Red Sox selected Texas A&M OF Braden Montgomery with the No. 12 pick of the 2024 MLB Draft.
Montgomery spent his first two years at Stanford and put up strong numbers as a Cardinal, but things escalated in his year with the Aggies as seen in 27 homers and a .322/.454/.733 slash over 295 plate appearances. He’s a switch-hitter with big-time power in his bat, and he’s a patient hitter who is willing to draw free passes. He does have some contact issues so he may be more of an on-base play more than a hitter who provides a high average. He’s also only an average runner who isn’t likely to steal a huge number of bases. Montgomery also will be coming off a broken right ankle, but assuming good health, he’s one of the better power players from this draft class.