Red Sox’ Zасһ Fogell ends fіrst full рro seаson wіtһ іmрressіve sһowіng іn Arіzonа Fаll Leаgue

Unsurprisingly, Fogell fared far better against left-handed hitters (.118 batting average against) than right-handed hitters (.255 batting average against) between Salem and Greenville this year. Those lefty-righty splits can be applied to his performance in the Arizona Fall League as well, though it obviously comes from a much smaller sample size.

Anyway, Fogell was one of 85 pitchers to throw at least 55 innings in the South Atlantic League this season. Among those 85, he ranked 26th in ERA, 27th in batting average against, 32nd in strikeouts per nine innings (10.58), and 38th in strikeout rate (26.8 percent). On the flip side, he ranked 57th in WHIP (1.35), 78th in walk rate (12.8 percent), and 79th in walks per nine innings (5.05), per FanGraphs.

A native of Rhode Island, Fogell spent the first four years of his collegiate career at Brown before transferring to UConn as a graduate student. He earned First Team All-Big East honors in his lone season with the Huskies and was taken by the Red Sox with the 538th overall pick in the 2023 draft shortly thereafter. He then signed for an at-slot $150,000 bonus and made his professional debut in the rookie-level Florida Complex League last August.

Listed at 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds, Fogell throws from a three-quarters arm slot and incorporates a medium leg kick into his delivery. As noted in his SoxProspects.com scouting report, the compact southpaw typically sits between 92-94 mph with his sinking fastball while mixing in an 88-90 mph changeup and an 80-82 mph sweeping slider.

Fogell, who does not turn 25 until next July, is not currently ranked by publications such as SoxProspects.com as one of the top pitching prospects in Boston’s farm system. He is projected by the site to return to Greenville for the start of the 2025 season but could rise up the organizational ladder quickly if he can cut down on the walks moving forward.