Red Sox DRAFTING STUD Pitcher or SLUGGING Outfielder!?

Who are The Red Sox DRAFTING in 2024? Full breakdown of the 2 BEST Potential draft options for The Red Sox!
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Today we are breaking down WHO The Red Sox may draft in the 2024 MLB draft. We talk about 2 of the BEST Red Sox draft options and why they would make a ton of sense. We look at TOP PITCHING PROSPECT Trey Yesavage and why he makes sense for The Boston Red Sox. We take a look at TOP HITTING PROSPECT Seaver King and why it would make sense for the Red Sox to draft them. This is a full breakdown of the Red Sox's 2024 draft strategy!

[@tomle665]

I’m fascinated about RHP Brody Brecht 70 grade fastball that reached 103, 70 grade slider, and a splitter which I think Breslow would look for, and it could be under slot value too

[@redseatradio]

Yeah absolutely a name to keep an eye on for sure

[@user-sc5zs7ts5r]

Pitching-pitching and more pitching.

[@redseatradio]

Sure but couldn’t you also draft the best available prospect then trade from your wealth of position players to get an already established big league arm

[@jondeforge8266]

Pedro and Chris Sale were both acquired with prospects from the farm system

[@josephdubiel7129]

Rock On!

[@distractionsinthewind9976]

You are reason I watch!!!! Excellent fun videos always informative. Thanks Corbin!!! I want the pitching!!!

[@redseatradio]

Well I appreciate you watching!

[@rmcintire1087]

High school kids are super high risk. The 2 players I’ve seen either recently or linked a lot is Trey Seavage and Christian Moore. Both would be great. Seavage has a shot to make it this late and would be amazing. Also pitching in a tough conference like the ACC is like starting between high A and AA. Christian Moore is a high high power 2nd basemen. He’d also be great.

[@redseatradio]

Yeah christian Moore is a name I have seen a lot of as well, sort of along the same lines as Seaver King

[@mykelengieza7057]

Kind of always pick pitching, but a 30 hr outfielder has been a while in Fenway

[@Sivart4329]

Pretty much since Mookie Betts. Just saying.

[@mykelengieza7057]

Yep....originally I had put 40+ hr...but changed that....think that'd be Manny

[@josephdubiel7129]

After a great deal more research I have had an addition to my list on this one. Although he is prep school and another shortstop but one who can play all around the diamond including 96 mph off the pitching rubber, if Conner Griffin is still on the board at the 12th pick I would have a very hard time saying no to that. Very multi-tooled and by far the best high school player in the country. 6 ft 4 inches and a very gifted athlete. I am all over this one. Last but far from least I saw an interview with him. In the world we live in today I say character counts for a lot. That was one of the most impressive things about him. Humble , polite and confident in his abilities. A player we would be honored to have on the sox. Another great young player would be Cam Cammaniti. A great young pitcher that is also a darn good hitter. Good athlete. Joe

[@josephdubiel7129]

Decided to do some research on Seaver King. Very very elite athlete with very gifted defensive abilities. Ability to play different positions as you mentioned Corbin. Has good ball contact skills. He will need to work some on his pitch selection when it comes to hitting fastballs. But thats the sort of thing seasoning in the minor leagues is for. Runs very fast. This guy reminds me of Mookie Betts. Very quick bat speed. Good arm. If the sox decide to go in his direction I won't be too disappointed if they take this guy . He looks like a force of nature. I would like to see them grab a pitcher but after watching multiple videos of this guy I can see why he would be hotly pursued. Nice comeback victory vs the Big Red Machine today. :) Joe

[@devonbruyere8493]

The best part about the MLB draft is it’s so unpredictable. I’ve seen rumors some top ten teams may go the cheaper route and pass on college guys. That said the Sox are in a great spot to just snag a guy who falls. At least 1 or 2 teams before the Sox pick will make unexpected picks. If one of the three top college arms falls snag them up but most likely they won’t be available and at that point you just have to snag the best bat available. No need to reach for an arm

[@user-sc3pq6hm8p]

Great video, as a sox fan from Taiwan, I really love to watch your video. I prefer to have a pitcher in our first round, but if Griffin or Rainer is available in #12, I think we can draft one of them.

[@dennisszantyr7636]

I like the best player available route. Good luck with the video stuff. Have a fantastic day Corbin!!

[@redseatradio]

Appreciate it Dennis you too.

[@llydrsn]

I think Close Call Sports encountered a similar issue with MLB but they were able to sort it out quite fast. You can try and reach out to them and see what they did. For the draft, yeah ideally the Sox should draft a pitcher. But prior experiences in drafting pitchers in the 1st round: from Casey Kelly, Trey Ball, to Jay Groome, really shows how difficult it is to hit the jackpot.

[@redseatradio]

I will reach out to them thank you!

