Kyle Teel Worcester Red Sox Catcher

       
 
Age: 22
Born: February 15, 2002
Birthplace: Ridgewood, NJ
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: 1st round, 2023 by BOS
How Acquired: Draft
College: Virginia
High School: Mahwah (NJ)
ETA: Early 2025

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First Pro Contract: July 21, 2023 (BOS)
Signing Scout: Wallace Rios
Signing Bonus: $4,000,000
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: December 2026
MLFA Eligible: November 2028
   
Pro Debut: August 3, 2023 (FCL)
Added to 40-man: ---
MLB Debut: ---
Service Time (1/24): 0 days
Options Remaining: 3 (0 used)
Contract (2024): MiLB contract
   
Twitter: @KyleTeel9
Instagram: @kyle_teel

 
 
 
 
 
     
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  Physical Description: Athletic, medium frame. Some remaining projection. Unique athleticism for a catcher. Could stand to add some strength in his upper body.

Hit: Starts open with his hands by his shoulders. Brief leg kick timing device. Extensive pre-pitch hand movement, including a slight drop during his load. Coils his body and explodes when he swings with above-average bat speed. Does not get cheated at the plate. Swing and stride can get long at times. Solid approach; knows the strike zone and will take a walk when he does not get pitches to hit. Potential above-average hit tool.

Power: Above-average raw power, especially to the pull-side. Has shown the ability to drive the ball with backspin. In-game power plays below raw power. Potential average game power.

Run: Fringe-average speed.

Field: Potential above-average to plus defender. Strong framer. Soft hands and good at manipulating his glove position. Moves well behind the plate laterally and is very comfortable getting down and blocking balls in the dirt. Handles pitchers well. Athleticism shows in his feet and his quick reactions to throw out runners. Type of athlete that could play other positions including outfield and maybe even second base.

Arm: Plus arm strength. Quick release and consistently produces pop times around 1.9 seconds

  Career Notes: Father, Garett, also a catcher, spent five seasons with the Dodgers as a player and coach. Brother, Aidan, is a two-way player at UVA and reclassified to graduate from high school a year early to play one season with his brother, although he tore his UCL in his final high school season and did not play in 2023. Was a shortstop, catcher, outfielder, and pitcher in his prep career. Removed himself from the 2020 Draft to enroll at Virginia. 2021 Freshman All-American. Played for Team USA in 2021. 2023 ACC Player of the Year and consensus First Team All-American. Won 2023 Buster Posey Award as the nation's top catcher. Set UVA single-season records as a junior with 105 hits and 25 doubles. Started at catcher his last two years at Virginia after splitting time evenly between catcher, outfield, and designated hitter as a freshman. Caught all but 23 innings of Virginia's 2023 season. Played briefly in the Cape Cod League for Harwich in 2022. Heavily scouted by the Red Sox, especially Northeast scout Ray Fagnant, out of high school, and played for the Red Sox team at the East Coast Pro showcase, playing every position but pitcher. Was promoted very aggressively in his pro debut, reaching Double-A after just 17 pro games and skipping Low-A entirely. Participated in the 2023 Fall Perforamnce Program. Participated in the Red Sox Rookie Development Program in January 2024.

Summation: Potential average regular as a defense-first catcher who also adds some value at the plate. Ceiling of an impact everyday catcher if his bat continues to develop. Likely will develop into a hit-over-power type. High baseball IQ. A leader who should be able to handle the rigors of catching at the major league level. Described as having a very carefree personality; is known for being the locker room DJ. Great value pick at 14th overall in 2023 that comes with a high floor due to his defensive profile.

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Red Sox select Kyle Teel with 14th overall pick (7.9.23)
 
   
     
    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
2021 Virginia ACC NCAA --- 19 54 209 41 70 11 1 9 41 110 24 37 5 0 0.335 0.416 0.526 0.942
  2022 Virginia ACC NCAA --- 20 58 221 62 61 12 3 6 45 97 41 36 3 2 0.276 0.402 0.439 0.841
  2023 Virginia ACC NCAA --- 21 65 258 67 105 25 0 13 69 169 32 36 5 1 0.407 0.475 0.655 1.130
2023 FCL Red Sox FCL Rk Bos 21 3 7 2 3 0 0 1 2 6 2 0 0 0 0.429 0.556 0.857 1.413
2023 Greenville Drive SAL A+ Bos 21 14 53 10 20 4 0 0 9 24 11 11 1 0 0.377 0.385 0.453 0.938
2023 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 21 9 31 3 10 2 0 1 11 15 8 11 2 0 0.323 0.462 0.484 0.945
2024 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 22 84 325 65 97 20 0 11 60 150 48 87 9 5 0.298 0.390 0.462 0.852
2024 Worcester Red Sox IL AAA Bos 22 28 102 23 26 3 0 2 18 35 20 29 3 0 0.255 0.374 0.343 0.717
2025 Worcester Red Sox IL AAA Bos 23     stats                            
   
     
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  Awards   SoxProspects.com Awards  
  2020 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year
2021 Freshman All-American
2021 ACC All-Freshman Team
2021 All-ACC Third Team
2023 NCAA All-American
2023 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year
2023 All-ACC First Team
Eastern League Player of the Week (May 27 - June 2, 2024)
2024 Futures Game All-Star
2024 Eastern League Season-End All-Star
  2023 SoxProspects.com All-Star
2024 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star 
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (September 9-15, 2024)
 
   

   
     
 
 
 
     
 
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