski draft pick that can be considered a success.

32nd Round - RHP Bradley Blalock

Another late round success was 32nd round pick, right handed pitcher Bradley Blalock out of Grayson High School in Georgia. After going 5-6 with a 2.99 ERA for the Gulf Coast Red Sox in 2019, he was 3-6 with a 4.27 ERA in 23 starts for Salem in 2022. He had Tommy John surgery in 2022 but it seemed to have fixed him. In 2023 he was 6-1 with a 2.82 ERA between Salem and Greenville when he was infamously traded for Milwaukee Brewers utility infielder Luis Urias at the 2023 trade deadline, more on that later. He was 5-2 with a 4.08 ERA for the Biloxi Shuckers when he made his major league debut in July of 2024 with 10 scoreless innings. That prompted the Brewers to trade him to Colorado at the deadline where he was 1-3 with a 6.07 ERA to end the season. Last year he was AWFUL, going 2-6 with a 9.36 ERA in 12 starts for the Rockies. This season he's currently 1-3 with a 4.74 ERA for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, the Miami Marlins AAA team. So why was the trade to Milwaukee so infamous? Not just Red Sox fans but Rafael Devers and Kenley Jansen of the Sox themselves were screaming at then-General Manager Chaim Bloom for help at the trade deadline. Just like his predecessor Dave Dombrowski in 2019, the only move Bloom made was trading Blalock for Urias. The Sox went right in the tank and Bloom was fired in September. If nothing else, Blalock is forever linked to the downfall of Chaim Bloom through no fault of his own. Becoming the 7th player to make the majors is nothing to sneeze at if you're Dave Dombrowski's scouting department.

37th Round - LHP Connor Prielipp

Hey look! Its tomorrow night's starter against the Red Sox, left handed pitcher Connor Prielipp of the Minnesota Twins. The current odds on favorite for AL Rookie of The Year was actually drafted by the Red Sox in the 37th round back in 2019....but just like Jordan Beck, he didn't sign. He ended up going to Alabama University where he was taken 48th overall in the 2022 draft by Minnesota. It looked like he wasn't headed very far when he went 1-9 with a 4.03 ERA between AA and AAA but turned it around this year. He was 1-0 with a 2.30 ERA in 3 starts before making his ML debut. He's currently 1-2 with a 2.88 ERA and if he keeps his ERA down, that might be good enough for Rookie of The Year. Just like with Jordan Beck, the scouting department knew he had talent, he just didn't sign.

So there you have it, there's our one and only look at the 2019 MLB Draft for the Boston Red Sox. 7 guys made the majors with an 8th shockingly still in the system. Cam Cannon was the Sox first pick due to Luxury Tax issues and the Sox missed out on Vinnie Pasquantino by two picks, no disrespect to Steve Scott. The rest of them were slam dunks, even if two of them didn't actually sign and 3 made their debuts elsewhere. Chris Murphy was an integral part of the 2025 playoff run and the trade in 2024 opened the door for Lugo and Zeferjahn to find MLB success. Who the hell thought Brandon Walter would become a stud in 2025 and hopefully his injury heals. The name of the game is development and for a lot of grief Sox fans have given Dave Dombrowski about gutting the farm system, it wasn't like he wasn't making good picks since seven made the show (with a possible 8th) in his final draft. If Craig Breslow isn't fired by the all-star break, it'll be interesting if he can draft 7 major leaguers in a single draft. Time will tell.

Duran, Sox Sweep Royals (5/20/26)

Looks like Jarren Duran has risen from the dead. After blasting a 3 run home run last night, Jarren was the difference maker in tonight's game against the Kansas City Royals. Connelly Early (4-2, 3.33 ERA) allowed a first inning home run to Salvador Perez but the Sox scratched out two runs against old pal Michael Wacha in the top of the second. Elias Diaz hit a two run shot off Early in the bottom of the fifth but Duran hit a two run shot off Steven Cruz in the top of the seventh. After Early left, the unlikely duo of Greg Weissert and Jovani Moran bridged the gap to Aroldis Chapman. Chapman locked it down and the Sox had swept the Royals out of Kansas City with a 4-3 victory at Kauffman Stadium.

