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2 days ago
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New Red Sox prospect records first hit after coming over in Devers trade
James Tibbs III, the top prospect coming to the Red Sox in the Rafael Devers trade, notched his first hit with the organization Wednesday night. Currently ranked as Boston's No. 6 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, Tibbs recorded a single the other way to left field for AA Portland in a home loss to Akron. Advertisement In the contest, Tibbs also scored his first run and earned his first walk for the Sea Dogs. Wednesday's game followed an underwhelming debut for Tibbs with Portland. The 22-year-old lefty started off his time with the Sea Dogs going 0-for-4 at the plate with three strikeouts. In both contests, the outfielder started in right and hit second in the batting order. Tibbs joins Portland after playing 57 games and posting an .857 OPS at High-A Eugene Emeralds. Before debuting for the Sea Dogs, the former top pick had never played beyond High-A. Tibbs was one of four players traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Red Sox for Devers on Sunday, June 15. Before he was traded, MLB Pipeline had Tibbs ranked as the fourth best prospect in San Francisco's organization. Advertisement The Giants selected the outfielder 13th overall in last year's MLB Draft, after he slashed .363/.488/.777 as a junior with Florida State. Tibbs was shipped along with 20-year-old pitcher Jose Bello who was assigned to Boston's Florida Complex League, 23-year-old pitcher Kyle Harrison who is in Worcester, and 28-year-old reliever Jordan Hicks who is currently on the 15-Day Injured List. In his first two games with the Giants, Devers went 2-for-8 with one double, one RBI, and a walk. Read the original article on MassLive.
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2 days ago
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Red Sox prospect from Rafael Devers trade reaches base 3 times; Blaze Jordan stays hot
James Tibbs III, the top prospect who the Red Sox acquired in the Rafael Devers trade, went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, two runs, one walk and one strikeout in Double-A Portland's 7-6 loss to Akron on Thursday. The double was a ball that should have been caught but the Akron fielders appeared to lose sight of it. Advertisement The 22-year-old outfielder is 3-for-11 (.273) with two walks and six strikeouts in three games for Portland. Portland fell behind 6-0 after four innings. Tibbs was part of the late comeback attempt. His two-run double made it 7-5 in the ninth inning. The 6-foot, 201-pound left-handed hitter was the 13th overall pick in the 2024 Draft out of Florida State. He was batting .246 with a .379 on-base percentage, .478 slugging percentage, .857 OPS, 12 homers, 10 doubles, one triple, 32 RBIs, 41 runs, 42 walks and 45 strikeouts in 57 games (256 plate appearances) for High-A Eugene before the trade. Other Red Sox minor league notes from Thursday: ~ First base/third base prospect Blaze Jordan went 3-for-4 with an RBI, walk and two runs in Triple-A Worcester's 9-4 win over Buffalo. The 22-year-old is 21-for-62 (.339) with a .369 on-base percentage, .565 slugging percentage, .934 OPS, two homers, eight doubles, nine RBIs, 13 runs, three walks and eight strikeouts in 15 games since his promotion to Worcester. Advertisement ~ Jhostynxon Garcia (also known by his nickname, The Password) was 1-for-4 with a walk, two runs and one strikeout in Worcester's win. Garcia is batting 29-for-96 (.302) with a .364 on-base percentage, .552 slugging percentage, .916 OPS, six homers, four doubles, one triple, 14 RBIs, 18 runs, 10 walks and 26 strikeouts in 24 games since his promotion to Worcester. The Athletic's Keith Law recently ranked him the minor's No. 46 prospect on his Top 50. ~ Chris Murphy threw a perfect inning with two strikeouts, both swinging on curveballs, in a rehab game with Worcester. His two fastballs were both 94.2 mph. He also threw five sliders and four curveballs. He's returning from Tommy John surgery he underwent in April 2024. ~ Blake Aita, a 22-year-old righty who the Red Sox drafted in the sixth round in 2024 out of Kennesaw State, went 7 innings vs. Greensboro in his second start for High-A Greenville since his promotion from Low-A Salem. He allowed two runs, eight hits and one walk while striking out three. He has given up just three runs in 13 innings (2.08) in his two starts for Greenville. More On Red Sox Prospects Read the original article on MassLive.
