Jarren Duran Boston Red Sox Outfield

       
 
Age: 28
Born: September 5, 1996
Birthplace: Buena Park, CA
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: 7th round, 2018 by BOS
How Acquired: Draft
College: Cal State Long Beach
High School: Cypress (CA)
   

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Jarren Duran photos by Kelly O'Connor
Pronunciation: duh-RAN
First Pro Contract: June 14, 2018 (BOS)
Signing Scout: Justin Horowitz
Signing Bonus: $189,800
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: N/A
MLFA Eligible: N/A
   
Pro Debut: June 17, 2018 (Lowell)
Added to 40-man: July 16, 2021 (BOS)
MLB Debut: July 17, 2021 (BOS)
Service Time (1/25): 2 years, 155 days
Options Remaining: 2 (2022)
Contract (2024): $760,000
   
Twitter: @DuranJarren
Instagram: @jarrenduran

 
 
 
 
 
     
  Scouting Report & Links      
         
  Physical Description: Tall, strong frame. Quick-twitch athlete. Athleticism stands out on the field. Has added significant strength in his upper body since he joined the system, and specifically was noticeably stronger when he reported to the Alternate Training Site in 2020.

Hit: Starts upright and slightly open with his hands below his belt, the latest iteration of a series of significant changes to his setup and swing since 2020. Tweaked his setup that year, debuting it at the Alternate Training Site, starting with his hands lower down at his chest before bringing them back up in his load, a change made in an attempt to lift the ball more. After success in Triple-A in 2021, his swing did not translate at the major league level, so he started a series of pronounced tweaks and changes over the course of the final two months of the MLB season that ranged from returning to his more normal stance to things like swinging with his hands spaced apart on the bat. In Spring Training 2022, returned with his hands lower and his leg kick gone in favor of a short, quick leg lift. Direct, uppercut swing. Aggressive and will attack early in the count. Has swing-and-miss and will expand the zone at times. Really struggles against velocity up in the zone and will constantly be challenged up there. Approach has improved some, but will require some refinement against major league pitching. Potential fringe-average hit tool.

Power: Plus raw power after 2020 swing adjustments and strength gains. Increased strength and added loft in swing allow him the drive the ball to all fields, especially to the pull side. Showed improved power at 2020 Alternate Training Site and quickly showed that 2020 swing changes could work in real games in 2021, significantly changing his in-game power projection. Prior to 2020 change, had below-average raw power with a swing not geared for over-the-fence power. Speed also leads to more doubles and triples on hard-hit line drives, inflating his power numbers somewhat. Average power potential.

Run: Plus-plus speed. Needs to refine base-stealing instincts, but has the type of speed that puts immense pressure on the defense. Speed allowed him to post high batting averages on balls in play during his minor league career.

Field: Potential below-average defender. Has the speed and athleticism teams look for in center field, but has struggled with the more skill-based aspects of the position since converting from second base during his pro debut. Unlikely to be able to handle center field in a full time capacity at the major league level and is a better fit in left field given his arm and the uniquely spacious right field at Fenway Park. Has improved what was initially a very slow first step in the outfield, but still struggles with initial reads and doesn’t take the most efficient routes. Speed can cover for some of his poor reads, but still is not a natural outfielder. First moved to right field, where the line to the plate was similar to that at second base, before converting full-time in 2019 to center field, with the hope his speed could allow him to develop tremendous range. At second base, showed soft hands and fluid actions, though athleticism was somewhat wasted.
  Arm: Below-average arm strength. Passable in the outfield, but throws lack carry.

Career Notes: Led his high school team to a state title his sophomore year. Made it to the Super Regionals with Long Beach State in 2017. Put together a strong season for Wareham in the 2017 Cape Cod Summer League. Performed at a much higher level after signing than even the organization was expecting, due in large part to abandoning the wide-base, slap-and-run approach he was taught in college and switching to a more natural, upright swing. Participated in the Fall Instructional League in 2018. Played at the Alternate Training Site in 2020, where he showed significant improvements in his power corresponding with a swing change. Impressed at the plate as a non-roster invitee to Spring Training in 2021, but showed that he still had work to do on defense. Opened 2021 at the Alternate Training Site. Played for Team USA in the 2021 Americas Olympic Qualifier, and would have been part of the U.S. Olympic team if not for the Red Sox requesting to be able to pull him off of the roster if they wanted to call him up. Did, in fact, receive his first MLB call-up coming out of the 2021 All-Star Break. Entered 2022 season ranked as a top 100 prospect by many outlets.

