{"id":840,"date":"2024-07-02T21:08:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=454258"},"modified":"2024-07-02T19:52:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:22:25","slug":"red-sox-projected-to-add-two-time-acc-defensive-player-of-the-year-in-2024-mlb-mock-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/other-sports\/red-sox-projected-to-add-two-time-acc-defensive-player-of-the-year-in-2024-mlb-mock-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox projected to add two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2024 MLB mock draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 MLB draft is quietly approaching amidst the buzz of baseball action and trade rumors. The Boston Red Sox are poised with the 12th overall pick, facing multiple intriguing options.<\/p>\n<p>According to Baseball America\u2019s Carlos Collazo, the latest mock draft suggests the Red Sox might lean towards selecting Vance Honeycutt, an outfielder from North Carolina. Collazo points out that Honeycutt\u2019s defensive prowess and offensive firepower make him a compelling choice. Other considerations include Christian Moore, if available, and pitchers like Trey Yesavage, adding depth to Boston\u2019s roster prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Honeycutt, 21, has made a mark at North Carolina with a stellar season, clinching ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors twice in a row. His batting prowess is evident from this season\u2019s stats: a .313 average, 1.110 OPS, 28 home runs, 70 RBIs, and 28 stolen bases in 63 games. These accolades make him a standout prospect for the Red Sox as they strategize their draft picks.<\/p>\n<p>As the draft draws nearer, all eyes will be on Boston\u2019s decision-making process and how they aim to bolster their roster for future seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 MLB draft is quietly approaching amidst the buzz of baseball action and trade rumors. The Boston Red Sox\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":23977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[2818,3850],"class_list":["post-840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-sports","tag-mlb","tag-red-sox"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}