Franklin Arias isn’t the only Red Sox prospect on a generational run. Anthony Eyanson is putting together his own hot streak worth watching.
Boston’s 2025 third-rounder has been downright filthy so far in his young career. He delivered another dominant start in his fourth outing for High-A Greenville, an 11-5 win in which he struck out a career-high nine batters and produced 19 whiffs over 4 1/3 one-hit frames on Saturday at McCormick Field. The outing extended Eyanson’s scoreless streak to 13 2/3 frames and lowered his ERA to 0.54 -- third-best among Minor Leaguers with at least four starts.
Not only has Eyanson kept runs off the board, but he’s also been supremely stingy when it comes to allowing baserunners. The Red Sox No. 9 prospect leads the Minors with an 0.30 WHIP and a whopping 27/0 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The next closest pitcher is fellow 2025 third-rounder Brian Curley (AZ No. 22) with 24 strikeouts compared to zero walks. However, unlike Eyanson, Curley has allowed seven earned runs.
Expanding one step further to include the bigs, Yankees phenom Cam Schlittler leads the Majors with 41 K’s compared to four walks. That ratio equates to 10.25 K/BB, a far cry from Eyanson’s, well, infinite ratio.
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Eyanson, a native of California who was first a standout at UC San Diego, transferred to Louisiana State for his junior season. With the Tigers, he took the Southeastern Conference by storm and finished the season ranked third in NCAA Division I in both wins (12) and strikeouts (152 in 108 innings).
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The 21-year-old right-hander's strength is spinning the ball. He features a 65-grade slider as his top offering but also leans on a slow north-to-south curveball. Eyanson pairs the breakers with an improved four-seamer that has touched as high as 100.2 mph since he turned pro, a significant jump from his time at LSU when the pitch sat in the low 90s.
The Red Sox pitching factory has been on full display with Connelly Early and Payton Tolle (BOS No. 1/MLB No. 15) shining in the bigs this season. If Eyanson continues to befuddle opponents on a regular basis, he could be the next in line.