Overview

• Boston secured the 15th overall pick with an 81–81 finish in 2024 and used it on 20-year-old Kyson Witherspoon from the University of Oklahoma.
• Witherspoon averaged 95–97 mph on his fastball, topped out at 99 mph and complements it with a slider, curveball, changeup and cutter in a five-pitch mix.
• As a junior, he went 10–4 with a 2.65 ERA, a 32 percent strikeout rate and a 6 percent walk rate, establishing himself as one of the draft’s top college pitchers.
• MLB Pipeline ranked Witherspoon as the No. 10 prospect, underscoring the value Boston found at the spot where they selected him.
• The selection aligns with chief baseball officer Craig Breslow’s revamped farm system strategy to accelerate the development of high-ceiling arms.