"He's Jake Bennett, the former Oklahoma Sooner and 2022 second-round draft pick who the Red Sox acquired for Luis Perales earlier in the offseason. This is curious because Perales had just returned from a 2024 UCL tear and still is just 22 years old, but the 25 year-old Bennett had a pretty fantastic 2025 season, albeit capping out at double-A; he even ended his campaign after fall ball as the organization's number 10 prospect. Although he's primarily been a starter in his career, Bennett is on the 40-man roster and, amongst a lack of lefty relief arms, definitely stands to have an opportunity at some Spring Training innings come March."
"To get more into Bennett's skillset, though, he certainly has some velocity across all five of his pitches (he goes to three more often, though). His fastball is creeping back up towards he 97 mile per hour peak it reached before his elbow injury. His cleanest pitch, a mid-80's changeup with 7.1 feet of extension (which, had he pitched in the Majors, would have placed him in the top 10 percentile) is graded at a 60 on a 20-80 scale on Baseball America. His cutter is quite a bit shorter, but tops out at 88. As a whole, though Bennett struggles with control, he gets a 47.3% groundball percentage, which is definitely a positive sign in a guy w"
Jake Bennett is a 25-year-old left-handed pitcher and 2022 second-round pick acquired by the Red Sox for Luis Perales. He missed 2024 recovering from Tommy John surgery, reached double-A in 2025, and finished as the organization's number 10 prospect after fall ball. Bennett is on the 40-man roster and could receive Spring Training innings amid a shortage of lefty relievers. He stands 6'6", 234 pounds, features five pitches with rising fastball velocity near 97 mph, a mid-80s changeup graded 60, an 88-mph cutter, control issues, and a 47.3% groundball rate.
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