{"id":126014,"date":"2026-07-16T18:15:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=126014"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:15:30","slug":"red-sox-draft-recap-best-day-1-pick-biggest-steal-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/07\/16\/red-sox-draft-recap-best-day-1-pick-biggest-steal-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Draft Recap: Best Day 1 Pick, Biggest Steal, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past weekend, the MLB Draft took place in Philadelphia. Every team had its highs and lows in the draft. For example, the Texas Rangers got a projected steal when <\/span>projected first-round pick<\/span><\/a> Brody Bumila slipped to the third round due to injury concerns. If he chooses to stay and not go to college, that could work out in his favor. Some picks are a bit of a head scratcher, such as <\/span>Carter Beck<\/span><\/a>, who was ranked 193rd, going 26th to the Atlanta Braves. The Red Sox made plenty of picks too, some good, some questionable. Here\u2019s a recap of their draft, followed by some accolades.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Red Sox Draft Recap: Best Day 1 Pick, Biggest Steal, and More<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Round 1, Pick 20: <\/span>Jake Schnaffer<\/span><\/a>, SS, North Carolina\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Competitive Balance B, Pick 67: <\/span>Owen Hull<\/span><\/a>, OF, North Carolina\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 3, Pick 96: Jace Mataczynski, SS, Hudson HS (Wisconsin)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 5, Pick 156: <\/span>Lucas Davenport<\/span><\/a>, RHP, Baylor\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 6, Pick 185: <\/span>Brett Lanman<\/span><\/a>, LHP, Abilene Christian\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 7, Pick 214: <\/span>Kide Adetuyi<\/span><\/a>, LHP, Florida Atlantic\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 8, Pick 244: <\/span>Josh Volmerding<\/span><\/a>, LHP, Cal Poly\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 9, Pick 274: Martin Shelar, OF, Marist School (Georgia)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 10, Pick 304: Kaleb LaFavor, RHP, Bishop Heelan (Iowa)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 11, Pick 334: <\/span>Wills Maginnis<\/span><\/a>, SS, Georgia State<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 12, Pick 364: Jacob Webster, SS, Oak Hills (California)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 13, Pick 394: <\/span>Mason Lei<\/span><\/a>, RHP, Illinois-Chicago\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 14, Pick 424: <\/span>Jase Evangelista<\/span><\/a>, RHP, Nevada-Las Vegas\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 15, Pick 454: <\/span>Chase Frey<\/span><\/a>, LHP, Grand Canyon<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 16, Pick 484: <\/span>Colton Coates<\/span><\/a>, SS, Louisiana Tech<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 17, Pick 514: <\/span>Alex Kranzler<\/span><\/a>, RHP, Vanderbilt\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 18, Pick 544: Ethan Offing, OF, Dutch Fork (South Carolina)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 19, Pick 574: Luis Calderon, RHP, El Shaddai Christian (Puerto Rico)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 20, Pick 604: <\/span>Aiden VanDeHatert<\/span><\/a>, LHP, Dallas Baptist\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Day 1 Pick: Owen Hull, OF, North Carolina\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

With their first and second round picks, the Red Sox drafted a pair of teammates in Schaffner and Hull, both of whom played for a <\/span>team that reached the championship in the College World Series<\/span><\/a>, North Carolina. Hull looks like the better player and prospect <\/span>right now. <\/span><\/i>Hull hit .393 this season and had an OBP of .500, with 48 walks and being hit by a pitch 11 times, which contributed to that. There is a slight concern with his power, but his 27 doubles this year should work well at Fenway in the future. Plus, if the Red Sox outfield depth <\/span>shortens at the trade deadline<\/span><\/a>, they may need help in that department.<\/span><\/p>\n

Biggest Reach: Brett Lanman, RHP, Abilene Christian\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

The game of college baseball is completely different from the pros. With metal versus wooden bats, of course the ball\u2019s going to go farther, and more runs will score. So an ERA of 5.35 is excusable if it can translate well in the majors. But his control is a bit of an issue.<\/span><\/p>\n