The Red Sox planned to land the elite defender as a replacement for Trevor’s history

While Trevor Story’s brutal season continues, it is difficult not to think about the future of the stop position for the Boston Red Sox.

The 32 -year story is under contract for two more seasons, but it is difficult to imagine that it will keep its starting job in 2026 if its OPs remain in less than 0.600 much longer. It owes $ 50 million combined in 2026 and 2027, which will be a difficult pill to swallow, whatever the way they cut the bait.

The Red Sox already have many options to replace the current history. Marcelo Mayer is on the third goal, waiting to return to his natural position, and Franklin Arias, 19, is tearing himself apart with an average in the stick of .372.

But it does not hurt to stack the bridge, and a huge percentage of the best amateur players are stopping stop at their current levels. This is why a Prospect Top assessor sees the Red Sox adding again to their collection.

Thursday, Jonathan Mayo from MLB.com projected the Red Sox to select the Wake Forest Marek Houston stop in the site updated simulation project. Houston is currently classified as the 12th Best Hope of MLB.com in the classroom.

“Houston was not a high -level recruit, but won the Wake Forest stop role in the first year in 2023 and helped the Demon Deacons to finish third at the Men’s College World Series,” wrote the authors of the site.

“An All-Star of the COD League CAPE last summer, he undoubtedly became the best defensive stop of the draft. He revised his offensive approach in autumn training and struck more power during his junior season.”

Houston was the only Wake Forest player to start each 61 team games this season, a feature we know Alex Cora likes his players. He struck .354 with a 1.055 OPS, equaling the team’s head with 15 circuits and flying 19 bases in 21 attempts.

It would probably take at least a year to see Houston in the big leagues, but if he played Fenway Park, one could imagine that his offensive profile was making a jump with the green monster to help his right swing.

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