Summation: Ceiling of a fringe, second-division regular. Ability to reach his ceiling is dependent on keeping the swing-and-miss in his game manageable and continuing to improve defensively. Swing changes that allowed him to tap into his raw power have not translated to the major league level and now needs to adjust again to be able to handle major league pitching. With his speed, has the potential to put a lot of pressure on the defense and inflate his average with infield singles and slugging by taking extra bases. Could also steal 25-plus bases if he improves his baserunning instincts.

Links
State of the System: Outfielders (5.13.20)
Video from Pawtucket (8.18.2020)
Video from Pawtucket (8.20.2020)
Video from Pawtucket (9.1.2020)
Scouting Scratch (5.3.2021)

Scouting Report Update: Jarren Duran gets The Call (7.14.2021)
 
   
     
    Hitting Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
2016 Long Beach State NCAA Coll --- 19 54 212 33 58 9 2 0 16 71 30 32 13 10 0.274 0.377 0.335 0.712
  2017 Long Beach State NCAA Coll --- 20 58 224 47 69 9 5 0 27 88 18 47 19 8 0.308 0.375 0.393 0.768
  2018 Long Beach State NCAA Coll --- 21 56 222 42 67 8 3 2 22 87 21 32 17 2 0.302 0.380 0.392 0.772
  2018 Lowell NYPL A- Bos 21 37 155 27 54 5 10 2 20 85 11 26 11 5 0.348 0.393 0.548 0.941
  2018 Greenville SAL A Bos 21 30 128 24 47 9 1 1 15 61 5 22 12 6 0.367 0.396 0.477 0.872
  2019 Salem Car A+ Bos 22 50 199 49 77 13 3 4 19 108 23 44 18 5 0.387 0.456 0.543 0.998
  2019 Portland East AA Bos 22 82 320 41 80 11 5 1 19 104 23 84 28 8 0.250 0.309 0.325 0.634
  2019 Peoria AFL Fall Bos 22 24 90 15 24 5 2 1 9 36 10 20 7 2 0.267 0.337 0.400 0.737
  2020 Season Cancelled --- --- Bos 23 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  2020 Caguas LBPRC Wint --- 23 16 55 14 13 2 0 0 10 15 12 14 6 0 0.236 0.386 0.273 0.658
  2020 Puerto Rico CS Wint Bos 23 7 25 7 10 1 1 1 3 16 5 7 3 0 0.400 0.500 0.640 1.140
  2021 Team USA OQ Int'l --- 24 4 19 3 7 1 1 0 3 10 1 4 1 0 0.368 0.400 0.526 0.926
  2021 Worcester TAE AAA Bos 24 60 244 46 63 11 2 16 36 126 30 66 16 3 0.258 0.357 0.516 0.873
  2021 Boston AL MLB Bos 24 33 107 17 23 3 2 2 10 36 4 40 2 1 0.215 0.241 0.336 0.578
2022 Worcester Red Sox IL AAA Bos 25 68 279 49 79 16 6 10 38 137 26 73 18 3 0.283 0.347 0.491 0.838
2022 Boston Red Sox AL MLB Bos 25 58 204 23 45 14 3 3 17 74 14 63 7 1 0.221 0.284 0.363 0.647
2023 Mexico WBC Int'l --- 26 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
2023 Worcester Red Sox IL AAA Bos 26 11 41 8 8 2 1 2 6 18 10 11 2 0 0.195 0.353 0.439 0.792
2023 Boston Red Sox AL MLB Bos 26 102 332 46 98 34 2 8 40 160 24 90 24 2 0.295 0.346 0.482 0.828
2024 Boston Red Sox AL MLB Bos 27 160 671 111 191 48 14 21 75 330 54 160 34 7 0.285 0.342 0.492 0.834
2025 Boston Red Sox AL MLB Bos 28     stats                            
   
     
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  Awards   SoxProspects.com Awards  
  Red Sox Minor League Base Stealer of the Month (July 2018)
Red Sox Minor League Base Runner of the Month (August 2018)
Carolina League Player of the Week (May 13-19, 2019)
Carolina League Player of the Month (May 2019)
2019 Carolina League All-Star
2019 Futures Game All-Star
2019 Red Sox Minor League Base Runner of the Year
2019 Arizona Fall League Rising Star
2021 LBPRC Championship Series MVP
2021 Caribbean Series All-Star
2024 American League All-Star
2024 All-Star Game MVP
2024 All-MLB Second Team
  SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (July 30 - August 5, 2018)
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (August 20-26, 2018)
2018 SoxProspects.com All-Star
2018 SoxProspects.com Rookie of the Year
2019 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (April 15-21, 2019)
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SoxProspects.com Player of the Month (April 2019)
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (May 13-19, 2019)
2019 SoxProspects.com All-Star
2020 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star
2021 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star
2021 SoxProspects.com All-Star
2022 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star
2024 SoxProspects.com Homegrown Player of the Year
 
   

   
     
 
 
 
     
 
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