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Coverage of the winter leagues will continue every Monday into January. For the full list of Red Sox prospects participating in these leagues, check out our Fall & Winter Leagues page , which will be updated continuously through January. This week's roundup covers the week of December 7 through December 13. Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (Puerto Rico) SoxProspects.com's fourth-ranked prospect, Jarren Duran ( pictured ), made his winter debut this past week. He tallied 21 plate appearances and picked up just one hit, but he did draw six walks, stole three bases, and scored five runs. He also struck out just three times, indicating some potential bad small-sample size luck . Dominican Professional Baseball League On the mound, Joel Payamps had a very solid week, appearing in two games, tossing three innings without allowing a run or a walk with four strikeouts. Raynel Espinal tossed two innings, allowing two hits and a run with two walks and a strikeout. Johan Mieses only got one plate appearance this past week but had the most productive outcome a hitter could have by hitting a pinch-hit grand slam for Este. Other Sox hitters did not have very eventful weeks, as Deivy Grullon went 0 for 3 with a strikeout in his only game, and the recently re-signed Cesar Puello went 1 for 4 with a single and a stolen base. Read full post ... Read Full Post Collapse... Posted by Nick Rabasco December 11, 2020 at 12:00 PM Scouting Report Updates: Garrett Whitlock, Tyreque Reed and Kaleb Ort On Thursday, the Red Sox made three additions to the organization in the Rule 5 Draft. In the Major League phase, they selected right-handed pitcher Garrett Whitlock from the New York Yankees. Whitlock, who debuted at number 30 in the SoxProspects rankings, will need to stay on the major league roster for the entire 2021 season. In the Minor League phase, they selected first baseman Tyreque Reed from the Texas Rangers and Kaleb Ort from the Yankees—the third year in a row the Red Sox have taken a Yankee in the minor league phase. Reed and Ort do not have any roster restrictions going forward. Reed is likely ticketed for A-ball, while Ort will be looking to establish a role in the Triple-A Worcester bullpen. Here are our initial reports on the trio, compiled from data and reports as well as our scouting sources across the game. Please note that t hese reports will be updated after we have seen these players in person. Garrett Whitlock Physical Description: Tall, sturdy frame. Looks the part of a prototypical starting pitcher. Little-to-no remaining projection. Mechanics: Throws from a three-quarters arm slot. Starts on the third base side of the rubber. Does not use a windup. Starts tall and gets well-above-average extension towards home plate. Really uses his size well in his delivery. Short arm action behind, hides the ball. Delivery is a little stiff, but he repeats it well. Read full post ... Read Full Post Collapse... Posted by Ian Cundall December 8, 2020 at 10:30 AM "Red Sox Prospectpalooza" on the Bradfo Sho SoxProspects.com Executive Editor Chris Hatfield joined WEEI's Rob Bradford on the latest episode of the Bradfo Sho . Check it out! "So many prospects to talk about, so little time. Fortunately we have SoxProspects.com and their executive editor Chris Hatfield to help guide us through the Red Sox farm system. Hatfield joins Rob Bradford to discuss the best and the brightest of the Sox minor-leaguers, picking through the Sox Prospects' recently-released prospect ranking. This podcast will make you smarter (and that's a good thing)." Read full post ... Read Full Post Collapse... Posted by Chris Hatfield December 7, 2020 at 1:00 PM Fall/Winter League Roundup: Reyes throws 5 more shutout frames; Pereda heats up in VZ The fall/winter leagues have been going on for a few weeks, but COVID-19 factors have resulted in the cancellation of the Arizona Fall League as well as several games across the various winter leagues. Coverage of the winter leagues will continue every Monday into January. For the full list of Red Sox prospects pa...