Overview
- Boston used the No. 67 overall pick (Competitive Balance Round B) to select University of North Carolina outfielder Owen Hull, joining fellow Tar Heel Jake Schaffner on the Red Sox draft board.
- Hull hit .393 this season with 103 hits and 87 RBIs and produced key postseason moments, including a ninth-inning walk-off double in the Chapel Hill Super Regional and College World Series All-Tournament Team honors.
- Scouts praise his plate control, contact ability and athleticism but note an unorthodox left-handed swing that produces a high groundball rate and raises questions about his bat speed.
- At 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds, Hull offers the size and speed to project in center or move to right field and has shown enough raw pop that he could reach a 15–20 home-run annual ceiling if he adjusts his swing.
- Hull’s selection matches consensus prospect boards that ranked him in the high-50s to high-60s and is treated as a second-round-level pick, with signing terms not yet reported and his development path set to determine his pro ceiling.