Red Sox’ top position player draft pick batting .341; ‘Makes a ton of contact’
Henry Godbout, the Red Sox’ top position player pick from the 2025 MLB Draft, got off to a strong start in his professional career. He went 15-for-44 (.341) with High-A Greenville. He had more walks (nine) than strikeouts (six) in his 55 plate appearances.
This article examines how Boston’s 2025 draft picks performed during their first couple of months in professional baseball with both Low-A Salem and High-A Greenville. Both Greenville and Salem’s seasons ended Sunday.
The Sox drafted 21 players: six position players and 15 pitchers. They signed 20 picks.
Five of the six position players made their pro debuts. Only one pitcher, 17th rounder Patrick Galle out of Ole Miss, appeared in a minor league game. The rest have been working out and developing in Fort Myers.
Fabian Bonilla, an 18-year-old who Boston selected in the 19th round out of Christian Military Academy in Puerto Rico, is the only position player who did not make his pro debut.
Red Sox 2025 draft picks who have appeared in at least one pro game so far:
Henry Godbout, second round (75th overall): The 21-year-old shortstop/second baseman out of Virginia went 15-for-44 (.341) with a .473 on-base percentage, .477 slugging percentage, .950 OPS, six doubles, five RBIs, six runs, nine walks and six strikeouts in 13 games for High-A Greenville.
Boston selected Godbout, a right-handed hitter, with the compensation pick it received for losing Nick Pivetta in free agency to the Padres. He signed for $1.0938 million.
“Makes a ton of contact, super athletic and fits our development strengths in terms of being able to tap into some more power,” amateur scouting director Devin Pearson said about Godbout after the draft.
Mason White, fourth round (118th overall): The 21-year-old second baseman/shortstop out of Arizona went 24-for-101 (.238) with a .319 on-base percentage, .287 slugging percentage and .606 OPS between Low-A Salem (eight games) and High-A Greenville (18 games). The left-handed hitter had five doubles, five RBIs, 12 runs, 12 walks, 26 strikeouts and three steals.
Maximus Martin, 10th round (298th overall): The 21-year-old infielder/outfielder out of Kansas State went 24-for-89 (.270) with a .381 on-base percentage, .371 slugging percentage, .752 OPS, one home run, six doubles, 14 RBIs, 13 runs, 14 walks, 34 strikeouts and six steals combined between Salem (14 games) and Greenville (11 games). The right-handed hitter had a .325/.426/.400/.826 line in his 11 games (47 plate appearances) at Greenville.
Jack Winnay, 13th round (388th overall): The 22-year-old right-handed hitting third baseman went 17-for-53 (.321 batting average) with a .393 on-base percentage, .434 slugging percentage, .827 OPS, one home run, three doubles, 11 RBIs, 10 runs, six walks and six strikeouts in 15 games for Salem.
Skylar King, 15th round (448th overall): The 21-year-old outfielder out of West Virginia went 23-for-89 (.258) with a .359 on-base percentage, .382 slugging percentage, .741 OPS, one homer, two doubles, three triples, nine RBIs, 15 runs, seven walks and 18 strikeouts in 25 games for Salem. The left-handed hitter also was successful on 7-of-9 stolen base attempts.
Patrick Galle, 17th round (508th overall): The 21-year-old righty out of Ole Miss is the only pitcher from Boston’s 2025 draft to appear in a minor league game so far. He made three relief appearances for Salem, allowing five runs, three earned runs, four hits and seven walks while striking out three in 5 ⅓ innings.
Dodgers Predicted to Sign Top MLB Free Agent After 2025 Season
Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman
The Los Angeles Dodgers have notoriously been one of the top spenders in MLB for several years now. They showed that at the beginning of 2025, they signed many top free agents to improve their roster.
However, that has not led them to become the juggernaut team many analysts and executives thought they would be. Los Angeles is 79-64 and will likely not reach the 90-win mark with just 20 games left this regular season.
Whatever the Dodgers do in the postseason, one MLB Insider believes they will sign the top free agent after 2025.
Dodgers Predicted to Sign Kyle Tucker
The Chicago Cubs’ slugger is having a rough last two months of the season, but is still considered the top free agent.
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale believes it will be to the Los Angeles Dodgers:
“Rival executives still believe he’ll be the highest-paid player in free agency,” Bob Nightengale reported Monday. “Their prediction where he’ll land? The Dodgers, who badly could use outfield help.”
The Dodgers could use outfield help, but signing Tucker to say, $400 million would put them far over the luxury tax. But it would address a much-needed positional issue. Los Angeles signed Michael Conforto to a one-year, $17 million deal before the season, and he has looked like a massive bust the entire season.
Conforto still isn’t above the .200 average mark, despite playing in 124 games. His OPS is 77, well below league average. The Dodgers also traded for left fielder Alex Call back in July, and he hasn’t had much production either. Signing Kyle Tucker in free agency is right up the Dodgers’ wheelhouse.
Although Tucker has struggled for the past few months, he’s still had a solid season. Kyle Tucker still has 22 home runs and an OPS+ of 140.
Kyle Tucker Has So Many Accolades As a Player
Bleacher Report recently came out with a prediction piece about Kyle Tucker’s free agency, and it showed how tenured he is as a player:
“After all, Tucker’s resume includes a World Series title, four All-Star selections, a Silver Slugger and a Gold Glove. He led the league in RBI in 2023 when he was with the Houston Astros and has hit more than 20 home runs in each of the last five seasons. While he hasn’t been himself since the All-Star break with a .242 batting average, five home runs and 17 RBI, some of that can be explained by injury concerns. And he still has solid overall numbers this season with a .270/.381/.472 slash line, 22 home runs and 73 RBI. Tucker is also just 28 years old, which is another reason he will surely command a significant deal this offseason.”
The next question is how much the Dodgers would pay him, and that will be up to Tucker’s agent.
Fans of other MLB teams would not be happy with the Dodgers making a big-money signing like this, but it would put a lot of pressure on the Cubs to attempt to dish out a higher AAV contract. Tucker’s free agency will be one of the highest-anticipated events this offseason.
