Red Sox fans have been spoiled by the rosters of recent Spring Breakout games. That’s what happens when your farm system is stocked with some of the very best prospects in baseball.
The spring breakout roster isn’t quite as loaded this year. Here’s the team that will be in the dugout against the Orioles prospects tonight, per MLB.com:
PITCHERS (9) Jay Allmer, RHP, NR Jake Bennett, LHP, No. 7 Anthony Eyanson, RHP, No. 10 Patrick Galle, RHP, NR Marcus Phillips, RHP, No. 9 Reidis Sena, RHP, NR Juan Valera,
RHP, No. 5 Kyson Witherspoon, RHP, No. 4/MLB No. 84
CATCHERS (3)
Nate Baez, C, NR
Franklin Primera, C, NR
Gerardo Rodriguez, C/1B, No. 27INFIELDERS (9)
Marvin Alcantara, INF, NR
Franklin Arias, SS, No. 2/MLB No. 31
Josue Brito, INF, NR
Yoeilin Cespedes, 2B, No. 18
Freili Encarnacion, INF, NR
Henry Godbout, 2B, No. 11
Hector Ramos, SS, No. 23
Mikey Romero, INF, No. 13
Dorian Soto, SS, No. 8OUTFIELDERS (6)
Enddy Azocar, OF, No. 12
Miguel Bleis, OF, No. 17
Allan Castro, OF, No. 25
Justin Gonzales, OF, No. 6
Harold Rivas, OF, No. 20
Nelly Taylor, OF, No. 22
Even if we don’t have a Roman Anthony or Marcelo Mayer on the roster, we do have two elite prospects in shortstop Franklin Arias and pitcher Kyson Witherspoon. We’ve seen Arias make cameos in each of the last two spring trainings, but this will probably be the first look most Sox fans get of Witherspoon. They will likely be the center of attention.
But the guy I’ll be watching for is another shortstop: Dorian Soto. Soto is an 18-year-old who has yet to make his stateside debut. It’s irresponsible to draw any conclusions from the .307/.362/.428 slash line he put up in the Dominican Summer League last year. But he’s a switch-hitting infielder with a big frame (he’s already 6-3) and huge offensive upside. He’s not going to make an impact in the big leagues any time soon, if he ever does. But it should be fun watching him climb up the ladder, so he’s the guy I’ll be paying the most attention to. Who’s yours?
Talk about prospects, whatever else you want, and, as always, be good to one another.
