The 25-year-old Bennett, drafted in the 2022 second round out of Oklahoma, stands 6-foot-6 with a listed weight of 234 pounds, a similar build to Red Sox's top pitching prospect, No. 2 overall in their system, Payton Tolle — who like Bennett is a native of Oklahoma.

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Marte slashed .283/.376/.517 with an .893 OPS, 28 home runs, 72 RBI, and 87 runs scored over 126 games, earning a Silver Slugger and his third career All-Star nod thanks to his all-around bat.

The Boston Red Sox are reportedly the frontrunners to acquire Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Ketel Marte in a trade this winter, according to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand.

The teams swapped minor league pitchers, with the Sox sending rocket-armed righthander Luis Perales to Washington for towering lefthander Jake Bennett. Why trade one highly regarded pitching prospect for another? In many ways, the deal reflected contrasting positions of two organizations.

There’s a reason the White Sox insisted Teel be included as one of the centerpieces in the Garrett Crochet trade last winter. He’s an athletic, left-handed hitting catcher with a tremendous feel for the strike zone. He plays with energy. He plays with edge.

The Boston Red Sox's pitching development program has received a lot of recognition in the past year, and Ben Buck has assuredly played a role in that success.

Following the departure of Justin Willard to the Mets, the Red Sox have filled their director of pitching role.