[@traci635]

I'm thinking pitching is the route Breslow goes, but I'm guessing it may be a Senior from college that would be a below slot signing to enable the Sox to draft someone they would need to pay over slot.....another great video

[@redseatradio]

Mmmm that could be exactly what the Sox end up doing

[@stephenrosiak8002]

Hey Corbin I would go pitching pitching and more pitching you can never have enough! ⚾⚾

[@redseatradio]

Sure can’t but couldn’t it also work that they draft the most talented position player then use that new area of depth to create trade value and trade for an established major league arm?

[@josephpuerschner3803]

Braden Montgomery is the pick, high upside hitter with 5 tools. Especially with chance he slides a bit post injury. Also hard to pass up on any of the HS bats. Craig has track record in Chicago of finding pitching in later rounds

[@redseatradio]

Yeah I wouldn’t mind them like I said go after pitching in 3-4-5

[@rickderoehn2630]

generally i would go best available player unless the best available pitcher is only slightly lower than the best position player

[@markmccarthy7887]

Duran …Cedanne ..Wilyer …Anthony …who gets traded …good problem to have ..use one of them with to spearhead a package to obtain Garrett Croche ?

[@justinalley3399]

@markmccarthy7887 hard pass none of those guys are getting traded

[@redseatradio]

Yeah they are gonna have to make a decision there at some point

[@petergarcia6645]

It's almost impossible to predict who they will pick it seems like picking the best player available. It always takes a while for players to develop so it's like having a lottery ticket. Hopefully they get someone to help in many years to come. Enjoyed your video as usual 👍

[@redseatradio]

Yeah having a lottery ticket is a good way to put it

[@martinalbert29]

They need starting pitching period. 2-3 future starters.

[@fastfrank42]

Nice job, Corbin. I would suggest that pitching is the priority for two reasons. First, the current state of the minors with few player pitching options available at AAA. Second, the current pitching staff has depleted the minors in terms of starters. I'll add a 3rd, It's Theo and Breslow in charge of the draft.

[@redseatradio]

Sure in the draft as a whole I agree but taking the best overall talent in the 12th spot is a safer bet even if it does end up being a pitcher

[@etrin5714]

Take the best player available. Talent is the ultimate deodorant. And you'll always find a place for him, whether it's on your team or as a trade chip.

[@Defend-the-Faith-]

Where do you put King?! The Sox organization is lacking pitching not position players…the outfield is crowded with young talent. We have a young 1B, 2B and Devers at 3B

[@redseatradio]

That is why if you watch the video I talked about his defensive versatility and the options it gives the red sox to move players and aquire major league talent

[@azex443]

Great video Corbin hope you can figure out the issue with MLB and hopefully they can allow you to go back to your old format. What are your thoughts on Christian Moore? I feel like he could potentially be the most underrated prospect in this draft he absolutely rakes and I believe is a finalist for the golden spikes award. Is he a prospect you are going to talk about?

[@TevinDewitt]

Thanks Corbin love these ones been waiting!

[@redseatradio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@josephdubiel7129]

Great video Corbin. I see you like my pick of Trey Yesavage! Yeah, I get it. Its kinda tough to make this call. I hope that Yesavage is still there when the sox pick at 12 to at least give them the option to grab him. Another possibility is a young lefty Cam Caminiti . A very good young pitcher and talented hitter. Young but a player worth waiting for . Seaver King sounds pretty good too. He could probably move thru the minors quickly. Another speed demon for our sox that would drive the opposition crazy. Another mention would be Konnor Griffin. OF/3B/RHP/SS. He is called one of the most multi tooled players in the draft. He does possess a very powerful arm and truly is a very gifted athlete. He is a pretty fast runner as well. He is young at 18 years of age but in his case I think he projects well. I put him on my list as a player worth waiting for. I can see taking the best athlete available but I say take the best pitcher available. I don't like the risk pitchers present sometimes with future possible arm issues. I do hear that but if we always wait til later rounds to draft pitchers I think its possible we miss out on some of the more talented options. At any rate here's hoping for a successful draft for the sox no matter what direction they chose. Its going to be a fascinating draft. Thanks Corbin. Joe

[@redseatradio]

I think the only way they would truly miss out on those talents is if they purposefully go position over pitcher. If you take a pitcher in the first round just to say you took one that tends to not work out as well

[@user-tm6vk9ro6w]

A quality pitcher will certainly be available with the 12th pick . Taking a pitcher just for the sake of saying I did really wouldn't be my style

[@eddiegill]

Saw that Red Sox were predicted to take 2B Christian Moore . He looks pretty good.

[@teetoo3790]

Slugging outfielder as most pitching prospects don't pan out. Remember all that hype about Leiter a few years ago?

[@redseatradio]

Agreed

[@cliptrip6023]

Personally, if we can't get one of these top pitchers, I'd much rather draft another OF or mid infielder and take a pitcher with the next couple picks 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@redseatradio]

Yeah that is kind of exactly what I am thinking too

[@NikolaosVamvakides]

PItcher, Pitcher,Pitcher, that the name of the game, good pitching wins games

[@redseatradio]

Sure does but what if you could draft a super talented position player and use this new prospect capital to trade for an established one instead of hoping the pitcher you selected develops

[@jondeforge8266]

that's why you draft the best player available so that you could trade for an Ace. Chris Sale and Pedro were both acquired by a trade.

