How Red Sox 1B power prospect (9 HR, 9 2B) has put himself in conversation

Red Sox first base prospect Niko Kavadas posted a .377 on-base percentage last year in 117 games between Double-A Portland Triple-A Worcester. “I needed to increase my contact rate,” Kavadas said. Kavadas, an 11th round draft pick in 2021 out of Notre Dame, is batting .292 with a .454 on-base percentage, .632 slugging percentage, 1.086 OPS, nine homers, nine doubles, 26 RBIs, 29 runs, 28 walks and 40 strikeouts in 37 games at Worcester this season.