The Boston Red Sox will likely be making moves this offseason, including (but not limited to) potentially going after pitchers Joe Ryan and Hunter Greene. If they’re going to bring in star talent, they’ll have to give up a lot of prospect value. We need to accept that.
To be clear, there’s no such thing as a completely untouchable prospect. There will always be people calling us "prospect huggers" for hoping the Sox retain some of their most promising young talent. Who are the prospects the Red Sox should do everything they can to keep this offseason?
Each prospect listed will have a reason for Boston to hold onto them, whether they're coming off a down season, have a clear path to help in the majors in 2026, or potential to raise their stock exponentially over the next eight months (just in time for the trade deadline).