                                                          Berry Gordy approves of the win

Wacha got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran struck out swinging to start. Masataka Yoshida grounded out to short and Wilyer Abreu struck out swinging to end the inning. Early got the ball in the bottom of the first and Maikel Garcia grounded back to the mound to start. Bobby Witt Jr grounded out to short but Salvador Perez hit a home run all the way to Norway to put the Royals up. Isaac Collins flied out to center to end the inning with the Royals up 1-0.

                                                      Royals strike first

The Sox fought back in the top of the second as Willson Contreras tripled into the right field corner to start. Ceddanne Rafaela hit a routine grounder to Nick Loftin at second...booted for an error, but Contreras didn't come home. Nick Sogard got a base hit to right to score Contreras and move Rafaela to third, then Marcelo Mayer walked to load the bases. Carlos Narvaez grounded into a 5-3 double play but Rafaela scored to put the Sox on top. Isiah Kiner-Falefa lined out to second to end the inning with the Sox up 2-1.

                                                        Sox strike back

Loftin struck out swinging to open the bottom of the second but Jac Caglianone got a base hit to left but Sterling Marte also struck out swinging. Elias Diaz also swung at air to end the inning.

Duran popped up to third to begin the top of the third but Yoshida got a base hit off the glove of Wacha. Abreu flied out to center but Conteras singled off the glove of Loftin. Rafaela struck out swinging to end the inning. Kyle Isbel lined out to center to start the bottom of the third and Duran leapt over the wall to snare a line drive by Garcia. Witt Jr doubled to left but Perez flied out to right to end the inning.

Sogard walked to start the top of the fourth but was hit with a grounder by Mayer to be ruled out. Narvaez struck out swinging and Kiner went down hacking to end the inning. Collins flied out to center to open the bottom of the fourth and Loftin flied out to right. Caglianone took strike three down the middle to end the inning.

Duran struck out swinging to open the top of the fifth and Yoshida flied out to center. Abreu struck out swinging to end the inning. The Royals took command in the bottom of the fifth as Marte walked to start. Diaz then hit a home run all the way to Nashville to put the Royals on top. Isbel flied out to center, Garcia flied out to left and Witt Jr grounded out to third to end the inning with the Royals up 3-2.

                                                            Diaz blasts one

The Sox failed to respond in the top of the sixth as Contreras grounded out to short to start. Rafaela doubled to right but Sogard struck out swinging. Mayer popped up to third to end the inning. Perez singled past Mayer to start the bottom of the sixth but Collins lined out to left. Loftin struck out swinging but Caglianone singled inside the third base bag. Marte forced Caglianone at second to end the inning.

Steven Cruz came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Narvaez greeted him with a base hit to left. Mickey Gasper pinch hit for Kiner and struck out swinging. A passed ball moved Narvaez to second and Duran pulverized his 6th home run of the season to put the Sox back on top. Yoshida grounded out to first and Daniel Lynch came in to face Abreu. Wilyer got a base hit to left and Contreras got a seeing eye single into right. Rafaela forced Contreras at second to end the inning with the Sox up 4-3.

                                                            Sox take the lead

Early came back briefly for the bottom of the seventh with Caleb Durbin now at third base and naturally Abreu dropped a routine pop up by Diaz for an error to start. Carter Jensen ran for Diaz and was forced at second by a poor bunt by Isbel. That was it for Early who lasted 6 1/3 innings allowing 3 runs off 6 hits and a walk. Greg Weissert came in to face Garcia and Maikel lined out to right. Witt Jr struck out swinging to end the inning.

                                                         Another good outing by Early

Sogard grounded out to short to start the top of the eighth and Mayer flied out to left. Narvaez walked and Alex Lange came in to face Durbin. Caleb forced Carlos at second to end the inning. Perez got a base hit to right to start the bottom of the eighth and Michael Massey ran for him. Collins flied out to center and Loftin popped up to second to chase Weissert. Jovani Moran struck Caglianone out swinging to end the inning.

