Rise and shine, OTM nation! The Red Sox have been on properly previous midnight on the west coast final night time, however there’s loads of minor league motion to get into… even when most of it other than the compulsory commonplace superior recreation by The Password wasn’t that good resulting from some dry offense and a few less-than-exemplary begins from some key pitching figures within the group. Let’s get into it nonetheless!
This recreation had excellent news and extra excellent news for some assist coming down the stretch because the Purple Sox make a postseason run, or as they appear into 2026 on the items they’ll’t let go of. Connelly Early regarded very stable in his 5 innings of labor, putting out seven and giving up simply three hits, and the entire remainder of the best way via Nick Burdi and Zack Kelly’s appearances going into Alex Hoppe’s save, the Bison (Blue Jays AAA) mustered only one extra hit. Even when Kristian Campbell’s historic (in Triple-A) hit streak is completed, he confirmed that watchful eye and labored three walks, Nick Sogard had 75% of that each one by himself main off, and, after all, it’s not a notable recreation if Jhostynxon Garcia doesn’t nail one other residence run. That makes sixteen in Triple-A, nineteen on the season, and 6 in about two weeks.
With the commerce deadline behind us it looks like on a regular basis the Password is, uh, encrypting himself additional right into a dialog about when, not if, a promotion will occur in 2025. He’s completely raking; his OPS creeps nearer to 1.000 day-after-day and with 231 at-bats in Triple-A, we are able to now not name it a small pattern dimension. I’d be fairly shocked if the outfielder doesn’t get a while within the roster growth interval, as he’s already on the 40-man roster, however so much will be mentioned for wanting to present him essentially the most at-bats as doable, too. Regardless of sentiments that Password is a few cumbersome large goal within the area, he’s solely 6 foot even, even being as stocky as he’s. I feel he’s a bit too small for first base and working Kristian Campbell on the place or taking Vaughn Grissom off the lacking posters hung up round New England could also be the place the group leans within the short-term, however taking some grounders over the offseason could also be believable.
Marvin Alcantara has his first residence run in Double-A. Sadly, that’s about the one optimistic factor that occurred in Harrisburg (Nationals AA) on Friday. Dalton Rogers simply didn’t go lengthy sufficient, and when you have a look at the batting averages of right now’s beginning lineups, aside from Ronaldo Hernandez, the fruit might have been picked a bit dry at this degree; no organizational depth to talk of with the promotion of Mikey Romero to Worcester and the commerce of James Tibbs.
Talking of getting a sluggish night time on the plate, Greenville acquired captured by the Emperors (Braves Excessive-A) by squeaking simply 4 singles, no extra-base hits, 4 walks however stranding seven on the night time. In the meantime, Brandon Clarke had one among his weaker outings of 2025 as Rome teed off in opposition to the entire pitching employees and benefiting from their six walks.
Yoikher Fajardo’s largest challenge to this point has been his means to go deep into video games. This begin was wonderful, I suppose, although he did permit some walks to slide via the cracks to residence plate, and solely going three innings led the bullpen to let some extra runs via. Salem was additionally devoid of any extra-base hits, and struck out 13 occasions on the night time. Even the standard suspects for some optimistic outcomes, Justin Gonzalez and Starlyn Nunez, have been sat down a number of occasions. General, only a regrettable night time throughout on the farm.
