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The Boston Red Sox, who already have a strong group of talented young players in their minor league system, made two significant picks in the 2024 MLB Draft. On Sunday, the club chose Braden Montgomery with the 12th overall pick.
Montgomery is a pitcher and an outfielder who can switch-hit, meaning he bats both left-handed and right-handed. He is from Madison, Mississippi and went to Madison Central High School.
Discussing Montgomery's selection by the Red Sox, a person on X/Twitter wrote:
“I genuinely cannot believe Montgomery dropped to the Red Sox. Second year in a row an absolute stud falls to them.”
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The comment garnered many positive reactions from fans about Montgomery’s addition to the club.
“3 out of the last 4 years they've just had a great prospect drop into their laps. I love it,” a fan wrote.
“Best way to draft. Just chill, let teams above you be dumb and take BPA,” another fan wrote.
“Good to hear!” another fan commented.
Several other fan reactions continued, with some concerned about Braden Montgomery’s injury.
During a game in the NCAA Super Regional, Montgomery suffered a broken right ankle. This injury might be the reason for his drop in the draft. Montgomery was ranked as the eighth-best prospect overall by MLB Pipeline.
“I hope his ankle won't be an issue. Switch hitter is a good thing. Won't know til we know I guess,” a comment reads.
“If Braden Montgomery gets to the Sox, I will go crazy,” another comment reads.
Red Sox director of amateur scouting Devin Pearson talks about Braden Montgomery's addition
With the Texas A&M, Braden Montgomery mostly played in the right field. The Boston Red Sox plan to test him in different outfield positions to find where he performs best.
Discussing about him, Red Sox director of amateur scouting Devin Pearson said (via MLB.com):
“There's always surprises in the Draft and the way it works in baseball, and we were really excited that he was there for us and happy we were able to make it work. And we just couldn't be more fired up to bring him into the organization.”
Braden Montgomery began his college career at Stanford, where he played as a starting outfielder during his freshman year. He also pitched as a reliever for the team and was honored as the Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year at the end of the regular season.