The Sox blew the top of the ninth completely when Duran tripled into the centerfield gap to start. Naturally Yoshida grounded out to second. Abreu struck out swinging and Duran was thrown out at home trying to score on a wild pitch to end the inning. Aroldis Chapman came in to close out the bottom of the ninth and Marte blooped a base hit to right to start. Jansen struck out swinging but Marte took second on a passed ball. Lane Thomas pinch hit for Isbel and flied out to right bringing up Garcia. Maikel grounded out to third to end the game. The Sox had swept the Royals out of Kansas City 4-3.

                                                             Sox win

Hero of The Night is Jarren Duran. His 2 run homer put the Sox up for good.

                                                                  Good work Hero

The Good:

Willson Contrera was 3 for 4 with a run scored.

Nick Sogard was 1 for 3 with a walk and an rbi.

Marcelo Mayer was 1 for 3 with a walk.

Carlos Narvaez was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.

Connelly Early got the win by tossing 6 1/3 innings allowing 3 runs off 6 hits and a walk.

Greg Weissert tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

Jovani Moran struck out the only man he faced.

Aroldis Chapman earned his 12th save with a scoreless ninth.

The Bad:

Isiah Kiner-Falefa was 0 for 2 with a strikeout.

Mickey Gasper struck out as a pinch hitter.

Caleb Durbin was 0 for 1 at the plate.

The Ugly:

Masataka Yoshida was just 1 for 5.

Wilyer Abreu was just 1 for 5 with an error.

Ceddanne Rafaela was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.

Final Thoughts:

If Jarren Duran has woken up, things are looking good for the Red Sox moving forward. Getting Trevor Story out of there and a hot Duran instantly improves the offense....sort of. Once again they only scored 4 runs with two big misfires being a bases loaded double play and Duran's leadoff triple that went nowhere. Essentially without Duran the Sox score four runs total the last two games and MAYBE win one of them. Sox fans have been saying even if the Sox had a mediocre offense they'd be in first place, well the addition by subtraction of Story might just bring them up to mediocre status. The other side of the ball was damn near flawless. Early is fast becoming the next Jon Lester and the Sox need that big time moving forward. Without Justin Slaten and Garrett Whitlock, Sox manager Chad Tracy pushed the right buttons this time with Weissert and Moran getting it done. For the only the third time this season the Sox have won 3 games in a row, it would be nice if they could keep the momentum in their next series. The win improved the Sox to 22-27, 11.5 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays for first place in the AL East. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox come home to play the next team in front of them in the Wild Card standings, the Minnesota Twins. Peyton Tolle (2-2, 2.05 ERA) goes for the Sox against Connor Prielipp of the Twins this Friday night at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.

Off-Day News: 2018 MLB Draft Re-visit (5/11/26)

Today is an off-day and its time to do something different. For the first and only time we're going all the way back to take a look at the 2018 MLB Draft for the Boston Red Sox. Back in 2018 there were FORTY rounds and it would take too long to go through each and every pick. We're going to take a look at some of the highlights and in some cases some lowlights of Dave Dombrowski's 2018 draft.

1st Round - 3B Triston Casas

We begin with their first round pick 26th overall, American Heritage High School third baseman Triston Casas. Standing at 6'4, the raw talent Dombrowski saw was someone worth waiting for as he made his way through the system. He played 118 games for the Greenville Drive in 2019 bashing 19 home runs and driving in 78 runs to win 2019 Offensive Player of The Year. After Covid wiped 2020 out, Casas won Olympic gold in 2021 while hitting .284 with 13 home runs for the Portland Sea Dogs. He was hitting .273 with 11 home runs in Worcester in 2022 when he was called up to make his ML debut on September 4th. With the injury to Eric Hosmer, Casas hit 5 home runs in 22 games. 2023 looked to be his breakout season as he hit 24 home runs while driving in 65 in 132 games. Then things fell apart as injuries limited to 63 games with bizarre behavior rubbing fans the wrong way. Just 29 games into 2025 while hitting a mere .182, he tore his patella tendon and was lost for the year, triggering the series of events which led to Rafael Devers being traded out of Boston. Worse yet, Casas never came back. He's still just 26 which is by no means old, but he's played in just 92 games since his breakout season in 2023. If he were to come back and give the Sox that kind of production, he can salvage his career. If he gets traded, released or misses another season.....he'd be just another one year wonder. Still, he made the show so that's a success in itself.

