Player Name: Kristian Campbell
Position: 2B/SS/OF
Team/Organization: Worcester Red Sox/Boston Red Sox
Height: 6'3''
Weight: 191
Age: 22
Bats/Throws: R/R
Notes:
One of Boston's top prospects Kristian Campbell looks to take another huge step in his development this upcoming 2025 season. Currently listed as the #7 prospect on MLB's top 100, this kid can do it all. Drafted in the 4th round out of Georgia Tech, hitting .376 with an OPS of 1.033, he has certainly panned out to be the steal of the draft in 2023 so far. Looking to replicate his 2024 season slashing .330/.439/.558, I'm sure Campbell is ready to improve on that. While he doesn't have the best arm or glove, he can outright hit and run at the second-base position. Gathering a 20-20 season in 2024 through 3 leagues, those numbers can easily jump and get better when he gets to the majors. Only 22, he has amazing baseball IQ on the basepaths and gets good jumps on stealing bases. He plays a versatile defense having games played at 2B, SS, 3B, and CF; with most of his games at the middle infield positions. While his strikeout rate was around average last season, his chase and whiff rate had great percentages, ranking 90+ for both of them. This shows how great of a contact hitter he is and how well this will progress into. Not to mention, his walk rate also ranked in the 90th percentile with his short stint in triple A.
His hitting style draws similarities to Yuli Gurriel in my opinion. Campbell does however start his foot more in and opens up a bit when swinging, but the finish in the swing is very similar. The swing draws a very contact approach in my opinion and will get you your home runs, but there's nothing I would tweak about it just yet, given that his hitting numbers have been phenomenal. While his hitting is similar to that of Yuli Gurriel, he runs the bases similarly to Nico Hoerner of the Cubs. This can really translate into a weapon to have at the 2B position with the potential of a possible 30-30 season.
With Campbell at 2nd, Mayer at SS, and Anthony at CF; this Boston team is going to be looking really good in 2-3 years. The amount of talent that each one of these prospects possess is absurd. Campbell can easily be called up to the show if he starts out hot and if Boston has struggling platoon players in their middle infield and corner outfield spots. Overall, Campbell has had tremendous growth in the minors so far and is knocking on the door for the majors.
Projection:
MLB Comparison: Yuli Gurriel, Nico Hoerner
Potential Role: All-star player, with potential MVP votes.
Developmental Needs: Work on fielding to keep errors low and build a stronger arm that would be desirable at the MLB level for the shortstop and third-base position.
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