Boston Red Sox 2025 MLB Draft Report Card

Best Pure Hitter: Boston had an extremely pitcher-heavy class in 2025, but they still got one of the more pure hitters available in Virginia SS Henry Godbout (2C). Godbout is a polished contact bat who hit .321 in his three years with the Cavaliers with a 10.5% strikeout rate and 10.4% walk rate. He also managed an 86% overall contact rate and 91% in-zone contact rate.

Best Power Hitter: Arizona SS Mason White (4) is a free-swinger with big bat speed and power that can wow you when he connects. He swings with intent in any count or situation with firing hand speed and great torque. White had three straight seasons with double-digit home runs at Arizona, hit 20 in his 2025 draft season and finished his career with 49 total. 

Fastest Runner: No Red Sox hitter in the first 10 rounds is a real burner, but West Virginia OF Skylar King (15) has been a pest on the bases in his college career. He stole 20 bases in 31 games in the Appalachian League during the 2023 summer and in three seasons with West Virginia went 22-for-35 (62.9%) on the bases.

Best Defensive Player: Kansas State SS Maximus Martin (10) might have the best shot at sticking at an up-the-middle defensive position and returning some defensive value there. He’s a solid athlete who has experience all over the infield and outfield. In 2025, he played shortstop and center field for most of his time, but in his 25-game pro debut he logged innings at both shortstop and second base.

Best Fastball: RHP Christian Foutch (5) throws incredibly hard with a fastball that averaged 98 mph and is regularly up to 100 out of the bullpen. Oklahoma RHP Kyson Witherspoon (1) has a plus fastball that sits around 95-97 mph and touches 99 in a starter’s role. Witherspoon deserves credit for how well he maintained that velocity deep into his starts throughout the spring. While both those fastballs are loud, neither top what LSU RHP Jacob Mayers (9) can bring to the table, as he averaged 96-97 mph this spring, ran the pitch up to 102 mph and also averaged an eye-popping 23 inches of induced vertical break—some of the best riding life of any fastball in the country. If he can figure out how to put it in the strike zone it could be a lethal weapon. 

Best Secondary Pitch: Witherspoon’s (1) hard mid-80s slider has the power and movement to be a consistent plus offering and swing-and-miss pitch. He generated a 31% miss rate with the pitch this spring. LSU RHP Anthony Eyanson (3) throws a mid-80s gyro slider that also has plus potential with hard tilt, and he generated a 52% miss rate with it in 2025. 

Best Pro Debut: Godbout (2C) spent the entirety of his pro debut with High-A Greenville. In 13 games there, he slashed .341/.473/.477 with nine walks, six strikeouts and six doubles. While his exit velocity data was just modest in his debut, Godbout’s contact skills, swing decisions and angles were all quite strong. 

Best Athlete: Both Witherspoon (1) and Tennessee RHP Marcus Phillips (1S) are impressive athletes on the mound with great strength, physicality and arm speed. 

Most Intriguing Background: Martin (10) has had a long and winding amateur path. He was a highly-regarded high school prospect in the 2022 class who flashed big tools, athleticism and defensive chops. He then started his career at Rutgers in 2023, moved to Georgia State in 2024 and finally had his breakout season with Kansas State in 2025.

Closest To The Majors: Godbout (2C) could move quickly and already has some success in a small sample at the High-A level, but both Witherspoon (1) and Eyanson (3) have the performance in power conferences to go with solid stuff that could allow them to be fast-moving arms. 

Best 11+ Round Pick (Or UDFA): RHP Morgan Barrett (11) signed for $500,000 in the 11th round after a lights-out spring season with Cowley (Kan.) JC. He posted a 0.42 ERA in 16 relief appearances and 21.2 innings, with a 40:4 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a fastball that gets into the mid 90s.