2nd Round - OF Nick Decker

In the case of second round pick, outfielder Nick Decker out of Seneca High School in New Jersey, its not about who the Sox pick but who they DIDN'T. Decker hit .247 with 6 home runs for the Lowell Spinners in 2019 when Covid wiped out 2020. Decker hit .276 in Salem with 8 home runs in 2021 but it was all downhill from there. He hit just .122 in 71 games for the Greenville Drive in 2022 and .218 for the Drive in 2023. He hit just .178 in in 56 games for the Portland Sea Dogs before being released in November. Why was this pick so bad in hindsight? Just three picks after Decker, the Cleveland Indians took right handed pitcher Nick Sandlin. Nick made his MLB debut in 2021 and was a solid middle reliever up until 2025 when he got hurt pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays, the eventual ALCS runner up. With the bullpen woes the Sox had in 2023 and 2024, he could have been what the doctor ordered. Too bad they wasted the pick on an outfielder who couldn't hit past Low A ball. Its a common tale for every team.

5th Round - RHP Thaddeus Ward

The good news was the Sox fifth round pick, Central Florida right handed pitcher Thaddeus Ward, did make the show....bad news was it wasn't with them. Ward was on the fast track to success in 2019 when he went 8-5 with a 2.14 ERA between Greenville and Salem becoming a league all-star and earning 2019 pitcher of the year honors. Then it was all downhill as Covid wiped out his 2020 season and Tommy John wiped out 2021 and most of 2022 although he did recover with the Portland Sea Dogs, posting a 2.43 ERA in 7 starts. Then he was unprotected in the Rule 5 Draft and he was scooped up by the Washington Nationals. Despite never pitching above AA, he made the 2023 Opening Day roster for the Nationals where he was batting practice. He allowed 26 runs in 35 innings before pitching in just 6 games in the lower levels after being demoted. Moving to the starting rotation, he was 8-6 with a hideous 5.64 ERA in 2024 for the Rochester Red Wings before being released. The Baltimore Orioles picked him up where he was 9-6 with a 5.34 ERA for the Norfolk Tides in 2025. This year he's been out of baseball, but that 35 inning cup of coffee he had with the Nationals makes this pick a success. Its too bad Covid and Tommy John ruined his career, it would have been interesting to see how things turned out with a regular 2020 season.

7th Round - OF Jarren Duran

Arguably Boston's best pick in the draft with their seventh rounder, outfielder Jarren Duran out of Long Beach State. Duran tore up Lowell and Greenville in 2018 and damn near hit .400 with the Salem Red Sox in 2019 before earning a mid-season call up to Portland where he hit .250 with 28 stolen bases. Just like the others, Covid wiped out a crucial year of development but rebounded to hit .258 with 16 steals for Worcester in 2021. Then he made his ML debut in July of 2021 where he hit .215 in a 33 game cup of coffee. Unfortunately the rise of Duran through no fault of his own, convinced then-Sox GM Chaim Bloom to jettison Kyle Schwarber into free agency to keep the younger trio of Duran, Bobby Dalbec and Franchy Cordero. That proved to be an unmitigated disaster as Duran was a deer in the headlights in 2022, hitting .221 in 58 games and infamously quitting on the field during an inside the park grand slam by future Sox outfielder Raimel Tapia during a 28-3 beat down by the Toronto Blue Jays. Duran rebounded in 2023 hitting .295 with 8 home runs and 25 steals. He bettered that in 2024 when he hit .285 with 34 steals, 21 home runs and 75 rbis. Average wise he dropped to .256 in 2025 but still stole 24 bags with 16 home runs. Unfortunately he and the rest of the Sox evaporated against the New York Yankees in the playoffs. Duran never truly recovered as he's hitting just .194 for this year's offensively challenged team. There's still plenty of time to turn it around but between his well known depression and fierce outbursts toward fans, people have soured on him. Still, clearing his head and going on a tear will have him back to 2023-25 form. This pick can only be declared a success.

