The Boston Red Sox haven't really attempted to keep it a secret, all signs are pointing toward Kiké Hernández becoming their new everyday shortstop. Boston saw longtime shortstop Xander Bogaerts sign with the San Diego Padres this offseason, opening up perhaps the most important defensive position on the diamond. Trevor Story, the first option to fill that role, will miss an extended period of time with an elbow injury, while other options have seemingly fallen by the way side as the Red Sox seem comfortable rolling with Hernández into the season.
The Red Sox signed him as a minor league free agent. What's interesting about Faria, though, is that it at least looked like he once was and would be. After being rated as high as the eighth-best prospect in the Rays' system, Faria was called up to the majors in the middle of the 2017 season. After opening the 2018 season as the Rays number three starter, he got off to a rocky start, spent significant time on the IL with an oblique injury, and then bounced back and forth between AAA and bigs upon his return.
Before the start of the 2023 season, NESN.com is evaluating several noteworthy prospects in the Boston Red Sox organization, using insight and analysis from industry experts to gauge each player's outlook for the upcoming campaign.
No | Player | Pos |
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66 | P | |
P | ||
70 | P | |
50 | P | |
89 | P | |
74 | P | |
76 | P | |
28 | P | |
55 | P | |
79 | P | |
P | ||
P | ||
61 | P | |
65 | P | |
37 | P | |
57 | P | |
41 | P | |
46 | P | |
P | ||
22 | P | |
25 | P |
No | Player | Pos |
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3 | C | |
12 | C |
No | Player | Pos |
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39 | 1B | |
36 | 1B | |
29 | 1B | |
11 | 3B | |
SS | ||
27 | SS | |
SS | ||
10 | 2B | |
2 | 3B | |
3B |
No | Player | Pos |
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RF | ||
16 | CF | |
18 | CF | |
5 | CF | |
82 | CF | |
30 | LF | |
99 | RF | |
7 | RF |