Our Sox Populi staff combines their prospect lists each offseason, coming up with the Top 100 players in the system. We’ll be summarizing and counting them up here, five at a time, leading up to the regular season. Today covers Jake Fox, Terrell Tatum, Calvin Harris, Jacob Burke and Alec Makarewicz.

If you are a Red Sox fan, you have to thrilled with the way things in Spring Training are going. Alex Bregman already set the center stage with his debut, going 3-3 with a HR. Furthermore, Garrett Crochet delivered on what was a very anticipating debut for him on the mound. While the stable veterans… read more

There will be numerous position battles to watch in preseason for the Boston Red Sox. There is enormous outfield depth for the Red Sox and the best position player battle is going to be the second base position. There is highly touted prospect Kristian Campbell as well as Vaughn Grissom. Both bring an enormous blend… read more

The Chicago Cubs shut down top prospect Matt Shaw due to an oblique injury at the beginning of February. They said at the time that it was a fairly minor injury that should not keep him out for more than a few weeks. Bruce Levine is reporting today that Shaw is ready to start playing… read more

One month from now, the Texas Rangers will open the 2025 season against the Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Field. With things well underway in Surprise, we’re starting to better understand what the Opening Day roster will look like. Let’s take another slightly less early stab at projecting the Rangers’ initial squad. Catchers (2)… read more

One of the most intriguing teams to watch for during the 2025 season is the Tampa Bay Rays. This also includes the fact that they’ll be playing at Steinbrenner Field, the Spring Training facility of division rival New York Yankees. But it is more so the roster that will be trotted out onto the field…. read more

When he was drafted in the first round by the Colorado Rockies in 2019, Michael Toglia carried the mantle of the next big thing at first base for the franchise. After 17 glorious years from Hall of Famer Todd Helton, first base had become a revolving door since Helton’s retirement in 2013. The team tried… read more

Ben Malgeri will make the Opening Day Roster Ben Malgeri is a former 18th round pick in 2021, and spent his entire 2024 season in AA Erie. He has gotten off to an exceptional start at the plate. Through 6 at bats, he has 1 homerun and 7 RBIs. Good for an .833 average and… read more

Luis Ortiz is not on the bubble for a pitching job with the Cleveland Guardians, but his debut couldn’t have gone worse. Ortiz surrendered six runs in 1 1/3 innings as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated Cleveland 9-6 on Tuesday in Goodyear, Ariz. Cleveland acquired Ortiz in the offseason in a double-trade scenario involving Toronto and… read more