"The Red Sox underwent a sizable youth movement during the 2025 season, with blue-chip prospects like Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell, and Marcelo Mayer all making their big-league debuts. But even with that trio graduating from Baseball America's rankings of the top prospects in the sport, the Red Sox are seemingly reloading when it comes to their deep prospect pool. Baseball America released its updated list of the top 100 prospects in baseball on Wednesday, with four players in Boston's system making the cut."
"Tolle has soared up the prospect rankings since Boston drafted him in 2024. The lefty out of TCU opened the 2025 season with High-A Greenville before advancing all the way to Boston by the end of the summer. Tolle went 0-1 in the big leagues across seven appearances (three starts), sporting a 6.06 ERA and striking out 19 batters over 16.1 innings of work."
"Early also saw his stock rise after getting thrust into a starting role in The Show by the end of the summer. The lefty went 1-2 with a 2.33 ERA across four starts in the regular season, striking out 29 and only walking four over 19.1 innings of work. He also received the starting nod in Boston's decisive Game 3 of the Wild Card round against the Yankees."
Payton Tolle ranks as the highest prospect in Boston's system, earning No. 17 on Baseball America's updated top-100 list. Franklin Arias landed at No. 49, Connelly Early at No. 52, and Kyson Witherspoon at No. 69. Tolle and Early made major-league debuts in 2025 after rapid ascents through the minors; Tolle reached Boston after starting the year at High-A Greenville and logged seven MLB appearances, while Early made four regular-season starts and started Game 3 of the Wild Card round. Arias, 20, and Witherspoon project to be a year or two away from regular big-league roles.
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