Jim Callis has been covering minor league prospects for MLB.com & MLBPipeline.com since 2013. We'll get Jim's thoughts on Red Sox prospects in the Arizona Fall League and the top prospects in the minor league system.

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Jim wrote for Baseball America from 1988 thru 2013. Follow Jim on X (Twitter) @JimCallisMLB

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Locked On Red Sox Guests this week.

Monday- NESN Red Sox sideline reporter, Jahmai Webster.

Tuesday- Portland Seadogs manager, Chad Epperson.

Wednesday- Red Sox prospect, Brooks Brannon.

Friday- Jim Callis from Baseball America

----- Locked On Red Sox on the Locked On Red Sox You Tube Channel goes live at Noon EST all week. Locked On Red Sox Podcasts are available wherever you get your podcasts.

----- Follow on X: @LenoxOnBaseball. @LO_RedSox. @gabbyhurlbut10.

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Brooks Brannon is 1 of 6 Red Sox minor league players currently playing in the Arizona Fall League and he joins Locked On Red Sox. Brooks was selected in the 9th Round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Red Sox and spent the 2024 minor league season with the Salem Avalanche in the Carolina League.

The 20-year-old has 14 hits (2 2B & 2 HR) and 4 RBIs in 11 Games with the Mesa Solar Sox. Brannon is currently touted as the 27th-best prospect in the Red Sox system, according to MLBPipeLine.com.

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Locked On Red Sox Guests this week. Monday- NESN Red Sox sideline reporter, Jahmai Webster. Tuesday- Portland Seadogs manager, Chad Epperson. Wednesday- Red Sox prospect, Brooks Brannon. Thursday- Red Sox reporter for the Athletic, Jen McCaffrey. Friday- TBD. ----- Locked On Red Sox on the Locked On Red Sox You Tube Channel goes live at Noon EST all week. Locked On Red Sox Podcasts are available wherever you get your podcasts.

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We talk about the 5 Red Sox minor league players who need to be added to 40-Man Roster or get exposed to Rule 5 Draft. We visit with Chad Epperson, who has been a minor league manager and catching coordinator over the last 22 years in the Red Sox organization. Chad is currently working in the Dominican Republic in Winter Ball.

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