8th Round - C Elih Marrero

Remember 2012 first round pick Deven Marrero who played a few years with the Sox? His cousin Elih was taken in the 8th round by Boston in the 2018 Draft.....and boy did this come back to haunt them. His best season was in Greenville in 2021 where he hit .287 in 57 games. For the next 3 seasons he settled into a backup catcher's role for the Portland Sea Dogs hitting .269 and .268 in 2023 and 2024 respectively. He did get a 4 game cup of coffee with the Worcester Red Sox before electing free agency after the season. His phone finally rang on July 30, 2025 when he signed with the Texas Rangers. He hit .212 in 20 games between Double and Triple A before signing with the Kansas City Royals prior to the 2026 season. He looked pretty good in 14 games with the Omaha Storm Chasers before being placed on the Injured List. This all adds up to a big barrel of nothing in the grand scheme of things, but just like Nick Decker, its about who they didn't get. This one's a doozy. Just five picks after the Sox took Marrero, the Detroit Tigers took current back to back Cy Young champion Tarik Skubal. Sox fans were begging current GM Craig Breslow to bust the farm to trade for Skubal following the 2025 season but Craig stood pat and Skubal is still with Detroit. That's a BIG miss but that's more on Dombrowski, Marrero did his best and at least he's still in the league.

12th Round - RHP Chase Shugart

Dombrowski found a hidden gem in the 12th round of the draft when he took Texas University right handed pitcher Chase Shugart. After having a mediocre senior year at Texas, Shugart was argubaly the ace of the 2019 Greenville Drive going 6-4 with a 2.81 ERA. Just like with everyone else, Covid wiped out his 2020 season which led to a mediocre 6-6 with a 4.78 ERA for Greenville in 2021. His career looked all but finished when he allowed 44 runs in 46 innings for the Worcester Red Sox in 2023 but while he was in the middle of a decent 2024 season, he was called up to make his ML debut on August 15th with the Red Sox. After 6 games, he was sent back to Worcester where he'd be traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in January of 2025. He was called up to the Pirates for good on April 15th where he battled an injury to go 4-3 with a 3.40 ERA. He was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies to pitch for the man that drafted him in January of 2026 and this year he's 2-0 with a 1.53 ERA in 14 games so far. The Sox have been stacked in the bullpen the last 2 years so he's not really missed but getting Matt McShane for him doesn't seem like a good a trade. Still, from the 12th round to MLB is a success any way you slice it, even if he's not with the Sox anymore.

23rd Round - RHP Ryan Fernandez

Dombrowski found another gold mine in the 23rd round when he took Hillsborough Community College right handed pitcher Ryan Fernandez. He was 4-1 with a 2.49 ERA for the Lowell Spinners when...you guessed it....Covid wiped out the 2020 season. In 2021 he went 4-1 with a 2.39 ERA between Salem and Greenville but cratered in 2022 going 2-3 with a 4.31 ERA in 2022 between Greenville and Portland. In 2023 he did make it to Worcester but was 3-3 with a 6.16 ERA. Still, the St. Louis Cardinals thought enough of him that they selected Ryan in the Rule 5 Draft. Free from the logjam in the Red Sox bullpen, Fernandez made his ML debut with the Cards in 2024 going 1-6 with a 3.52 ERA. He bottomed out in 2025 going 0-4 with a 7.71 ERA but so far this year he's allowed 1 earned run in 6 innings of work. It took 6 years to develop but Fernandez was a success, even if he had to leave Boston to find it, especially as JuCo pitcher in the 23rd round.

