The Boston Red Sox's top right-handed hitting prospect garnered Most Valuable Player recognition for his incredible season in Double-A.
After several years of rebuilding under former president Chaim Bloom, the Boston farm is booming, particularly when it comes to position players. The consensus top four Red Sox prospects all progressed to Triple-A in 2024, and all four could make an impact in Major League Baseball soon.
Of those top four prospects, none has had a rise more meteoric than infielder/outfielder Kristian Campbell, the Red Sox's fourth-round pick in 2023 drafted as compensation for losing Xander Bogaerts in free agency. Campbell did nothing but rip the cover off the baseball in 2024, earning two promotions in the process. As a right-handed batter with the ability to hit for power and average, Campbell looks like everything the Red Sox could want in a possible second baseman of the future.Eastern League Most Valuable Player. Fellow top Red Sox prospects Marcelo Mayer, Kyle Teel, and Roman Anthony were also all named Eastern League All-Stars.
In Portland, Campbell slashed a ridiculous .362/.463/.582 in 56 games, including eight home runs, 17 doubles, and 48 runs scored. His overall season OPS of .997 ranked first among all qualified minor-league hitters in 2024. A lat strain ended Campbell's season last week, but that does nothing to temper the optimism for the rising star in 2025. With the second-base job wide-open at the major league level, Campbell should get a chance to make his MLB debut early next year, possibly even on Opening Day.Jackson Roberts is a former Division III All-Region DH who now writes and talks about sports for a living.
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