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Recently Reacquired Red Sox Prospect Shines In First Outing With Boston Since 2019

Boston has another intriguing pitching prospect to keep an eye on
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Recently Reacquired Red Sox Prospect Shines In First Outing With Boston Since 2019
Recently Reacquired Red Sox Prospect Shines In First Outing With Boston Since 2019

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It has been a whirlwind of a season for Boston Red Sox pitching prospect Noah Song.

The 26-year-old former top prospect was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule-5 Draft, meaning he had to be on a big-league roster all season long or he'd be sent back to Boston. 

This was a particularly intriguing choice by the Phillies, as Song had not played professional baseball since 2019 due to his Naval commitment and had never appeared above Low-A entering the season. 

The Phillies experiment, which was destined to fail from the start, was extended by a long stint on the injured list (low back strain) but Song returned to the Red Sox organization on Aug. 4 and has started to get his career back on a normal trajectory. 

Boston placed Song with High-A Greenville, where he recently made a solid debut. The right-hander posted two scoreless innings without surrendering a hit, recording three strikeouts but did allow a walk and hit a batter. 

It remains to be seen how the Red Sox will use Song moving forward but he was drafted with the hopes of developing into a frontline starter. He posted a 1.06 ERA with a 19-to-5 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .167 batting average against and 0.88 WHIP in 17 innings for the Lowell Spinners in 2019 when he was last with the organization. 

The Phillies' plan to accelerate him as a reliever after taking multiple years off was a horrible idea and the results reflected that. 

Song has a 6.23 ERA with a 19-to-12 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .240 batting average against and 1.85 WHIP in 13 innings on the year in scattered appearances between four levels ranging from Low-A to Triple-A. 

Philadelphia accomplished nothing besides further stunting Song's development but the Red Sox will now have a chance to get him back on track.

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Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's "Boston Red Sox On SI." Before launching the site (formerly called Inside The Red Sox), Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series," where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group (rebranded to On SI) in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Boston Red Sox On SI." Since then, he's added eight more regional sites with the company. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: scott@moreviewsmedia.com

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