Boston Red Sox Cut Former Top International Signee

Boston Red Sox Cut Former Top International Signee

The Boston Red Sox made a quiet but significant roster move this week, parting ways with one of their most expensive international investments from a few years ago. While these types of transactions rarely make headlines during Spring Training, this one is more significant than most—and it reveals a lot about Boston’s changing player development philosophy.According to Andrew Parker of Baseball Now, the Red Sox released infielder Fraymi De Leon,…

Red Sox release former top international signing after four seasons

The Red Sox released six minor leaguers on Thursday, including one of their former top international signings. As noted by SoxProspects.com’s Andrew Parker, Boston cut ties with 21-year-old infielder Fraymi De Leon, who received the largest bonus ($1.2 million) of the club’s 2022 international signing class. At the time of his signing in January 2022, De Leon was ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 50 international prospect in his class. As an ama…