I hope you enjoyed the Yankees' honorable mentions; now it's off to their hated division rivals for some honorable mention prospects. This one took a bit of a twist because I love the Red Sox 2023 draft, so keep an eye on how many of those prospects made this article. We all know 20 prospects aren't enough, so I want to go system-by-system and find an honorable mention or five or ten and bring them to you, good people, the patrons.

Boston Red Sox 2025 Top 20 Prospects
Scouting reports with tool grades & fantasy spins for the top 20 prospects in the Red Sox system
Prospects LiveRhys White

The Red Sox system was built by Chaim Bloom, and what he built was impressive. He targeted up-the-middle athletes and pitchers he believed the player development apparatus could tweak. And, well, Craig Breslow loved that idea and has kept that as a prime part of what he is looking to acquire in trades. Of the 5 prospects here, 3 can play shortstop or second base; one is a pitcher, and the other is a catcher. If you are building a system, those are the three most important archetypes of prospects to target. The single-A affiliate for the Red Sox seemed to have more than your average number of prospects stagnating there, so keep that in mind when you're deep-diving prospects this offseason and going forward.

Nazzan Zanetello

Let's start with someone I am all the way in on, Nazzan Zanetello. I covered him on the daily sheet all year, and to say things were rough is an understatement. However, there are caveats I want to apply here. He and Tai Peete were similar—good draft prospects but raw in the swing-decision part of their game. This would always take a while, but it could really click if it clicks.

His swing needs a total overhaul, which is an issue; I acknowledge that. It's far too steep, even for minor pitchers. It's easy to attack him—just throw pitches up in the zone. The big problem is that he showed little in making adjustments. He struck out north of 40% of the time, and you don't do that by accident. But there's always a but; his game had some encouraging signs.

Zanetello can really play on the left side of the infield. He could be an above-average shortstop or a plus-third baseman with his athleticism and arm. Plus, he showed off some power that kept me in. What will reel me back into considering him a top-20 prospect in this system is if he can show some patience. He did get a chance to show off that power occasionally. A total reset this offseason is just what the doctor ordered for Zanetello. If I see some videos of him swinging in the offseason, I won't be able to contain myself.