2026 SoxProspects.com Awards: Rookie, Breakout, and Comeback Players of the Year

SoxProspects.com announced its 2026 organizational award winners, naming left-handed pitcher Dylan Brown as Rookie of the Year, right-hander Jedixson Paez as Comeback Player of the Year, and 19-year-old catcher Franklin Primera as Breakout Player of the Year. Brown led Boston's minor league system with 143 strikeouts across Salem and Greenville, while also earning the Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year award.

Paez returned from injury and Rule 5 waivers to post the organization's best strikeout-to-walk ratio, finishing the season with five shutout innings against the Cubs to earn his first major league win. Meanwhile, Primera climbed to third in the system rankings after batting .367/.499/.581 across two minor league levels.