Real Madrid fault recent managers for failing to control the dressing room
Real Madrid faults recent managers for failing to control the dressing room dynamics.
Boston Red Sox prospect Juan Valera will miss the remainder of the season due to Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. Valera, who was a top performer early in the season, is expected to face a 12-14 month recovery period.
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The Boston Red Sox got some disappointing injury news on their fifth-rated prospect, Juan Valera, on Wednesday. Valera appeared poised to be a massive riser in both the Red Sox organization and across all of baseball, but now he's poised to miss the remainder of the season after undergoing season-ending surgery. The 19-year-old Valera was off to an incredible start to the season, striking out 17 batters in his first 9.1 innings pitched. He allowed just two earned runs on four hits across his first three starts and pitched his way onto Baseball America's Top 100 prospects list.
Juan Valera racked up 9 Ks over 5 scoreless frames for Greenville on Thursday! pic.twitter.com/vK8jHSejhc
â Red Sox Player Development (@RedSoxPlayerDev) April 11, 2026 That all came to a halt on April 16 when Valera exited his third start after just one inning of work with elbow soreness. After initially saying that it would not be necessary, the Red Sox decided to send him for imaging. What that imaging revealed was a brutal blow for both Valera and the Red Sox, as, according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe, Valera underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery on Tuesday. âJuan Valera underwent successful reconstruction of the right elbow ulnar collateral ligament yesterday,â Red Sox farm director Brian Abraham told Speier. Just an absolute massive blow for the Red Sox farm system.
Juan Valera looked incredible during spring training and early season and was on a path to fly through high minors.
â Andrew Parker (@ByAndrewParker) May 6, 2026 SoxProspects.com has Valera as the fifth-rated prospect in the Boston system, saying he has a "ceiling of a mid-rotation starter", but "has a lot of development remaining and reliever risk, but it is one of the highest-ceiling arms in the Red Sox system." Tommy John surgery typically carries a 12-14-month recovery time, meaning Valera figures to miss most of the 2027 season as he works his way back.
Juan Valera sustained an elbow injury that required him to undergo Tommy John surgery.
Juan Valera is expected to miss 12-14 months as he recovers from Tommy John surgery.
Before his injury, Juan Valera struck out 17 batters in 9.1 innings and allowed only two earned runs in his first three starts.
Juan Valera is ranked as the fifth-rated prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization.
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Stop us if you've read this before: Anthony Eyanson dominated again last night.
7 strikeouts in 3.2 scoreless innings for Greenville. đ„ pic.twitter.com/MjK5C7GuUn
â Red Sox Player Development (@RedSoxPlayerDev) May 2, 2026 Baseball America released that updated Top 100 prospect list on Wednesday morning, featuring four Red Sox, including one of the hottest pitchers in the sport, 2025 third-round pick **Anthony Eyanson**. Eyanson was reportedly promoted to Double-A Portland after allowing just one earned run across five starts for High-A Greenville, where he struck out 47.9% of the batters he faced. Franklin Arias PINCH-HIT, WALK-OFF HR đ„
MLB's No. 26 prospect smacks his 7th roundtripper in his past 9 games for the Double-A @PortlandSeaDogs: pic.twitter.com/FugaZci6Ky
â MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) April 25, 2026 Shortstop **Franklin Arias** was one of Baseball America's biggest risers in Wednesday's update. Through 23 games with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, Arias is hitting .346/.426/.704, matching his 2025 home run total of eight in just the first month of the season. His fantastic start to the season earned him Eastern League Player of the Month honors for April. Kyson Witherspoon (MLB No. 72) racks up five strikeouts over four frames for the High-A @GreenvilleDrive!
The @RedSox 2025 first-rounder tallied 14 whiffs and threw a career-high 67 pitches in the outing. pic.twitter.com/o5aK2vJATQ
â MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 6, 2026 2025 first-round pick **Kyson Witherspoon** made his sixth start of the season with High-A Greenville, allowing three runs on two hits across three innings, striking out five while walking one and hitting one batter. It has been rough sledding for Witherspoon to kick off his professional career; he has posted a 7.06 ERA across 21.2 innings. Really nice piece of hitting from Red Sox SS Dorian Soto here. Widens his base and shortens up with two strikes. Result is a hard hit line drive single to center field. He continues to impress at the plate. pic.twitter.com/XhuVvfeSSQ
â Ian Cundall (@IanCundall) March 23, 2026 After spending the 2025 season in the Dominican Summer League, Boston's ninth-rated prospect **Dorian Soto** made his stateside debut in this past weekend's Florida Coast League action, batting .300 with a .762 OPS in his first three games of action. The 18-year-old Soto signed with Boston for $1.4 million during the 2025 International signing period. The Red Sox are coming off their first series sweep of the season over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. They will open a seven-game homestand on Thursday night, welcoming the Tampa Bay Rays to Fenway Park for a four-game series. **JOIN THE CONVERSATION:** Remember to join our RED SOX on ROUNDTABLE community, which is FREE! You can post your own thoughts, in text or video form, and you can engage with our Roundtable staff, as well as other Red Sox fans. If prompted to download the Roundtable APP, that's free too!