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Kyle Teel switched his Sox this week, switching from red to white in a trade that sent him and three other prospects to Chicago in exchange for starter Garrett Crochet going to Boston.
However, the 22-year-old minor league prospect didn’t expect to be substituted this offseason.
Alongside the Red Sox' other three top prospects, Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer, Teel potentially established himself as a crucial a part of the club's future. Teel was even promoted to Boston's Triple-A affiliate Worcester Red Sox together with Anthony and Mayer on the identical day earlier this yr, which appeared to symbolize the organization's blueprint.
After their promotion, the trio held a bunch press conference together in Polar Park.
It's secure to say that Teel, who was rated the No. 25 prospect in baseball by MLB.com, didn't expect to be dealt.
“So I’m actually driving to the train and it’s about 2, 3 p.m. For me it’s like a normal day and I get a call and I don’t know what it’s about.” Teel said on 670 The Score's “Bernstein & Harris Show”: He described intimately how he came upon he was being trafficked. “And they basically let me know that I was traded. And at first it was a complete shock just because I didn't see it coming.
“And when it set in, I would say the main sensations I felt were just the surprise and anticipation of this opportunity.”
Teel was drafted 14th overall by the Red Sox in 2023. He reached Double-A that very same yr and spent most of 2024 at that level before being promoted to AAA in August.
Had Teel remained within the Boston farm system, he may need gotten a likelihood to play in the massive leagues sometime in 2025. After Reese McGuire finished the season in Worcester and elected to free agency, Danny Jansen signed with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Red Sox needed a backup catcher behind Connor Wong.
However, after Teel landed in Chicago, Boston accomplished a trade with the New York Yankees for Carlos Narvaez.
White Sox manager Chris Getz explained the importance of the catching position in baseball and said Teel will play a giant role in rebuilding his team.
“If the goal is to accelerate a rebuild, this was a deal that we believe can do that.” Getz said Wednesday. “… have strength [at catcher] is really important to us. … Catching is worth its weight in gold in this game at the moment, as can be seen from discussions we have had with other clubs.”
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