ESPN just re-graded all the MLB farm systems after the draft and trade deadline and good news - Boston jumped 3 spots to #10 overall.
Current top prospect: Marcelo Mayer, SS
Preseason ranking: 13th
What has happened since: Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu were notable graduates while Nick Yorke was traded at the deadline and Luis Perales had elbow surgery. Mayer has always been in the top 30 prospects in the sport since being taken with the No. 4 overall pick in 2021, but this is the first season that he has looked like the guy that scouts were expecting. Now he and Roman Anthony are both in MLB's top 20 prospects while playing in Double-A with 2025 debuts looking likely, giving some hope that the team could be a factor in the AL East while staying under the first CBT threshold.
Braden Montgomery was a great value at the No. 12 overall pick in last month's draft and the Red Sox also have two of the most notable rising position players in the minors: Kristian Campbell and Franklin Arias. The No. 132 pick in last summer's draft, Campbell is now in Double-A outperforming Mayer and Anthony, tapping into plus raw power, showing plus speed and a plus sense of the strike zone.
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Reranking every MLB farm system after the draft and trade deadline