Red Sox’s No. 2 Prospect Is Hitting an Absurd .524 Right Now
The Boston Red Sox's No. 2 prospect is on a tear to kick off the 2026 season.
Boston Red Sox logo If you're a Boston Red Sox fan, you've got to check out what No. 2 prospect Franklin Arias is doing down in Double-A Portland right now. The young infielder is two steps away from the big leagues and certainly is making his case right now to help this club at some point.
In eight games , Arias is slashing . 542/. 613/.
875 with two homers, eight RBIs, four walks, two doubles and seven runs scored. It's a bit early in the season to be talking about promotions, but that's how good Arias is playing right now. Right now, he's ranked as Major League Baseball's No.
26 overall prospect . If he can keep up this level of play, he's going to jump up that list quickly and should be in Triple-A in the not-so-distant future. He belted his first homer of the season on Tuesday.