{"id":101487,"date":"2025-08-22T09:24:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T09:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/101487\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T09:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T09:24:07","slug":"red-sox-to-promote-jhostynxon-garcia-place-wilyer-abreu-on-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/101487\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox To Promote Jhostynxon Garcia, Place Wilyer Abreu On IL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Enter the Password. The Red Sox are promoting outfield prospect Jhostynxon Garcia<\/a> to the majors. Katie Morrison-O\u2019Day of MassLive<\/a> reported the news. Outfielder Wilyer Abreu<\/a> is going on the injured list, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive<\/a>. Abreu has been battling some calf tightness in recent days.<\/p>\n

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Garcia, 22, was an international signing out of Venezuela back in 2019. His professional debut was delayed by the minors being canceled in 2020. Since then, he has climbed the minor league ladder, posting gaudy offensive numbers. Though he sometimes has received more attention for his unique name, which led to his delightful \u201cPassword\u201d nickname, he has been creeping up prospect lists.<\/p>\n

Last year, he split his time between Single-A, High-A and Double-A. He got into 107 games overall, hitting 23 home runs and slashing .286\/.356\/.536 for a wRC+ of 149. The Sox added him to their 40-man roster in November, to keep him out of the Rule 5 draft. He has continued hitting this year. He has appeared in 99 games between Double-A and Triple-A with 20 homers, a .289\/.363\/.512 line and 133 wRC+.<\/p>\n

Despite the strong production, the Sox haven\u2019t really had a place for him. Their outfield picture has been cluttered all year, which also kept Roman Anthony<\/a> down on the farm for a while. Anthony eventually got called up and joined a group that includes Jarren Duran<\/a> and Abreu. Masataka Yoshida<\/a> is often in the designated hitter spot but jogs out to the outfield on occasion. Ceddanne Rafaela<\/a> had been the club\u2019s regular center fielder but he has been spending a lot of time at second base to help the Sox clear the outfield logjam.<\/p>\n

That crowding also seemed to push Garcia onto the trading block. His name reportedly came up in talks as the Sox tried to get Joe Ryan<\/a> from the Twins ahead of the deadline, but nothing got done there. Ryan stayed in Minnesota and Garcia stayed with the Sox. The Sox also gave Garcia some first base reps to expand his versatility but he still only has eight innings of actual game time there. Abreu\u2019s injury has finally opened a path for Garcia to get to the big leagues.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear if Garcia is up for good or if it will be a short spell. Abreu\u2019s injury has been lingering for the past few days. Since he wasn\u2019t immediately placed on the IL, that suggests it\u2019s fairly minor. Presumably, the Sox will backdate his IL placement by three days, meaning he could be back in a week. That could squeezed Garcia back down to the minors, though rosters also expand from 26 to 28 on September 1st, which could help him stay.<\/p>\n

At this point in the calendar, he likely won\u2019t be able to exhaust rookie eligibility. It\u2019s too late for him to get 45 days of big league service time. He also probably won\u2019t be able to get 130 at-bats. That means he\u2019s likely going to still be a prospect going into 2026, which could be relevant for the prospect promotion incentive.<\/p>\n

If Garcia is on two of the three prospect lists between Baseball America, ESPN and MLB Pipeline, then he could be PPI eligible. The Sox would need to call him up early enough in the 2026 season to earn a full year of service. If they did so, Garcia would earn them an extra draft pick by winning Rookie of the Year or by finishing top three in MVP voting during his pre-arbitration years. Garcia is already ranked the #78 prospect in the league by Baseball America<\/a>\u00a0and #77 at MLB Pipeline<\/a>, though he didn\u2019t crack the most recent ESPN<\/a> update.<\/p>\n

That will be a matter for the future. The logjam will still be present going into next season, unless the Sox make an offseason trade sending out someone like Duran or Yoshida. For now, the Sox are in a tight postseason race. They are 68-59, currently in possession of the second Wild Card spot in the American League. The top spot is held by the Yankees. The Sox are a game and a half back and the two sides kick off a four-game series in the Bronx tonight. Garcia will jump right into the middle of all of that and will be making his major league debut as soon as he gets into a game.<\/p>\n

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