Boston Red Sox ‘Spring Breakout’ roster features ‘Big Three,’ 17 of team’s top 25 prospects

The Red Sox are getting plenty of opportunities to see their top prospects in game action early in Grapefruit League play. A showcase game on March 13 will represent another opportunity.

The Red Sox will feature their "Big Three" prospects in the Spring Breakout game next week. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)Boston Globe via Getty Images

Boston’s “Big Three” of Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer will headline the Red Sox' roster for the club’s “Spring Breakout” game against the Rays next Thursday at 7:05 p.m. ET in Port Charlotte. All three will play against top Rays minor leaguers despite being in major league camp this year. Pitching prospect Hunter Dobbins and outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia are the other invitees from major league camp on Boston’s 27-man roster.

The Red Sox will feature all nine healthy players ranked in the organization’s top 10 prospects by MassLive: Anthony, Campbell, Mayer, Franklin Arias, Yoeilin Cespedes, David Sandlin, Payton Tolle, Dobbins and Garcia. The only exception is No. 4 prospect Luis Perales, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery. In total, 17 of MassLive’s top 25 Red Sox prospects are playing.

The Rays will feature a group highlighted by MLB Pipeline’s No. 9 overall prospect, shortstop Carson Williams. After their prospect group takes on Tampa Bay, the Red Sox will host a special one-time “Futures at Fenway South” game, a seven-inning exhibition game on March 14 at 1:05 p.m. ET at JetBlue Park.

Here’s the full Red Sox “Spring Breakout” roster (with MassLive’s rankings in parentheses:

Pitchers:

RHP Cooper Adams

LHP Brandon Clarke

RHP Hunter Dobbins (No. 9)

LHP Connelly Early (No. 13)

LHP Jojo Ingrassia

RHP Yordanny Monegro (No. 19)

RHP Jedixson Paez (No. 18)

RHP David Sandlin (No. 7)

RHP Reidis Sena

RHP Adam Smith

LHP Payton Tolle (No. 8)

RHP Juan Valera (No. 14)

RHP Blake Wehunt

Catchers:

C Brooks Brannon

C Ronald Rosario

C Kleyver Salavar

Infielders:

INF Franklin Arias (No. 4)

INF Yoeilin Cespedes (No. 6)

INF Blaze Jordan

INF Marcelo Mayer (No. 3)

INF Mikey Romero (No. 22)

Outfielders:

OF Roman Anthony (No. 1)

OF Miguel Bleis (No. 11)

OF Allan Castro (No. 17)

OF Jhostynxon Garcia (No. 10)

OF Nelly Taylor (No. 24)