The Red Sox have selected Alabama outfielder Caden Rose with their seventh-round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft at No. 208 overall.
Rose, 21, batted .261/.383/.503 with 10 doubles, nine home runs, 26 RBIs, 45 runs scored, nine stolen bases, 26 walks, and 40 strikeouts in 48 games (186 plate appearances) for the Crimson Tide this past season. Despite dealing with injuries throughout the spring, the right-handed hitting junior still produced and was named to the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional All-Tournament Team.
Defensively, Rose saw the majority of his playing time at Alabama come at either second base or center field. This season, the 5-foot-10, 185-pounder did not commit a single error in 105 chances.
A native of Alabama himself, Rose was a standout two-sport athlete who played both baseball and football at Bob Jones High School. He even received an offer to play quarterback at Nebraska back in 2018, but he turned that down and ultimately emerged as one of the top prep shortstop prospects in the state before arriving on campus at Tuscaloosa.
Maybe it’s because of the arm strength from playing baseball and football in high school, but the consensus seems to be that Rose should be able to stick in center field for the time being.
Rose, who turns 22 in October, is the sixth position player to be taken by Boston within the club’s first nine picks. The 208th overall selection in this year’s draft comes with a slot value of $250,300.
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