It’s been five years since 2019 and it’s time to take a look back and see where the Boston Red Sox Top 10 Prospects by MLB Pipeline ended up.
2019 Boston Red Sox Top 10 Prospects
1.) 1B – Michael Chavis
Chavis was drafted by the Red Sox with the 26th overall pick in the 2014 MLB Draft. He spent three seasons with the Red Sox from 2019-2021 playing in 168 games hitting .234 with a .704 OPS; he had 19 doubles, four triples, 25 home runs, 83 RBI, and 74 runs scored. He would be traded to the Pirates in 2021 for Austin Davis, he spent time in the Washington Nationals system and most recently the Seattle Mariners where he currently is playing in Triple-A Tacoma.
1B – Triston Casas
Casas was drafted with the 26th overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft by the Red Sox. He’s become the Red Sox future first baseman and he’s played in 181 games hitting .252 with a .844 OPS; he has 25 doubles, two triples, 35 home runs, 87 RBI, and 89 runs scored. He finished third in Rookie of the Year voting last year.
3.) 3B/1B – Bobby Dalbec
Dalbec was drafted in the fourth round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Red Sox. He’s been up and down between Boston and Triple-A. With the Red Sox he has played in 316 games over five seasons hitting .225 with a .723 OPS; he has 37 doubles, seven triples, 46 home runs, 138 RBI, and 112 runs scored.
LHP – Darwinzon Hernandez
Hernandez was signed as an International free agent by the Red Sox in 2013 and they had aspirations of him being their closer but that never worked out. He spent four seasons with the Red Sox making 91 appearances and one of those was a start going 3-4 with a 5.06 ERA, a 4.54 FIP, a 1.73 WHIP, and 133 strikeouts in 85.1 innings. He was purchased by the Orioles in January of 2023 but was released later in July. Now he is playing in Japan and in nine games he is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA, a 0.55 WHIP, and 12 strikeouts in nine innings.
5.) LHP – Jay Groome
Groome was drafted 12th overall by the Red Sox in the 2016 MLB Draft. The highest level he reached for the Red Sox was Triple-A before he was traded to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Eric Hosmer, prospects, and cash. Since then, Groome has only stayed in Triple-A for the Padres.
