{"id":120299,"date":"2026-04-24T12:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=120299"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:14:14","slug":"red-sox-prospect-fire-call-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/04\/24\/red-sox-prospect-fire-call-up\/","title":{"rendered":"This Red Sox Prospect is On Fire: Expected Call Up Time for Franklin Arias"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roughly a month into the season, the Red Sox have continued to struggle in just about every aspect. Sure, people can point fingers at the pitching, seeing as it was hyped up to be the best in the majors. And it\u2019s been a disappointment for sure. But the bigger issue is the hitting. There are only three players on the team who have a batting average of .260 or higher. They\u2019re tied for last in home runs\u2014the team as a whole ranks 27th in the league in batting average. Something needs to change fast in their lineup, and with the way a certain prospect is playing right now, it could happen very soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This Red Sox Prospect is On Fire: Expected Call Up Time for Franklin Arias<\/h2>\n

Franklin Arias\u2019 Recent Tear in Portland\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Franklin Arias<\/span><\/a> entered the season as the second-best prospect in the Red Sox system, as well as the 26th-best<\/span> in all of baseball. Seen as one of the best shortstops in the 2023 international free agent class, Arias rose quickly through the minors last year. He started the year in Low-A Salem and ended it in Double-A Portland. Throughout last year, he put up a slash line of .278\/.335\/.388 to go with eight home runs and 12 stolen bases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Going into this season, expectations were obviously decently high. And it\u2019s safe to say he\u2019s living up to them. The 20-year-old just hit another homer in Thursday\u2019s game, making it his<\/span> sixth in seven games<\/span><\/a>. He\u2019s got 15 RBIs to go along with it, as well as more walks (five) than strikeouts (four). His slash line is .444\/.519\/.933 shows that he could be moving on from Portland very soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Going into that free agency international pool, the highlight was on <\/span>his defensive ability<\/span><\/a>. As a current shortstop, he\u2019s only had two errors in 89 innings. And although he\u2019s played far less time at second base than the position he was signed at, he has the same number of errors at second in his minor league career thus far.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Where He Could Fit<\/b><\/h3>\n

With the Red Sox this year, it\u2019s also no secret that one of their<\/span> biggest problems<\/span><\/a> is the middle of the infield. <\/span>Trevor Story<\/span><\/a> has had a lopsided season for sure, driving in 17 runs, but batting .186 on the season. He also led the American League in errors last year and led all shortstops with four errors this year. And the options at second base aren\u2019t doing well either:<\/span><\/p>\n