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Watch Red Sox-Braves Spring Breakout Games Right Here On Inside The Red Sox
David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

The Boston Red Sox have mortgaged the future of their franchise on their current group of top prospects, electing to await their development before spending meaningfully in free agency. 

With that in mind, there's no better time to watch the Red Sox and Atlanta Braves take part in the first-ever Spring Breakout exhibition games down Fort Myers, part of a four-day showcase of the best prospects in the game.

Watch the Braves at Red Sox starting at 1:05 p.m. ET for free right here on Inside The Red Sox (no external links or sign-ups required).

Who can we expect to see appear in this game?
The Red Sox's farm system is stacked with position players, four of whom landed in MLB.com's Top-100 prospects. The highly touted quartet of shortstop Marcelo Mayer (MLB's No. 15 prospect), outfielder Roman Anthony (MLB No. 24), catcher Kyle Teel (No. 40) and outfielder/middle infielder Ceddanne Rafaela (MLB No. 78) -- who has a chance to make the Opening Day roster -- will all be in attendance. 

Boston will also send outfielder Miguel Bleis (Red Sox's No. 5 prospect) and second baseman Nick Yorke (No. 8) who once were among the top-100 group as well as some younger rising stars such as 18-year-old shortstops Yoeilin Cespedes (No. 9) -- who some believe could become a blue-chip prospect in the coming years -- and the Red Sox's second-round pick in the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft, Nazzan Zanetello (No. 10).

As has been heavily reported and critiqued, Boston's pitching pipeline leaves much to be desired. With that said, only five ranked pitching prospects will be in attendance on Saturday -- right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez (No. 7), newly acquired left-hander Richard Fitts (No. 12), newly acquired right-hander David Sandlin (No. 16), right-hander Hunter Dobbins (No. 27) and right-hander Angel Bastardo (No. 28). The other six pitchers are unranked, though right-hander Luis Guerrero can flash triple digits and has the ceiling of a future high-leverage hurler at the big-league level.

As for the Braves, their crop of prospects is not quite as star-studded. Only ten of their 26-man roster is comprised of top-30 organizational prospects -- compared to the Red Sox's 21.

That's not to say Atlanta has no big names in the game. The Braves will be led by Spencer Schwellenbach, the team's No. 3 prospect. Right behind him will be right-hander Owner Murphy (No. 5).

The position player group will be headlined by shortstop Nacho Alvarez Jr. (No. 6) -- who is not the top prospect in the event but certainly has the best name. Outfielder Luis Guanipa (No. 9) will be a player to watch as well.

This article first appeared on FanNation Inside The Red Sox and was syndicated with permission.

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