Fenway Farm Prospect Weekly: Godbout's Double-A Power Binge, White Walks His Way to Relevance
By James Collins ·
Fenway Farm Prospect Weekly covers the last 7 days of action for the Red Sox farm system.
Godbout's Portland Power Surge Keeps Asking Questions
Henry Godbout (AA, SS, Rank: 8) went 6-for-13 with two doubles and two RBI last week at Portland, a contact-forward line that fits the 55 hit tool but understates what has been happening over the last month. Over his last 30 days at Double-A, he is slashing .355/.398/.724 with eight home runs and 20 RBI in 83 plate appearances. Such sustained damage does not dissolve into noise after a week or two. He now has 15 home runs combined across three levels this season in 281 plate appearances, and eight of those have come in just 97 Double-A plate appearances. His profile grades him as a contact bat with a 45 power tool, so the natural question is what to do with those numbers.
The complications are worth naming. His walk rate at Double-A sits at 5.2 percent, down sharply from the 13.7 percent he posted at High-A, and the strikeout rate has climbed to 25.8 percent at Portland. Over the last 30 days his contact rate is at 80 percent, which is not alarming, but his swing rate has ticked up to 46.5 percent, and the profile of his production reads more pull-power than the all-fields contact game that defines the scouting report. There is also the shortstop question: his tools project him to second base as a utility type, and that ceiling may be what the profile supports. Still, a bench-role projection with eight Double-A home runs in fewer than 100 plate appearances at age 22 carries more value than one without that power output. The honest reading is that the power grade deserves a second look before it gets stamped at 45 and filed away.
Mason White's Walk Week at Portland
Mason White (AA, SS, Rank: 38) posted a 4-for-16 line at Portland last week that looks unremarkable until you notice the five walks in 16 plate appearances. For a prospect whose profile centers on a 40 hit tool and a utility ceiling, such patience matters, and it fits a broader last-30-day stretch where his walk rate at Double-A has climbed to 22.4 percent in 49 plate appearances. He also added a home run and two doubles last week, with his power grade sitting at 55 and the 2026 combined line showing 18 home runs across 411 plate appearances at High-A and Double-A.
The profile on White is honest about what he is: a second-base-centered utility infielder whose carrying trait is the ability to generate power despite a below-average hit tool. The Double-A strikeout rate at 30.2 percent is real friction, and the contact rate of 75.4 percent puts pressure on the hit tool projection. But the walk numbers this month suggest he is not simply hacking. When he is not getting pitches to drive, he is taking the base, and that gives the power a better platform to play. His ceiling is a second-division regular if the strikeout rate moderates; last week was at least evidence that the patience component is present at Double-A, which is more than the profile required him to prove at this stage.
Quick Hits
- Franklin Arias (AAA, SS, Rank: 1) · put together another steady week at Worcester, going 7-for-24 with a double, a homer, five RBI, three walks, and a hit-by-pitch in 24 plate appearances. He is a 60 hit tool and 60 fielder at shortstop, and the season numbers keep pace with those grades: a .323/.402/.560 combined line with 24 home runs across 498 plate appearances at Double-A and Triple-A. His 14.3 percent strikeout rate across the full season remains one of the cleaner marks in the system. The Triple-A stretch has been particularly sharp lately, with a .364/.407/.494 line over his last 30 days and a contact rate of 86.1 percent in that window.
- Allan Castro (AAA, CF, Rank: 47) · had his best week of the month at Worcester, going 8-for-29 with three home runs and seven RBI. The pop is real this week, though it sits against a season-long slugging line of .368 and a 40 power grade that the week's output outpaces considerably. Over his last 30 days he is hitting .236 with a 9.9 percent walk rate and three home runs in 81 plate appearances. He is a switch-hitter with average speed who projects as a bench outfielder, and the defensive versatility across center and the corners remains his most reliable roster argument. A three-homer week at Triple-A does not rewrite that, but it is worth tracking whether any late-season power uptick sticks into 2027.
- Blake Wehunt (AAA, RHP, Rank: 48) · turned in six innings of two-hit, two-run ball at Worcester, walking three and striking out four while generating 11 swinging misses on 85 pitches. The outing fits a last-30-day stretch that has been his best run at Triple-A: a 2.08 ERA across 21.2 innings with 18 strikeouts in four starts. His season ERA at Worcester sits at 3.02 through 41.2 innings, which is a meaningful step forward from last year's 5.68 at Double-A. The command grade is 45 and the fastball sits 93-95 with a slider as the primary bat-misser, and the season line suggests the up-down starter projection is at least live.
- John Holobetz (AAA, RHP, Rank: 19) · delivered 5.1 innings of one-run ball at Worcester, scattering four hits, walking one, and striking out seven with 14 swinging misses on 89 pitches. A 60-grade fastball sitting 93-96 with above-average extension gives him a genuine carrying pitch, and the 55 command grade has produced a combined 7.0 percent walk rate across 115 innings this season. The ERA at Triple-A sits at 4.00, and his last-30-day stretch has been bumpier than the season line suggests, with a 4.76 ERA and three home runs allowed in five starts. The #4 starter projection still fits if the changeup develops into a credible third offering; last week was a reminder that the fastball-command combination can work at this level when the secondaries cooperate.
- Justin Gonzales (AA, OF, Rank: 2) · had a week at Portland, going 2-for-17 with three walks and no extra-base hits. The numbers are thin for a week, but his last-30-day line at Double-A reads .267/.378/.480 with four home runs and a 13.3 percent walk rate across 90 plate appearances, so the underlying trend is not broken. He is a 50 hit, 55 power profile with a second-division ceiling as a left-field regular, and one flat week does not alter that read. The contact rate at 70.9 percent over the last month is the number worth watching as he settles in at Portland.
- Yoeilin Cespedes (AA, SS, Rank: 9) · went 2-for-13 with a double and a walk last week, a rough line that fits a difficult Double-A adjustment. In 108 plate appearances at Portland this season he is slashing .190/.243/.300 with a 26.9 percent strikeout rate and just a 6.5 percent walk rate. The 53.8 percent swing rate and 68.7 percent contact rate are the structural concerns: the bat speed is real, but an aggressive approach against upper-level spin has produced more swing-and-miss than his profile needs at this stage. He still has power and a utility ceiling on the table if the approach tightens, but the Double-A numbers are asking for answers.
- Yordanny Monegro (AA, RHP, Rank: 24) · returned from the 60-day injured list this week after being placed on it back in March. His first outing back at Portland went three innings with one earned run, two walks, and one strikeout. The sample is too small to read much into, but getting back on the mound at Double-A before the end of the season is worth noting for a pitcher who missed most of the year.