Red Sox minor leaguer Stephen Scott participates in AFL Home Run Derby
Red Sox minor league catcher Stephen Scott participated in the Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby on Saturday night.
Scott has been electric in the AFL this fall and earned an All-Star selection alongside Nick Yorke.
The North Carolina native was one of eight prospects across the game who were entrants in the Home Run Derby.
Scott mashed 10 homers, which was not good enough to win the event. The left-handed slugger did advance to the second-round, but fell short of the finals.
Seattle Mariners prospect Robert Perez Jr. won the event. Perez Jr., a first base man, is the Mariners No 21. ranked prospect on MLB Pipeline. He raked 32 homers over the course of three rounds, defeating Orioles prospect Heston Kjerstad 11-10 in the finals.
Scott, the 25-year-old catcher is hitting .327 batting with a .386 on-base percentage, .673 slugging percentage, 1.059 OPS, five homers, one double, one triple, 15 runs, 15 RBIs, five walks and 10 strikeouts in 13 games for the Scottsdale Scorpions.
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Scott is not ranked player on MLB Pipeline or with SoxProspects.
According to SoxProspects, the Vanderbilt product profiles as “a solid organizational player. Can play first base and corner outfield adequately and is now getting significant run at catcher. Type of player every organization needs. If he continues to hit, has a chance to make it as an up-and-down emergency bench bat.”
The Red Sox will have to decided if they’d like to prospect Scott on the 40-man roster. It’s unlikely he’ll be on the minor leaguers or prospects Chaim Bloom elects to stash on the 40-man. He’ll be exposed to the Rule 5 Draft this winter if left unprotected.
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