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Five Red Sox players are among Baseball America’s midseason Top 100 Prospects

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Braden Montgomery walks off the stage after being selected 12th overall by the Boston Red Sox in the first round of the MLB baseball draft in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Baseball America has released its midseason Top 100 Prospects list, and five of the Red Sox’s rising stars are among those featured.

The club’s consensus top three prospects, Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony and Kyle Teel, top the list at Nos. 10, 18 and 31, respectively. Outfielder Braden Montgomery, whom Boston selected with the 12th overall pick in last week’s MLB Draft, is on the list at No. 63, and fast-rising infielder Kristian Campbell is on the list at No. 99.

Mayer and Anthony’s rankings are the same as they were before, and Teel has made an impressive jump from his preseason ranking of No. 62. He has a . 305 batting average, nine home runs, 35 RBIs and an . 861 OPS in his first full season in professional baseball, and like Mayer and Anthony, he is considered a strong candidate for a promotion to Triple-A in the near future.

Montgomery was also considered one of the top players in this year’s draft class and was not expected to be available when the Red Sox selected him with the 12th overall pick. He had a . 322 batting average, 27 home runs and 85 RBIs with Texas A&M last spring, but will miss his first appearance in the Red Sox system for some time due to a broken ankle he suffered in the NCAA Super Regional.

Campbell has arguably been Boston’s fastest-rising prospect this season. A fourth-round pick out of Georgia Tech last summer’s MLB Draft, the 22-year-old infielder is in his first full season as a pro. He’s currently among the best hitters in Double-A with a .395 batting average, four home runs, 22 RBIs and a 1.094 OPS in 35 games with the Portland Sea Dogs.

See more at the Boston Herald