26th round - SS Korby Batesole

In another case of picking the wrong guy, in the 26th round the Sox picked up shortstop Korby Batesole from Fresno State University. Kolby looked pretty good for Lowell in 2018, being named to the league all-star team. Then in 2019 he hit .200 for Greenville and .170 for Salem and decided to call it quits. It takes a man of big courage to step away when he's in over his head. These days he wears an impeccable bow tie and is a member of the US Health Advisors. So why mention this? Just two picks after Batesole, the Houston Astros selected outfielder David Hensley. Hensley slugged his way through AAA then ended up playing 69 major league games for Houston and Miami between 2022 and 2024. He spent 2025 in the minors and is currently a free agent. Still, 69 games of MLB is better than not playing above Single A. Still, being a health advisor is nothing to sneeze at. Congrats to Batesole for finding something else to do.

30th Round - INF Ryan Bliss

Sometimes you draft the right guy at the wrong time and that was the case when the Sox used their 30th round pick on Troup High School shortstop Ryan Bliss. Bliss decided not to sign and go to Auburn University instead. This catapulted him to being taken in the second round, 42nd overall, by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2021. At the 2023 trade deadline, the Mariners traded Paul Seward to Arizona for prospects and one of them was Bliss. He's been a 4A player for the Mariners as a utility infielder getting into 45 MLB games between 2024 and this season. While not an impactful player, he still made the show. You can give Dave Dombrowski half credit on this one for his scouting department seeing the talent, but he chose to sign elsewhere. Not much you can do about it.

37th round - SS Davis Wendzel

Last but not least is another guy drafted by the Red Sox but ended up going elsewhere. Baylor University shortstop Davis Wendzel was thinking of coming back for his Junior season when he was drafted by Dombrowski in the 37th round. Rather than take $125,000, Wendzel returned for his junior year at Baylor and ended up getting picked in the second round in 2019 by the Texas Rangers. He rewarded the Rangers by bashing 30 home runs for Round Rock in 2023 and got called up in 2024. He hit one home run in 27 games and is currently back in the minors, but he had his moment in the sun so to speak. Once again, the scouting department saw the talent but Wendzel decided to make a different decision. It's a half success considering most 37th round picks are cucka anyway.

There you have it, while the Red Sox were on their way to their last season of being a powerhouse, the Sox took 7 players that made the show, 2 of them still with the team. Duran and Casas may be persona non grata currently but their contributions the previous few years can't be ignored. Ryan Fernandez, Thaddeus Ward, Ryan Bliss and Davis Wendzel had to find success elsewhere while Shugart showed a flash in Boston, but also had to join the others elsewhere. Hopefully Duran can get going and Casas can get healthy this season but apart from that, can't say Dombrowski failed in 2018. Dave gets a well deserved rep for depleting farm systems to win now but he got the Phillies to the World Series a few years ago and they're still strong contenders despite the Los Angeles Dodgers juggernaut. He had to go for the 2019 deadline debacle but if only Sox fans knew what would come down the pipe after.

Rainout News: (5/9/26)

Today's game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox has been postponed due to heavy rain in Boston. The game will now be played on July 17th.

The good news was Justin "Incinerator' Slaten has been activated from the Injured List and Jack Anderson has been sent back to Worcester to make room for him. Getting Slaten back relieves the pressure on Greg Weissert and we're two more arms away from never seeing Ryan Watson or Jovani Moran again.

                                                                        OUT

                                                                       IN

The return of Jack Anderson to Worcester meant that Michael Sansone was demoted to Portland. The 26 year old was 1-2 with a 5.17 ERA for the WooSox so hopefully he can get the bugs worked out in Portland.

                                                                 Better luck next time

The Sox are back in action tomorrow afternoon on Mother's Day. Nick Martinez will still be taking the ball for Tampa Bay but its unclear who the Red Sox will throw out. Originally Peyton Tolle was supposed to pitch today so it might be him. It might also be Brayan Bello. We'll all find out tomnorrow at 1:35 PM at Fenway Park.