Yordanny Monegro Greenville Drive Pitcher

       
 
Age: 21
Born: October 14, 2002
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, DR
Height: 6-4
Weight: 180
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: Not draft eligible
How Acquired: International free agent (Feb. 2020)
ETA: Late 2026
   
   

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Yordanny Monegro photos by Kelly O'Connor
Pronunciation: YOURD-uh-nee MAWN-ee-grow
First Pro Contract: February 20, 2020 (BOS)
Signing Scouts: JC Calderon & Eddie Romero
Signing Bonus: $35,000
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: December 2024
MLFA Eligible: November 2026
   
Pro Debut: July 12, 2021 (DSL)
Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: -
Service Time (1/24): 0 days
Options Remaining: 3 (0 used)
Contract (2024): MiLB contract
   
Twitter: @monegro_35
Instagram: @mymonegro80

 
 
 
 
 
     
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  Physical Description: Tall, lanky build. Has some remaining projection. Athletic, looks the part.

Mechanics: Throws from a high-three-quarters arm slot starting on the third base side of the rubber. Effort in delivery. Violent head whack. High leg kick and drives off his back leg, landing on-line to the plate. Average stride length. Quick, loose arm. Long arm swing back during which he shows the ball before whipping his arm forward.

Fastball: 92-96 mph. Fringy command and control. Four-seam is 94-96 but on the flat side and grades out poorly metric-wise. Used primarily as a change-of-pace pitch. Also throws a sinker in the 92-94 mph range. Lower fastball quality that will struggle to miss bats against more advanced hitters and plays below its velocity. Potential average offering.

Slider: 83-87 mph. Short, 10-to-4 shape. More horizontal than vertical. Uses this pitch most often, pitching backwards. Has advanced feel and confidence in the pitch. Has shown the ability to land it in the zone or bury it down and out of the zone when looking for a whiff. Will flash bat-missing potential. Potential above-average offering.

Curveball: 76-79 mph. Long, vertical, 11-to-5 shape. Has used the pitch less often in 2024 than in previous years. Solid change-of-pace offering that shows some depth when he gets over it, but he does not always get on top of it. Feel has come and gone in some outings in 2024.. Potential average offering.
  Changeup: 88-90 mph. At its best, will show late dive, but other times it looks like a fastball he took something off of. Rarely used the pitch prior to 2024, but has started to utilize the pitch more this year to varying effectiveness. Not a pitch he lands in the zone, but can be effective as a pitch to generate chases down and out of the zone. Potential below-average offering.

Career Notes:
Participated in the Fall Performance Program in 2021. Was set to participate in the 2022 Fall Performance Program that was canceled due to Hurricane Ian. Stuff took a significant step forward in 2023 as he rose from being viewed an off-the-radar type repeating the FCL all the way to High-A and top 30 prospect status. Did not break camp with an affiliate in 2024 after experiencing weakness in his pitching shoulder during camp.

Summation: Potential up-and-down, multi-inning relief arm. Ceiling of a solid, multi-inning middle reliever. Lacks the fastball quality or changeup to stick as a starter, especially given the effort in his delivery. Has tried both a sinker and four-seam, but neither has been especially effective and he throws them less than 30% of the time. Has struggled to miss bats with his fastball in the low minors, which will become even more of an issue against advanced bats. Slider is his best pitch and has come on strong in 2024, but curveball has taken a slight step back. Changeup has gotten better, but is still a work in progress. Slider is a good enough pitch to carry him to the high minors, but will need to find a second offering to complement it. If he takes a step forward with another pitch, projects as an intriguing relief prospect, as his velocity could jump further in short bursts. To have any chance to stick in the rotation, needs to make major strides finding a fastball that can miss bats and getting more consistent with the changeup. Pitches with emotion and swagger and extreme confidence.

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    Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2020 Season Cancelled --- --- Bos 17 ---  --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  2021 DSL Red Sox DSL Rk Bos 18 0 1 3.63 13 13 0 39.2 34 17 16 0 4 25 41 1.49 9.30 5.70
2022 FCL Red Sox FCL Rk Bos 19 1 2 7.36 9 6 0 25.2 34 24 21 7 1 14 24 1.87 8.57 4.91
2023 FCL Red Sox FCL Rk Bos 20 2 0 1.20 3 3 0 15.0 5 2 2 0 1 4 20 0.60 12.00 2.40
2023 Salem Red Sox Car A Bos 20 3 2 2.43 9 9 0 40.2 33 12 11 0 4 17 60 1.23 13.28 3.76
2023 Greenville Drive SAL A+ Bos 20 1 1 1.80 2 1 0 10.0 8 2 2 1 0 5 13 1.30 11.70 4.50
2024 FCL Red Sox FCL Rk Bos 21 0 0 3.60 3 3 0 10.0 8 4 4 0 1 3 12 1.10 10.80 2.70
2024 Greenville Drive SAL A+ Bos 21 6 2 2.73 15 14 0 66.0 42 28 20 7 2 26 82 1.03 11.18 3.55
2025 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 22     stats                            
   
     
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  Awards   SoxProspects.com Awards  
  Florida Complex League Pitcher of the Week (June 5-11, 2023)
South Atlantic League Player of the Week (July 29 - August 4, 2024)
  SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month (June 2023)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (August 7-13, 2023)
2023 SoxProspects.com All-Star
2023 SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Year
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month (August 2024)
 
   

   
     
 
 
 
     
 
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