{"id":410263,"date":"2026-01-16T05:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T05:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/410263\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T05:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T05:44:06","slug":"red-sox-sign-2-top-50-prospects-on-international-signing-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/410263\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Sign 2 Top-50 Prospects On International Signing Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday was the start of the international signing period in the MLB. The Boston Red Sox were awarded just under $6 million to use on prospects from across the world.<\/p>\n<p>In all, the Red Sox <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/2026-mlb-international-signings-tracker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">were able to ink up<\/a> 14 players, all coming from South and Central America.<\/p>\n<p>Of those 14, two of the signees were members of MLB.com\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/boston-red-sox-2026-international-signings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">top 50 prospects<\/a> board.<\/p>\n<p>The highest-paid addition was the Dominican Republic\u2019s Garielvin Silverio. <\/p>\n<p>Silverio is a 17-year-old outfielder who stands 6-foot-1 and weighs just over 200 pounds. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/milb\/prospects\/2026\/international\/garielvin-silverio-836613\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB.com\u2019s scouting report<\/a>, he is a lefty bat from the capital city with a smooth, powerful swing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe lacks the explosive speed or fluidity to hold down center field but he\u2019s plenty athletic enough to be a solid corner outfielder,\u201d the scouting report said. \u201cWith his power bonafides, the bat will be the carrying tool, especially as he continues to fill out his frame.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sox also signed shortstop Dawvris Brito.<\/p>\n<p>Brito is also from the same city as Silverio and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/milb\/prospects\/2026\/international\/dawvris-brito-836605\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is ranked eight spots<\/a> higher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrito has a really strong understanding of the strike zone, which when coupled with his quiet hands and plus bat speed, allows him to consistently generate loud contact,\u201d Brito\u2019s scouting report said. \u201cA right-handed hitter, he has routinely been ripping off triple-digit exit velocities over the past year and has begun to grow into some strength as his frame fills out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He is reportedly an elite all-around athlete. Scouts around the league believe that if a team wants to move him out of the MLB\u2019s most premier defensive position, he will be able to make the switch. <\/p>\n<p>Silverio\u2019s contract is reportedly worth $1.4 million, while Brito was given $1.2 million. <\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thursday was the start of the international signing period in the MLB. The Boston Red Sox were awarded&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":410264,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[363,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-410263","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-mlb","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}