Red Sox's 2025 first-round pick has key advantage over others in his draft class

NCAA Baseball Arkansas Regional | Wesley Hitt/GettyImagesThe Boston Red Sox traded right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester to the Milwaukee Brewers in April. In return, they received outfield prospect Yophery Rodriguez, cash considerations, a player to be named later (which eventually became right-handed pitching prospect John Holobetz), and a Competitive Balance Round A pick in the 2025 MLB Draft.

That pick was the 33rd overall selection, and the Red Sox used it to draft right-handed pitcher Marcus Phillips out of the University of Tennessee. Phillips, one of Boston's newest pitching prospects, joined the "Pesky Report" podcast to discuss all things baseball, and he gave an interesting note…