Newest Red Sox Prospect Looking Like Diamond In Rough As Sea Dogs' Closer

Taylor Broadway has come on strong with his new team.

Scott Neville | Sep 16, 2022

Newest Red Sox Prospect Looking Like Diamond In Rough As Sea Dogs' Closer /

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The Boston Red Sox did not do much to re-tool the major league roster at the trade deadline but it does appear as if chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom swindled multiple opposing front offices.

One trade that sticks out was the deal with the Chicago White Sox, which sent struggling left-hander Jake Diekman (along with the rest of his contract) away for catcher Reese McGuire and a player to be named later.

That player to be named later turned out to be right-handed reliever Taylor Broadway, who has all the tools to succeed and appears to be putting it together with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs.

Broadway entered the Red Sox organization amid a tough year, with a 4.74 ERA in 49 1/3 innings for the Double-A Birmingham Barons. That said, he also sported an incredible 74-to-14 strikeout-to-walk ratio due to elite command and an electric pitch mix.

Since coming over to Portland on Aug. 31, Broadway is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA with 10 strikeouts, zero walks and two hits allowed in six innings of work (five appearances). He also has logged a save and hold.

As a 25-year-old former college closer at the University of Mississippi, Broadway likely will make the jump to Triple-A Worcester next season, which would put him on the precipice of a major league call-up.

He'll have some heightened opportunities coming up to prove his worth in the clutch thanks to Ceddanne Rafaela, who hit a playoff-clinching grand slam Wednesday night. Broadway will be in line for some high-leverage playoff situations, a good test for the young flamethrower.

Follow @ScottNeville46 on Twitter for the latest updates on some of the Red Sox's most intriguing prospects.

Published Sep 16, 2022

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu