Minor League Baseball

Boston Red Sox Are Only Farm System in Baseball to Accomplish This Feat

With Roman Anthony (No. 1) and Marcelo Mayer (No. 8) the Red Sox are the only organization with two Top-10 prospects.
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WooSox shortstop Marcelo Mayer gets ready for play during a game at Polar Park on April 13, 2025.
WooSox shortstop Marcelo Mayer gets ready for play during a game at Polar Park on April 13, 2025. | WooSox Photo/Ashley Green / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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With Roman Anthony (No. 1) and Marcelo Mayer (No. 8), the Boston Red Sox are officially the only team in baseball with two Top-10 prospects in their system.

Anthony is a former second-round pick of the Red Sox in 2022. He's dominated the minor leagues to the tune of a .286 career average, and he's hitting .302 this season at Triple-A Worcester. He just turned 21 years old and Tuesday. The Red Sox seem unable to call him up at this time given roster constraint issues, and he may need to wait for an injury to get his first opportunity.

Mayer, 22, was the No. 3 pick in the 2021 draft out of the California high school ranks. He's also putting together a great season at Triple-A, hitting .269 with seven homers, 35 RBIs and a .333 on-base percentage. Like with Anthony, there are roster issues preventing Mayer from getting the call. Kristian Campbell, Trevor Story and David Hamilton are already entrenched in the middle infield, and Alex Bregman is at third base.

The Red Sox enter play on Tuesday at 22-21 and in second place in the American League East. After getting pummeled by the Detroit Tigers on Monday, the two teams will play again at 6:40 p.m. ET.

Brayan Bello will pitch for Boston while Tyler Holton will get the ball for the Tigers. Bello, who started the year on the injured list, has gone 2-0 with a 2.01 ERA. Holton, a lefty, is 2-2 with a 3.12.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is the senior writer for “Minor League Baseball on SI’’ and the host of “The Payoff Pitch’’ podcast, which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. Follow Brady on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.

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