Raymond Fuentes
Raymond Fuentes – The Red Sox selected outfielder Reymond Fuentes, a high schooler from Puerto Rico. Raymond Fuentes is the nephew of Mets centerfielder Carlos Beltran, meaning that the Sox have taken a player with big-league bloodlines with their top pick for the second straight year, following Casey Kelly’s selection in the first round last year.
Raymond Fuentes is considered a player whose natural abilities — with tremendous speed and raw power — make him a high-upside selection.
The 18-year-old Raymond Fuentes – listed as as 6-foot, 160-pound player by the MLB Scouting Bureau – is described as raw in his offensive approach, with a need to improve his plate discipline. The Sox have not shied from such players with their top overall picks, most notably when they took Clay Buchholz in the sandwich round of the 2005 draft and Jason Place with their first pick in the 2006 draft.
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June 10th, 2009 at 3:23 am
[...] Slade Heathcott – the Yankees took lefty centerfielder Slade Heathcott, with the 29th pick overall, and their first in the 2009 draft. Mean while RedSox selected Reymond Fuentes. [...]