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CBS News
3 days ago
- Business
- CBS News
Franklin Arias of Red Sox is now a Top 10 MLB prospect
The Red Sox are in a free fall. How does this get fixed? The Red Sox are in a free fall. How does this get fixed? The Red Sox are in a free fall. How does this get fixed? It's no surprise Roman Anthony is the top prospect in all of baseball, though the 21-year-old probably won't be a prospect for the Red Sox much longer. But Boston still has another Top 10 prospect in its system, with infielder Franklin Arias climbing up the latest rankings. The 19-year-old shortstop checked in as the No. 8 prospect in Keith Law's newest Top 50, which he published Thursday on The Athletic. Who is Franklin Arias? The Red Sox signed Arias as an International free agent in 2023, and he's been turning heads the last two years as one of the organization's top defensive prospect in the infield. He checks in at 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds, and is currently playing at Single-A Salem after starting the season at High-A Greenville. Before the season, Arias was Law's No. 42 prospect. But he's caught everyone's attention with both his bat and his glove in 2025. "Through Sunday, Arias was hitting .360/.406/.517 since his promotion to High A, and he's still just 19 until November," wrote Law. "He's a true shortstop, he doesn't punch out (8.3 percent at the higher level), and he has power." Law called Arias "electric on both sides of the ball." "If there's a flaw in his game, pitchers through the High-A level haven't exposed it yet," added Law. In the Boston organization, Arias is the No. 3 prospect behind Anthony and Marcelo Mayer, with the latter currently up with the Big League club. Kristian Campbell, whom Law had as a Top 10 prospect last year, made Boston's Opening Day roster following an impressive spring. "Leave it to the Red Sox to graduate a top-10 prospect (Kristian Campbell) and immediately have someone else replace him," noted Law. Jhostynxon Garcia also cracks Top 50 Prospect list The Red Sox had a third prospect pop up in Law's Top 50: outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia. The man nicknamed "The Password" checked in at No. 46 after he was unranked last season. Law notes that Garcia had a breakout year in 2024 -- when the 22-year-old slashed .286/.356/.536 with 24 doubles and 23 homers for Greenville, Salem, and Double-A Portland -- but adds the outfielder as taken a significant step forward this season. "He's swinging less often, which has also meant that he's whiffing less and he's chasing less, and he's still hitting the ball hard — although the surface results haven't been there yet. The Red Sox bumped him up to Triple A last week and in his first six games there he homered twice, at 106 and 109 mph. It's plus power, a significantly improved approach, and, well, he should move to right field," wrote Law. Garcia is slashing a robust .406/.424/.719 with the WooSox, and is up to three homers in his eight games at Triple-A.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Drive pound Jersey Shore
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The one-two punch of Red Sox Top Prospects was dominate, No. 3 prospect Franklin Arias had four hits and No. 21 prospect Nelly Taylor drove in three runs, and the Greenville Drive used a five-run sixth inning to pull away from the Jersey Shore BlueClaws in a 10-4 win Thursday night at Fluor Field. Greenville (22-25) pounded out 14 hits — including home runs from Taylor and Andy Lugo — and capitalized on a pair of Jersey Shore errors to snap a two-game skid. Arias finished 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Taylor went 2-for-5 with a double and a solo homer. The Drive jumped ahead early when Taylor launched his fourth home run of the season in the first inning off Blueclaws starter Aaron Combs (0-3), then opened things up in the second. After a Brooks Brannon double and a Justin Riemer single, Lugo delivered the big blow — a three-run homer to left, putting Greenville up 4-0. Jersey Shore (17-29) clawed back with a run in the third on Dylan Campbell's RBI single and got within 5-3 in the sixth when Bryson Ware belted a two-run homer off Darvin Garcia (1-2), who earned the win in relief despite a shaky outing. Greenville responded emphatically in the bottom of the frame. Brannon tripled in Miguel Bleis, then scored on a fielder's choice. Arias added an RBI single before Taylor ripped a two-run double to left-center, extending the lead to 10-3 and effectively sealing the win. Garcia allowed three runs on three hits over 2 2/3 innings in relief of starter Payton Tolle, who scattered five hits and one run over 4 1/3 innings. Matt McShane tossed two scoreless innings to close it out. Ware led the Blueclaws at the plate with a home run and two RBIs. Catcher Kehden Hettiger added three hits, including a double, and scored once. The Drive showed aggression on the bases but were caught stealing twice in the first two innings. Still, their offensive outburst was enough to overcome those missed opportunities and a pair of errors by third baseman Antonio Anderson. Combs was tagged for five runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. Greenville then jumped on reliever Brandon Beckel for five more runs — just one earned — in the sixth. Only six of Greenville's 10 runs were earned as Jersey Shore's defense faltered late. With the win, Greenville improved to 13-11 at home and continued to climb toward .500. The Drive sit 3 1/2 games out of first place in the South Division and look to narrow the gap tomorrow. The two teams continue their six-game series with a Friday doubleheader at Fluor Field with game one scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
2025 Bowman Mega auto checklist: Who to chase
Bowman Megas are the highlight reel of Bowman. Megas distill the vast Bowman universe down to its most collectible components. You have a condensed checklist for both prospects and rookies and a significantly reduced auto checklist. The boxes have two special Bowman Mega packs, which contain cards that all have a 'mojo' style pattern. Bowman Megas do contain other packs, but they only contain base cards with no chance at parallels or autos. What Makes Bowman Megas Special? When you open a Bowman Mega pack, you will be looking for low-numbered parallels, image variations, and autos. This year's big chase in the 2025 Bowman Megas is the image variation autos. The IV auto checklist includes seven image variations of prospects (Slade Caldwell, Franklin Arias, Charlie Condon, Kevin McGonigle, PJ Morlando, Jesus Made, JJ Wetherholt) and five image variations of rookies (Jacob Wilson, Coby Mayo, Brooks Lee, Luisangel Acuña, Kumar Rocker). There is a slightly bigger non-auto image variation checklist included at the end of the checklist below. Why Image Variation Autos Are the Big Chase in 2025 Image Variations (IVs) showcase different photography than a player's standard card and, in the Mega format, come paired with hard-signed autos. They offer a new aesthetic and something that is not available in the regular Bowman. In some cases, these are the most visually appealing rookie/prospect autos of the year. Advertisement In 2025 Bowman Megas, the IV Auto Checklist includes: Prospects: Slade Caldwell, Franklin Arias, Charlie Condon, Kevin McGonigle, PJ Morlando, Jesus Made, JJ Wetherholt Rookies: Jacob Wilson, Coby Mayo, Brooks Lee, Luisangel Acuña, Kumar Rocker Here is the full autograph checklist for the 2025 Bowman Mega. Bowman Prospect Mega Autographs Checklist (47 cards) BMA-SC – Slade Caldwell – Arizona Diamondbacks BMA-JP – Jose Perdomo – Atlanta Braves BMA-GO – Griff O'Ferrall – Baltimore