Yoan Aybar #80

Full name is Yoan Miguel Aybar Peguero...Signed by Eddie Romero and Jonathan Cruz (Red Sox)...Enters his 7th professional season, his 3rd as a pitcher and his 1st in Major League Spring Training camp...Added to the Red Sox' 40-man roster on 11/20/19...Spent his first 4 professional seasons as an outfielder (2014-17) but entered 2018 as a relief pitcher...Has been ranked by Baseball America as a top-30 Red Sox prospect both as a pitcher and as an outfielder...Enters 2020 ranked by Baseball America as the Red Sox' No. 25 prospect...Was ranked No. 30 entering the 2019 season...Has allowed only 1 HR to his 378 batters faced...Entered the 2017 season ranked by Baseball America as the Red Sox' No. 19 prospect...That season, led Short-A Lowell in hits (tied, 50), triples (5), RBI (tied, 28), and TB (73)...Recorded 11 assists in only 79 games in the OF between 2 clubs...Led the NYPL in OF assists (9)...As an outfielder, named a mid-season All-Star in the Dominican Summer League (2014) and New York-Penn League (2017)...In 2016, led New York-Penn League outfielders in total chances (152) and putouts (139), all in CF...Following the 2015 season, was ranked by Baseball America as having the best outfield arm in the Red Sox minor league system.

2019

In 44 appearances between Single-A Greenville (40 G) and High-A Salem (4 G), held opponents to a .176 AVG (36-for-205) with 11.12 SO/9.0 IP (70 SO/56.2 IP)...Made 28 scoreless appearances...In 18 games from 6/28 through the end of the season, posted a 2.12 ERA with a 1.01 WHIP (29.2 IP, 18 H, 7 ER)...Allowed only 1 HR to his 253 batters faced...Between the 2 clubs, held right-handed hitters to a .175 AVG (25-for-143) and lefties to a .177 AVG (11-for-62)...In the 9th inning, opponents were 1-for-17 with 0 BB, 0 XBH, and 3 SO...Made 15 appearances of at least 2.0 innings, including 14 of exactly 2.0 IP and 1 of 3.0 IP...In those 15 games, allowed only 6 ER in 31.0 IP (1.74 ERA)...Following the season, appeared in 7 games for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League.