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2 days ago
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James Tibbs III reacts to being in Rafael Devers trade, excited for potential future with Red Sox
While the Red Sox will see Rafael Devers in his new San Francisco Giants uniform this weekend, it might be a while before Boston fans see any of the players the team received in the surprising blockbuster. That is unless they head to Worcester or Portland, Maine. While Devers is already mashing for the Giants, the four players the Red Sox received are either injured or in the minor leagues. Hard-throwing reliever Jordan Hicks is sidelined with a foot injury, while lefty starter Kyle Harrison, outfielder James Tibbs III, and pitcher Jose Bello will be taking the bus for the foreseeable future. Harrison was sent to Triple-A Worcester after Sunday's trade was completed, and has yet to make his debut for the WooSox. Tibbs, meanwhile, is now in Double-A Portland where he made his debut for the Sea Dogs on Tuesday. The outfielder/first baseman, who is currently ranked the No. 6 prospect in the Boston system, collected his first career hit at the Double-A level on Wednesday. On Thursday night, he went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI and two runs scored for Portland in a 7-6 loss to Akron. Tibbs spoke with WBZ-TV's and CBS News Boston's Joe Weil ahead of Thursday's game and shared his reaction to being traded to the Red Sox, an organization he had always hoped to be a part of. He just had to take a different and very unexpected route to join the Boston franchise. Tibbs' reaction to be traded to the Red Sox Devers was traded just hours after he hit a home run for Boston in a 2-0 win over the Yankees at Fenway Park. He and his teammates were about to board a flight and head off on a nine-game west coast swing, when Devers was pulled aside and told he had been dealt to San Francisco. Tibbs' trade story was just as interesting. He was wrapping up his final game with the Eugene Emeralds in High-A ball and had just worked a walk in the ninth inning. When he got to first base, he was surprised to see he was being lifted for a pinch runner. When Tibbs got back to the dugout, the team's pitching coach handed him a phone. The director of San Francisco's farm system was on the other end, and told Tibbs he had been traded to the Boston Red Sox. "My first thought was, 'Huh, no kidding. Alright.' A lot of emotion," Tibbs told Weil. "Definitely was very sad to leave those guys; I had a great time over there and had a blast with that group of guys in Eugene. But I was immediately so fired up to become a Red Sox." Tibbs got a taste for baseball in New England when he played for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2023. "Being in New England and playing in the Cape, I knew the love for Boston sports and the Red Sox specifically," he explained. Then Tibbs started wondering how he ended up in Boston. "Then I was like, 'Alright, who was I traded for?' When I found out it was Devers, I was like, alright, this could go one of two ways. It went both ways for sure, with a lot of mixed emotions. I tried my best not to go on social media and get my feelings hurt," he said. While the reaction among Red Sox fans certainly swayed one way after the trade was announced, it didn't take away from Tibbs' excitement. He said it was extremely humbling to be in the trade package for a player like Devers. "To be a part of something like that, it's very cool, very humbling. Very appreciative of the Red Sox giving me a chance to come and play here," said Tibbs. "Couldn't be a better spot, a better opportunity. I'm ecstatic to be here." Tibbs in the Cape Cod Baseball League Tibbs put together a solid campaign for the Whitecaps in his lone season on the Cape, slashing .303/.390/.472 with six homers, six doubles, 25 RBI, and 17 runs scored over 40 games. He was drawn to the region that summer, and hoped to return for his pro career. "I remember walking away like, 'Wow. This place is fantastic.' The people, the places, there are so many cool spots here. I'm a big food guy, and the food is phenomenal so I'm excited to be back for that as well," he said. What food is Tibbs looking forward to scarfing down the most? "Clams and lobster," he said. "It's hard to beat." Tibbs was drafted by the Giants with the 13th overall pick out of Florida State in 2024. He was hoping to go to Boston at 12th overall, but the Red Sox picked Braden Montgomery instead. (Montgomery was traded to the White Sox in the Garrett Crochet trade over the offseason.) "This was a place I had hoped to play one day," Tibbs said of the Red Sox. "I had hoped they picked me in the draft, but they didn't and now I'm here anyways. Pretty funny how the circle comes around in full." Tibbs is hoping to get a crack at Fenway Park in the near future. He was supposed to get a chance to hit some batting practice at the famous ballpark during a prospect day while with Brewster, but it was canceled because of rain when he was on-deck. "It's always been in the back of my mind. At least if I play one game in the big leagues with the Giants, I had hoped it was at Fenway. Now I get the opportunity to call it home," he said. "It's even cooler for me and even cooler for us as a family."
