‘Healthy Competition’ Should Take Place For Red Sox At Vital Position [Video]

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Vaughn Grissom looked like the Boston Red Sox second baseman of the present and future when they acquired him from the Atlanta Braves last offseason.

But Kristian Campbell has different ideas.

Campbell went on a meteoric rise through Boston’s farm system this past season and was named Baseball America’s Minor League Player of the Year. He started the 2024 campaign with High-A Greenville before progressing all the way to Triple-A Worcester, getting on the cusp of breaking through to the major leagues.

That very well might happen next season for Campbell. Many want to watchthe 22-year-old push Grissom, who had a down debut season with the Red Sox, for the starting …