The Red Sox added plenty of intriguing prospects to their pipeline during the 2025 MLB Draft — headlined by a few Day 1 picks that included one of the top collegiate pitchers available in righty Kyson Witherspoon.
With the 33rd overall pick — acquired by Boston in the trade with the Brewers involving Quinn Priester — the Red Sox selected another college arm in right-handed starter Marcus Phillips out of the University of Tennessee.
Given Boston’s need to add more high-end pitching to their organization — coupled with the potential for both Witherspoon and Phillips to make a push for big-league reps in the next few years — former MLB GM Jim Bowden tabbed the Red Sox as one of his “winners” after Day 1 of the draft.