It's an aggressive promotion in some ways, but then again, the GCL season is over and no one there could touch him.
It's been a whirlwind season for 17-year-old right-hander Anderson Espinoza, and it's not over yet. Fresh off of helping to pitch the Gulf Coast League Red Sox to the GCL championship, Espinoza has now been promoted to Low-A Greenville with five games left in their season. WEEI's Ryan Hannable had the news first.
Espinoza, signed last July 2 by the Sox, is the youngest pitcher in the Sally League, and it isn't close: he's more than a full year younger than the next-youngest player, and is 19 months younger than teammate Rafael Devers, who hasn't faced a pitcher younger than he is all season long.