The Red Sox have spent much of this season giving their fans reasons to sweat, but the picture is changing fast. Boston has won eight of its last 10 and has six games left before the All-Star break, starting with a three-game set against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday and then a three-game series with the New York Mets before the pause.
That surge at the big-league level matters. So does what’s happening deeper in the organization, where another young arm is forcing his way into the conversation.
Anthony Eyanson, Boston’s No. 2 overall prospect, has taken a sharp rise this season and looks every bit like a pitcher the Red Sox could move quickly. The 21-year-old right-hander was a third-round pick in 2025, but he didn’t make his pro debut until this year. Since then, he’s done nothing but impress.
Eyanson opened the season at High-A Greenville and was dominant right away, posting a 0.44 ERA over five starts and 20 1/3 innings. Boston bumped him to Double-A Portland, where he has kept rolling. In eight appearances there, he owns a 1.78 ERA across 35 1/3 innings.
Put it all together and Eyanson has a 1.29 ERA in 55 2/3 innings this season, along with a 71-to-20 strikeout-to-walk ratio. That kind of production has put him squarely in the fast-track discussion.
The comparison that keeps coming up is Payton Tolle. Tolle also debuted professionally in 2025 after being selected in 2024, and Eyanson has actually outpaced him at the same stages.
Tolle put up a 3.62 ERA in 11 High-A appearances last season, while Eyanson’s mark in High-A this year was 0.44 in five outings. Tolle then posted a 1.67 ERA in six Double-A appearances; Eyanson has a 1.78 ERA in eight Double-A games.
There’s also the matter of timing. Tolle needed 17 total appearances in High-A and Double-A before reaching Triple-A.
Eyanson has made 13 appearances so far this season. If he follows a similar path, a promotion could be coming in a matter of weeks.
That’s the kind of momentum that gets attention, especially with Boston already dealing with injuries on the pitching side, including the latest hit with Ranger Suárez. The Red Sox have already seen young pitchers like Tolle and Connelly Early rise quickly, and Eyanson now looks like the next one in line.
Tolle has since made 13 starts in the majors and owns a 3.39 ERA, though he was sitting below 3.00 before his most recent outing, a rough six-run start against the Washington Nationals. Eyanson’s path is still unfolding, but the early returns are loud.
For a team looking for stability and upside, Boston may have found another homegrown starter with real star potential.
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