What ‘Big Three’ Triple-A Promotion Means For Red Sox Future

The Boston Red Sox made a move that marked progress for their future on Sunday.

Top prospects Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony and Kyle Teel are all heading to Triple-A Worcester, now sitting just one stop away from Major League Baseball.

The reconstruction of the Boston farm system improved with a slow build with a series of impact additions through the draft, particularly among position players.

The 2021 draft brought Mayer. Anthony followed in the second round of the 2022 draft. A year later, Teel fell to the Red Sox at the No. 14 overall pick.

Those three prospects have dominated attention and opponents while setting the new standard for the Red Sox farm system in recent seasons. Talent flooded into the system around them as Boston started to build for the future. That's been amplified for a big-league team that has just one playoff appearance since 2020. In that sense, the future took plenty of focus.

Now, the promotion of the "Big Three" marks a significant mark of progress in that growth for the Red Sox's next core.

Boston's identified building blocks of the core that has the chance to return the Red Sox to legitimate contention in the very near future. Last season marked the rise of talents such as Jarren Duran, Triston Casas, Brayan Bello. This season saw leaps forward from Tanner Houck, Connor Wong and Ceddanne Rafaela. Two of those players in Rafaela and Bello earned long-term extensions, ensuring they'll be locked in for the next phases of Boston's growth.

Now, the trio of Mayer, Anthony and Teel should be the next pieces to join the core to start the 2025 season. The last two months of 2024 in Triple-A provide more experience and reps for the talented young players to add final polish and make a finishing statement to present their big-league resumes.

Could any of the three make their debut this season with the Red Sox?

Possibly, but there's a bit of a jam at shortstop, catcher and in the outfield. So, more than likely, prepare to see the trio at Fenway Park to start the 2025 season, provided they all stay on schedule.

There will be decisions for the Red Sox to make this offseason as the front office shapes a true potential contender for 2025. The team will still need an impact starter and likely a right-handed bat to round out the roster entering next season, but key pieces of that core are nearing arrival.

There's plenty of expectations left for Mayer, Anthony and Teel to meet. As they're a step closer to producing for the Red Sox, the optimism for future contention builds for Boston.