Michael Chavis, who the Boston Red Sox drafted with the 26th overall pick in Thursday night's First-Year Player Draft, believes the club will move him to third base.

Chavis was a shortstop at Sprayberry Senior High School in Georgia this past season. He hit .489 with 14 home runs and had 22 stolen bases on his way to being named the state's Gatorade Player of the Year.

"I think I'm going to get moved to third, if I had to guess, but I'm open to playing anywhere as long as I'm playing baseball," he said of Boston's plan for him.

Chavis also believes his game is well-suited for Fenway Park.

"I'm a right-handed power hitter and they got a short porch in left field, so hopefully that'll do a little something," he said.

In drafting the Marietta native, the Red Sox have made the entire Chavis family Boston fans. He grew up one of the few rooting for both the Red Sox and Yankees.

"I grew up split between the Yankees and the Red Sox because half of my mom's side loves the Red Sox and half loves the Yankees," said Chavis, who added that his entire family will now root for Boston.