Red Sox Release Outfielder Phillip Sikes

0:00On March 23rd, the Boston Red Sox are trimming their minor league roster ahead of the new season, including the release of Outfielder Philip Sykes. They drafted him in the 18th round back in 2021, and he started strong with a 392 batting average in rookie. Bow. Sykes kept things going decently in 2022, hitting 253 up to high A ball. But his performance dropped off after that, with a 210 average over 111 AA games in 2023 and 2. 35 across levels last year. The team has stacked Outfield Depth from big leagueers like Jaren Durran, Sedan Rafella and Masataka Yoshida to prospects such as Roman Anthony and others in the minors. That left little room for Sykes who only saw one spring training at bat anyway. His release after five seasons opens doors for him to catch on elsewhere as minor league Depth. Plenty of teams could use a versatile Outfielder looking to rebound. As the Red Sox finalized their lineup, expect more tweaks to sharpen their edge right out of the

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