Kyle Teel

22-Year-Old CatcherC
Chicago White Sox AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Teel was traded from the Red Sox to the White Sox this offseason as the headliner in a four-prospect package that sent Garrett Crochet to Boston. The No. 14 overall pick in 2023, Teel dominated every pro league he played in before stumbling slightly (.255/.374/.343 slash line, two HR in 28 games) in his first taste of Triple-A. He is a pure hitter and on-base machine over a slugger, but he has enough pop to be a 15-20 homer threat thanks to his excellent hit tool and swing decisions. Teel has the glove and the arm to stick at catcher and play a lot during his peak seasons. He may end up being better in on-base percentage leagues than batting average leagues, but he should provide an above-average ratio in both formats relative to the position. Teel is a 45-grade runner, but he's opportunistic and could chip in a handful of steals (12-for-17 on the bases last year). Since Teel didn't dominate at Triple-A and isn't on the 40-man roster, we may not see him in the majors until May or June, but he's very close to being big-league ready. New teammate Edgar Quero is arguably an even better catching prospect than Teel and should beat Teel to the majors, and if they end up splitting the catching duties evenly long term it will cap each of their outputs. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a $4 million contract with the Red Sox in July of 2023. Traded to the White Sox in December of 2024.
Part of return for Crochet
CChicago White Sox  AAA
December 11, 2024
The White Sox acquired Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez from the Red Sox on Wednesday in exchange for Garrett Crochet, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
A first-round pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, Teel batted .288/.386/.433 with 13 home runs and 12 stolen bases over 112 games between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester in 2024. He'll turn 23 in February and could take over as the White Sox's starting catcher sooner rather than later, although fellow catching prospect Edgar Quero is also close to being major-league ready.
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
A perfect fit between prospect and team, Teel was scooped up by the Red Sox with the 14th overall pick in last year's draft, and proceeded to dominate three levels of the minors over a small sample. Not only will Teel have a favorable home park to hit in, but he is essentially unchallenged as Boston's long-term starting catcher. The Virginia product hit .429 with one home run and zero strikeouts in three Florida Complex League games. He then hit .377 with as many walks as strikeouts (11) in 14 games at High-A and .323 with one home run and two doubles in nine games at Double-A. All told, it was a .363/.483/.495 slash line with two home runs and three steals in 26 games. He had a linedrive rate over 32 percent and an opposite-field rate over 39 percent at High-A and Double-A. Based on his small pro sample and his .407 average and .475 OBP as a junior, the lefty-hitting Teel has a chance to be near the top among all catchers in batting average and on-base percentage during his prime years. Impressive runs and RBI totals should follow, but he may be capped at around 15-20 home runs, even with steady playing time. He could debut in late 2024 or early 2025.
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Summoned to Triple-A
CBoston Red Sox  AAA
August 11, 2024
The Red Sox promoted Teel from Double-A Portland to Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
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Using whole field at Double-A
CBoston Red Sox  AAA
May 16, 2024
Teel has a .262/.367/.408 slash line with three home runs, one steal and a 27.5 percent strikeout rate in 27 games for Double-A Portland.
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Could reach majors in 2023
CBoston Red Sox  AAA
February 8, 2024
Teel could make an impact at the big-league level in 2023, Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reports.
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Headed to Double-A
CBoston Red Sox  AAA
September 4, 2023
Teel has been promoted by the Red Sox from High-A Greenville to Double-A Portland, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
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Begins career in FCL
CBoston Red Sox  AAA
August 6, 2023
Teel went 3-for-3 with a home run for Boston's entry in the Florida Complex League on Saturday.
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