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The 2024 MLB Draft will proceed through the All-Star break in Texas.
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The draft will proceed on Tuesday with the ultimate selection.
Red Sox draft picks for 2024
No. 12: Braden Montgomery, OF, Texas A&M
Despite lacking elite pitchers of their system, the Red Sox have chosen top-of-the-line college players within the draft. The 21-year-old is a switch-hitter and an entire athlete with great potential who needs to enhance his contact skills and approach from the appropriate side. Montgomery, a highschool product from Mississippi who spent his first two college seasons at Stanford, brings 80-degree power and a powerful arm to the outfield, where he is predicted to land in considered one of the corner positions. His last college season ended early attributable to an ankle injury, but he still led the SEC with 85 RBIs. By Alex Speier: Montgomery is the primary outfielder the Sox have taken in the primary round for the reason that club drafted Andrew Benintendi from Arkansas in 2015. However, he’s the seventh consecutive outfielder the club has chosen with its first pick and the fourth consecutive left-handed hitter.
No. 50: Payton Tolle, LHP, TCU
An enormous left-hander who began as a two-way player at Wichita State but struggled at bat after transferring to TCU and focused on pitching this spring, earning him Big 12 Pitcher of the Year honors and 105 strikeouts in 69 innings. With a protracted wingspan, his four-seam vertical fastball averaged 22 inches of vertical break at slightly below 90 mph. He also has a median slider and a changeup slightly below 80 mph, but throws his fastball nearly 75 percent of the time, which could indicate a reliever. By Alex Speier: This was the Red Sox's earliest collection of a pitcher since they drafted Tanner Houck in the primary round of the 2017 draft.
No. 86: Brandon Neely, RHP, Florida
With their second pick, the Sox look to bolster their pitching with right-handed Neely, who’s primarily used as a reliever but made a number of starts for the Gators last season. Despite the shortage of consistency, area scouts consider Neely could turn into a solid rotation player. Neely has 4 solid pitches, not counting his rarely used curveball: a fastball that may reach 97 mph and averages about 93 mph, his secondary slider, a breaker that may hit 80 mph and a changeup that may hit over 80 mph.
No. 115: Zach Ehrhard, OF, Oklahoma State
Ehrhard was originally chosen by the Red Sox within the thirteenth round of the 2021 draft before opting to play NCAA basketball at Oklahoma State, however the Sox still want him. The outfielder had a less-than-ideal begin to his junior season with the Cowboys attributable to a hamstring injury but got here back stronger than ever. He had a .627 slugging average this spring in comparison with .385 in his first two seasons, and he continued that performance this summer within the Cape Cod League. The right-hander is consistent within the box, has an eye fixed for drawing walks, good feel for the bat and consistent contact, and scouts have been impressed together with his speed and baserunning ability but said he could still be more aggressive.
No. 148: Brandon Clarke, LHP, State College of Florida
The Sox chosen their third pitcher of the draft, left-hander Brandon Clarke, who was briefly on MLB's radar in 2021, though his lack of strong starts knocked him out of the running. Clarke spent his freshman yr of faculty at Alabama, but went the junior college route, transferring to State College of Florida after failing to get on the mound in Tuscaloosa. He still has some development to do — he has two solid pitches in a 94-mph fastball that may reach 97 and a curve of over 70 mph, but scouts say his 80-plus mph changeup still needs improvement, and his control is inconsistent, walking 4.2 of nine batters within the 2024 season.
No. 177: Blake Aita, RHP, Kennesaw State
Aita, a right-handed pitcher and rising college junior, is the primary unranked prospect chosen by the Sox on this draft. Aita began as a reliever his freshman yr at Kennesaw State, pitching 36 innings and 38 strikeouts. But he attracted attention as a sophomore, making 16 starts for a 7-4 record and leading his team in wins, strikeouts and innings pitched, including a career-high eight full innings against Central Arkansas. He lowered his ERA from 4.50 as a freshman to three.90 as a sophomore, and posted 122 strikeouts during his two years with the Owls.
No. 207: Will Turner, OF, University of South Alabama
Turner has began all 108 games in his two years at South Alabama and has been consistent on the Jaguars' offense and defense. As a freshman, he put up solid numbers, was the Sun Belt Conference's fifth-best triple player (4), hit for a .279 average, and recorded five home runs, 36 RBIs, 44 runs scored and 13 stolen bases, with 20 multiple-hit games and 11 multiple-RBI games. The left-handed hitter slowly improved in his sophomore season, posting a .349 average, 17 doubles, 4 triples, nine home runs and 52 RBIs, together with a .460 on-base percentage and a .978 fielding percentage.
No. 237: Conrad Cason, RHP, Greater Atlanta Christian School (Ga.)
The first highschool player chosen by the Red Sox this yr, Cason is a right-handed hitter whose athleticism is a serious strength on the mound. Cason, the Georgia Gatorade High School Player of the Year, is considered one of the youngest players available on this draft. He will each hit and throw in the autumn if he fulfills his commitment to Mississippi State, and even played a little bit of shortstop on the draft mix. He works primarily with two pitches, a 93-95 mph fastball with versatility and a low-80 mph split-grip changeup, and has a slider that would turn into much more reliable with practice.
No. 267: Hudson White, C, Arkansas
White is the primary catcher the Red Sox have chosen since drafting Kyle Teel in the primary round last yr. He spent two years at Texas Tech before transferring to Arkansas and has been invited to MLB college workouts the past three seasons. White began 102 times in 110 games during his profession with the Red Raiders. He began 44 of 49 games for the Razorbacks, including five times as a delegated hitter and two times each at second and third base. In one season with Arkansas, he posted a .297 batting average, .397 on-base percentage and .550 slugging percentage with 49 RBIs and 11 home runs.
No. 297: Devin Futrell, LHP, Vanderbilt
Boston finished the second day of the draft by signing its sixth pitcher, and the left-hander is a solid pick. After his third season at Vanderbilt, Futrell posted a profession ERA of three.92 in 38 starts in 42 games and recorded 180 total strikeouts. Futrell's strongest pitch is his 89-90 mph fastball, which may reach as much as 94 mph, and he has strong zone control, walking just 10 batters this season.
Red Sox draft picks for 2024
The assigned slot values for rounds 1-20 are from www.soxprospects.com.
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