Sox prospects work with students to paint school mural

Red Sox pitcher Robby Scott joins volunteers in painting the cafeteria of the Higginson-Lewis K-8 School in Roxbury, Mass.BOSTON -- For the Red Sox, Monday's opening of the annual Rookie Development Program included an event that befitted Martin Luther King Day, as players took part in community service.

The venue was Higginson-Lewis K-8 School in Roxbury, Mass., where some of the organization's top prospects worked with Red Sox scholars to paint the cafeteria and murals (the color was Green Monster green) in the halls.

The group of eight prospects included third baseman Rafael Devers (ranked No. 2 among the Boston prospects by MLBPipeline.com), first baseman Sam Travis and lefty reliever…