[@dogwithheadphones]

I think undoubtedly a pitcher is the way to go for the Red Sox. I like Trey Yesavage if he’s available but if not then another pitching prospect I’d love to see us draft would be Hagen Smith from the University of Arkansas

[@redseatradio]

Hagen Smith is gonna be a bit of stretch both of these pitchers may be but Trey has a better chance of being there than Smith

[@dogwithheadphones]

@@redseatradio true dat, I hadn’t checked the updated mock drafts cause now he’s 6th. I think we’re now projected to take 2B Christian Moore out of Tennessee. He’s a good prospect but pitching needs to be our top priority. I think either Trey Yesavage or Brody Brecht could be our guy, but we’ll just have to see what happens.

[@josephdubiel7129]

Smith will be long gone before the 12th pick

[@user-tm6vk9ro6w]

I would never advocate taking a pitcher just for the sake of saying I did. I find it hard to believe though that a good pitcher wouldn't be available with the 12th pick in the first round. There's gotta be decent quality there that early. Joe

[@bradtatro8718]

Ace.....For Sure...Nice Job

[@kevinsheehy1457]

Hiya Corbin. That's a pile of crap about the videos for sure. But recently, I've been using podcasts on Spotify just as much. I like the video if I'm at home in the evening but I prefer Spotify when I'm out. Regardless, I'm here for the content. I enjoy the videos but they're only the icing on the cake. I think Sox must chance it and go for a pitcher. The 12th pick is likely to be the highest they are are gonna have for several years, if everything goes to plan. And right now, the future looks bright. Take the risk. Do the homework. Take the best pitcher available. Even the one with the highest floor. Thanks again Corbin

[@professionaljankeehater]

Did you get the Zach Kelly jerseys

[@user-rt2ir6hr6g]

Depending on when your turn comes up in the draft, is it always obvious who the best pick is? Given the dearth of pitching prospects in the Sox system, and that their #1 Perales is now out with TJ, I think that this is the year to switch up the approach and go with a college pitcher. If Yesavage is available, he sounds great.

[@dogwithheadphones]

If Yesavage is already off the board at 12 though I like Hagen Smith

[@redseatradio]

It's not a terrible idea to go straight for a college pitcher, but again it's also smart to just take the best available and figure out your options after that. There is still a whole lotta really talented pitchers that would fall to the 2nd round

[@josephdubiel7129]

@@dogwithheadphones Hagen Smith will be long gone before Yesavage.

[@jeffdevries8538]

ALWAYS take elite pitching. Hitters are much easier to acquire

[@redseatradio]

Sure but couldn't the sox just use the deeper area of the team now to utilize some of the positional depth to trade for a proven major league arm?

[@FrankACai]

Sox has yet to utilize the youth as trade, it just looks stagnant i mean, maybe other teams don't want to part with good arms either. Therefore if you want pitching and you should draft one or two yourself...

[@kennethnadolny7553]

Restrictions and regulations seem to be the way of the world these days. While stressing equality and equity. It seems to be quite and hypocrisy, it should be looked at in the other direction. Highlights are things that actually already happened it's not like you can put your crystal ball down on the table and say hey let's show some highlights of what has yet to be. Right?

[@redseatradio]

Yeah it is unbelievably frustrating as a creator that just wants to spread his love for the game. Hopefully there is a resolution at some point

[@eddiegill]

Looked at 2013 draft where Sox took Ronald Trey Ball at #7 . Aaron Judge went -#32

[@redseatradio]

Great point

[@peacefromraineydaze5289]

Great job Corbin hopefully pitching can anyone tell me why Dalbec still on this team and what does he have to do to get off the team? He’s just about automatic out.

[@eddiegill]

In NFL you draft by need . In MLB you go for best player

[@bobmessier5215]

No matter the sport, best athlete available is the best procedure in the draft because needs can change, talent does not.

[@redseatradio]

Totally agree

[@erikjager4704]

I don't think that drafting a left-handed position is a good idea if he is the highest rated player available. An outfielder or second baseman as a position player are the best ideas. I think that your fear of pitcher is somewhat misplaced because it makes the RS dependent on outside sources.

[@redseatradio]

That's a fair argument. I think an outfielder/second baseman is the way to go too if they are going for a position player in thier first pick

[@stephencorsaro954]

Trey or bust but he's going before 12. Maybe as high as 6

[@redseatradio]

Yeah it would take some luck

[@saltygrampy]

Hopefully they go best pitcher available.. MLB is assho

[@Defend-the-Faith-]

Savage won’t be there…come on

[@redseatradio]

absolutely possible that he slips to 12. People said the exact same thing about Teel last year