The Red Sox strengthened their prospect pipeline during the 2025 MLB Draft, selecting noteworthy pitchers Kyson Witherspoon and Marcus Phillips. Witherspoon, a top collegiate pitcher, was chosen 15th overall, while Phillips was picked 33rd after a trade. Both pitchers have the potential to reach the majors quickly, according to former GM Jim Bowden. Additionally, the Red Sox's drafting efforts were well-received, earning high grades from USA Today and CBS Sports, which noted Witherspoon's talent and strong pitching skills as crucial for the team's future.
"Witherspoon and Phillips should be relatively quick to the majors," Bowden wrote in The Athletic. "And, with the Red Sox's strong pitching coach and analytics staff, both have large runways to improve over the next couple of years."
"I had Witherspoon as the top-ranked righty in the class - blame it on [Tyler] Bremner's uneven year and Gage Wood's shoulder injury," Anderson wrote. "He has a deceptively short arm stroke that he uses to chuck a full arsenal, including mid-to-upper-90s fastballs and three breaking pitches (slider, curve, and cutter). This is a good value at pick 15."
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