With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Red Sox's Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Payton Tolle (MLB Pipeline No. 17), LHP -- Worcester (Triple-A)
2. Franklin Arias (No. 29), SS -- Portland (Double-A)
3. Connelly Early (<a

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It came down to the last day of camp, but the race for the fifth spot in the Red Sox's starting rotation has been decided.

Between new acquisition Johan Oviedo and left-handed youngsters in Payton Tolle and Connelly Early, it was Early who was given the nod

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- There’s a real international flavor to the Red Sox farm system these days.

They lead baseball with 15 members of their Top 30 list coming via the international market. It starts with No. 2 prospect Franklin Arias and continues with signings large and

SARASOTA, Fla. – After No. 10 Red Sox prospect Anthony Eyanson lit up the night with a series of high-voltage offerings – including one that topped 100 mph – in Friday’s 3-1 Spring Breakout loss to the Orioles, he went back to the Ed Smith Stadium

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- For the Red Sox, the first two Spring Breakouts created a clear demonstration of coming attractions.

In the 2024 prospect showcase, played at JetBlue Park, Ceddanne Rafaela belted a three-run homer and made a great play in center field. Less than two weeks later, he broke camp

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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Payton Tolle fired a fastball at 100.4 mph for one punchout, stuck the landing on a curveball for a called strike three, and didn’t try to hide his emotion during any of it.

MLB Pipeline’s No. 19 prospect (and tops in Boston’s recently

Welcome to Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field, where Red Sox prospects are adored, the New England vibes are off the chart and the Maine Monster looms in left field.

The Red Sox system looks much different than it did 12 months ago when it rated as the third-best in baseball. Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer, who all ranked among the game's top 12 prospects, have since graduated to Boston. So did Carlos Narváez, Hunter Dobbins and Richard

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- A couple of hours before Monday’s Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays, the man rated No. 6 for the Red Sox in the freshly updated MLB Pipeline prospect rankings was easy to spot.

As the team stood in the outfield prior to the

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Every now and then, you need to lighten things up to break up the monotony of Spring Training.

In lefty Payton Tolle, who is probably the most fun-loving person on the Red Sox’s Spring Training roster, manager Alex Cora found the perfect person to do so.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- What did lefty fireballer Payton Tolle's offseason development look like?

“Actually, nothing. I just threw fastballs the entire offseason,” quipped Tolle.

The always-entertaining Tolle was just trying to keep things light.

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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The remaking of the Red Sox’s infield continued on Monday, the eve of the club’s official opening of Spring Training, as chief baseball officer Craig Breslow acquired 2025 NL Rookie of the Year finalist Caleb Durbin as part of a six-player swap in which

The Red Sox struck gold with their non-roster Spring Training invitees in 2025.

The group featured 10 eventual Major League contributors, including three 2025 preseason Top 100 prospects in Roman Anthony (No. 2), Kristian Campbell (No. 7) and Marcelo Mayer (No. 12). Boston’s “Big Three,” as they were dubbed at the

The Red Sox claimed four spots on MLB Pipeline's preseason Top 100 Prospects list in left-hander Payton Tolle, shortstop Franklin Arias, left-hander Connelly Early and right-hander Kyson Witherspoon.

Of that quartet, only Arias was ranked on the 2025 preseason Top 100, though he wasn't alone -- Roman Anthony, Kristian

BOSTON -- After years of position players stealing most of the accolades in the Red Sox’s farm system, the tables have turned to the pitching side.

And never was that more apparent than when MLB Pipeline unveiled its Top 100 prospect list in an MLB Network special on Friday night.

Boston has