Orioles BMA-FA – Franklin Arias – Boston Red Sox BMA-KC – Kristian Campbell – Boston Red Sox BMA-CM – Cole Mathis – Chicago Cubs BMA-EH – Eduardo Herrera – Chicago White Sox BMA-HS – Hagen Smith – Chicago White Sox BMA-ASA – Adolfo Sanchez – Cincinnati Reds BMA-CB – Chase Burns – Cincinnati Reds BMA-SL – Sheng-En Lin – Cincinnati Reds BMA-TLE – Tyson Lewis – Cincinnati Reds BMA-CC – Charlie Condon – Colorado Rockies BMA-RC – Robert Calaz – Colorado Rockies BMA-KM – Kevin McGonigle – Detroit Tigers BMA-TL – Thayron Liranzo – Detroit Tigers BMA-BMA – Brice Matthews – Houston Astros BMA-BMI – Blake Mitchell – Kansas City Royals BMA-JC – Jac Caglianone – Kansas City Royals BMA-CMO – Christian Moore – Los Angeles Angels BMA-EQ – Eduardo Quintero – Los Angeles Dodgers BMA-AR – Agustin Ramirez – Miami Marlins BMA-CJ – Carter Johnson – Miami Marlins BMA-PM – PJ Morlando – Miami Marlins BMA-BW – Brock Wilken – Milwaukee Brewers BMA-CDU – Caleb Durbin – Milwaukee Brewers BMA-JM – Jesus Made – Milwaukee Brewers BMA-BC – Byron Chourio – Minnesota Twins BMA-DD – Daiber De Los Santos – Minnesota Twins BMA-KD – Kyle DeBarge – Minnesota Twins BMA-LK – Luke Keaschall – Minnesota Twins BMA-NM – Nolan McLean – New York Mets BMA-VG – Vladi Guerrero – New York Mets BMA-GL – George Lombard Jr. – New York Yankees BMA-CD – Carson DeMartini – Philadelphia Phillies BMA-ET – Eduardo Tait – Philadelphia Phillies BMA-MA – Mick Abel – Philadelphia Phillies BMA-KG – Konnor Griffin – Pittsburgh Pirates BMA-LD – Leo De Vries – San Diego Padres BMA-JT – James Tibbs III – San Francisco Giants BMA-FC – Felnin Celesten – Seattle Mariners BMA-JW – JJ Wetherholt – St. Louis Cardinals BMA-BM – Braylin Morel – Texas Rangers BMA-PG – Pablo Guerrero – Texas Rangers BMA-YC – Yolfran Castillo – Texas Rangers BMA-YCA – Yeremi Cabrera – Texas Rangers BMA-AN – Arjun Nimmala – Toronto Blue Jays Bowman Rookie Mega Autographs Checklist (11 cards) RMA-AD – Adrian Del Castillo – Arizona Diamondbacks RMA-JW – Jacob Wilson – Athletics RMA-CM – Coby Mayo – Baltimore Orioles RMA-RL – Rhett Lowder – Cincinnati Reds RMA-CD – Caden Dana – Los Angeles Angels RMA-CN – Connor Norby – Miami Marlins RMA-BL – Brooks Lee – Minnesota Twins RMA-LA – Luisangel Acuña – New York Mets RMA-TS – Thomas Saggese – St. Louis Cardinals RMA-KR – Kumar Rocker – Texas Rangers RMA-JWO – James Wood – Washington Nationals Advertisement Image Variations Autographs Checklist (5 cards) CRA-JWI – Jacob Wilson – Athletics CRA-CM – Coby Mayo – Baltimore Orioles CRA-BL – Brooks Lee – Minnesota Twins CRA-LA – Luisangel Acuña – New York Mets CRA-KR – Kumar Rocker – Texas Rangers Image Variations Prospect Autographs Checklist (7 cards) CPA-SL – Slade Caldwell – Arizona Diamondbacks CPA-FA – Franklin Arias – Boston Red Sox CPA-CC – Charlie Condon – Colorado Rockies CPA-KM – Kevin McGonigle – Detroit Tigers CPA-PM – PJ Morlando – Miami Marlins CPA-JM – Jesus Made – Milwaukee Brewers CPA-JW – JJ Wetherholt – St. Louis Cardinals Image Variations Non-Auto Checklist (10 cards) 6 – Rhett Lowder – Cincinnati Reds 9 – Jacob Wilson – Athletics 37 – Coby Mayo – Baltimore Orioles 59 – Jace Jung – Detroit Tigers 46 – Connor Norby – Miami Marlins 72 – Brooks Lee – Minnesota Twins 83 – Luisangel Acuña – New York Mets 80 – Kumar Rocker – Texas Rangers 29 – James Wood – Washington Nationals 42 – Dylan Crews – Washington Nationals Advertisement Chrome Prospects Image Variations Non-Auto Checklist (10 cards) BCP-115 – Eduardo Quintero – Los Angeles Dodgers BCP-21 – Slade Caldwell – Arizona Diamondbacks BCP-67 – Franklin Arias – Boston Red Sox BCP-75 – Charlie Condon – Colorado Rockies BCP-79 – Kevin McGonigle – Detroit Tigers BCP-69 – Thomas White – Miami Marlins BCP-91 – PJ Morlando – Miami Marlins BCP-50 – Jesus Made – Milwaukee Brewers BCP-22 – JJ Wetherholt – St. Louis Cardinals BCP-146 – Yeremi Cabrera – Texas Rangers
