Franklin Arias: Double-A Slugger on Fire

0:00On May 1st, Franklin Arias just owned April like a boss in double-a ball for the Portland Seedogs, the Red Sox No. 2 prospect in MLBs, 26 ranked guy overall. He topped the Eastern League with a 1.196 on-base plus slugging, hit 375 average for second place, slug 7. 64 also second, and cracked the top 5 and hits at 27, 8 home runs, 20 RBIs, and 55 total bases. His games had multiple hits, and he drove in runs 12 times. Earlier this week, he smashed a game tying Homer in the 9th against Somerset, even though they lost 9-6. That capped off 2, 3 game Homer streaks, a walkoff blast and extra innings from the bench and a scorching 16 for 36 stretch. Fans and scouts are buzzing because this 20-year-old is almost 4 years younger than the average Eastern League hitter. He's leveled up his bat speed and barrel contact for harder hits, building on hot April starts last year when he batted 314 and jumped from.

1:02Single A to high A plus a 426 average in his first Dominican Summer League month back in 2023. Dig deeper and his numbers pop everywhere. Nine for 20 with 3 homers and 13 RBIs with runners in scoring position, 400 average, and 1.275 OPS against Rides, 318 and 1.00 against lefties. OPS over 1000 no matter the outs, and he crushes when ahead or even behind in the count. Maze here, but Aryas keeps swinging hot. Keep swinging hot watch, this kid climbed fast toward Fenway. Boston Red Sox news today, powered by AI bringing you wood matters on the field and beyond.