{"id":121539,"date":"2026-05-09T16:23:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T20:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=121539"},"modified":"2026-05-09T17:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T21:14:22","slug":"red-sox-juan-valera-anthony-eyanson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/05\/09\/red-sox-juan-valera-anthony-eyanson\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Farm Roundup: Juan Valera, Anthony Eyanson, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Red Sox have had a lackluster start to the season<\/a>. As of May 9th, they have a record of 17-22. Given pitching injuries, that seems okay. But they struggled in pretty much every aspect of the game in April. They seem to be turning it around now, post-Alex Cora<\/a>. But the management shakeup isn\u2019t the only news happening. All around their organization, there have been some stories to come in as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Juan Valera Out for Year\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Going into the regular season, there were four Red Sox prospects ranked in the top 100 of all of MiLB. <\/span>Connelly Early<\/span><\/a> graduated from this list, and <\/span>Payton Tolle<\/span><\/a> has as well. That leaves <\/span>Franklin Arias<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Kyson Witherspoon<\/span><\/a> in the <\/span>MLB\u2019s top 100 list.<\/span><\/a> But on Baseball America\u2019s list, <\/span>Juan Valera<\/span><\/a> managed to sneak his way in as well. The hard-throwing right-hander just made the list at #100 for the <\/span>April edition<\/span><\/a> (paywall included).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The current third-best prospect in the <\/span>Red Sox system<\/span><\/a> had a great start to the season in Greenville, having an ERA of 1.93 and striking out 47.2% of batters he faced. In a game against the Bowling Green Hot Rods, he left in the first inning. But <\/span>the initial thought<\/span><\/a> was that he avoided serious damage to his elbow, and he would be out for two weeks. However, it appears that Valera\u2019s season is officially over. Per Christopher Smith, Valera is now out for the season as he is undergoing Tommy John surgery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Red Sox pitching prospect Juan Valera underwent Tommy John surgery<\/p>\n

\u2014 Christopher Smith (@SmittyOnMLB) May 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s certainly a shame to see a prospect of his caliber have the majority of a season taken away from him, but seeing as he\u2019s had inflammation issues before this season, it\u2019s best to take care of it while he\u2019s still young. The 19-year-old has a lot of potential and can shoot up through the system once he comes back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Anthony Eyanson\u2019s Meteoric Rise in 2026<\/h2>\n

Although the Red Sox lost one top 100 pitcher this season, they gained another in <\/span>Anthony Eyanson<\/span><\/a>. The 3rd round pick from last year\u2019s draft started the season unranked in Baseball America\u2019s top 100 in April and is now a top 50 prospect in the May Edition. Like Valera, he was part of a <\/span>stacked Greenville squad<\/span><\/a> to start the season, but has since moved up to Portland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Anthony Eyanson, Top 100 Prospect \u2705<\/p>\n

The @RedSoxPlayerDev<\/a> RHP surges into the top 50 in today’s update.<\/p>\n

New Top 100: https:\/\/t.co\/AhNarjQWnI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/yu7YSCrGeW<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) May 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n