Kristian Campbell

Kristian Campbell

22-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Boston Red Sox AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The top pop-up prospect of 2024, Campbell slashed .329/.437/.551 with 20 home runs, 24 steals and a 20 percent strikeout rate in 115 games across the top three levels of the minor leagues. Selected with the No. 132 overall pick in 2023, Campbell signed for just under $500K and now he has a chance of winning a spot on the Opening Day roster in 2025. While Campbell received 25-plus starts at shortstop, center field and second base last year, it's pretty clear that second base is where he fits on this roster, where David Hamilton is the top incumbent and Vaughn Grissom also hopes to figure into things. Campbell has a much higher ceiling than Hamilton or Grissom and may not be a short-term downgrade, so it would make sense for the Red Sox to break camp with Campbell if they think he's ready, as he could net them a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick. There aren't any obvious flaws with Campbell, although 2024 was his first year hitting for notable power -- he had a higher slugging percentage last year than he did at any stop as an amateur. If he looks like the same player in spring training, momentum will build in the redraft market, and he's already a locked in top-10 dynasty prospect. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
#279
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$Signed an eight-year, $60 million contract extension with the Red Sox in April of 2025. Contract includes $19 million team option ($4 million buyout) for 2033 and $21 million team option for 2034.
Will focus on first base in minors
2BBoston Red Sox  AAA
June 20, 2025
Campbell will primarily focus on learning first base after being optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Campbell will still see some action at second base, but the Red Sox want the rookie to learn the nuances of first base, where he might have a clearer path to consistent playing time once he likely rejoins the big club later on this season. After making Boston's Opening Day roster, Campbell had made 54 of his 63 starts at the keystone, seven in the outfield and one at designated hitter. With Triston Casas (knee) out for the season and Rafael Devers shipped to San Francisco, Campbell will offer insurance at first base if the tandem of Abraham Toro and Romy Gonzalez ultimately see their production slow down. Before making a push to return to the majors, Campbell will also need to get his bat back on track with Worcester after he slashed just .176/.270/.231 over his last 30 MLB contests.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
9
5
12
11
5
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
2
3
3
1
7
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+3%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+3%
OPS vs LHP
2024
No Stats
2023
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .675 74 9 1 6 0 .207 .365 .310
Since 2023vs Right .658 189 15 5 15 2 .228 .302 .357
2025vs Left .675 74 9 1 6 0 .207 .365 .310
2025vs Right .658 189 15 5 15 2 .228 .302 .357
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+80%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+80%
OPS on Road
2024
No Stats
2023
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .470 132 9 0 5 1 .155 .288 .182
Since 2023Away .847 131 15 6 16 1 .286 .351 .496
2025Home .470 132 9 0 5 1 .155 .288 .182
2025Away .847 131 15 6 16 1 .286 .351 .496
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
+5%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+98%
OPS vs RHP
2023
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .831 22 0 1 .286 .545 .286
Since 2023vs Right .876 68 4 16 .271 .368 .508
2025vs Left .000 1 0 0 .000 1.000 .000
2025vs Right .167 4 0 0 .000 .250 .000
2024vs Left .429 21 0 1 .286 10.048 .286
2024vs Right .848 64 4 16 .286 23.016 .536
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stat Review
How does Kristian Campbell compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.40
 
BB Rate
11.0%
 
K Rate
27.4%
 
BABIP
.296
 
ISO
.122
 
AVG
.223
 
OBP
.319
 
SLG
.345
 
OPS
.664
 
wOBA
.302
 
Exit Velocity
88.6 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
34.4%
 
Barrels/PA
3.0%
 
Expected BA
.222
 
Expected SLG
.338
 
Sprint Speed
23.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
54.8%
 
Line Drive %
18.5%
 
Fly Ball %
26.8%
 
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Officially optioned
2BBoston Red Sox  AAA
June 20, 2025
The Red Sox optioned Campbell to Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
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Will be demoted to Triple-A
2BBoston Red Sox  AAA
June 19, 2025
The Red Sox are expected to option Campbell to Triple-A Worcester ahead of Friday's series opener against the Giants, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Taking seat Tuesday
2BBoston Red Sox  AAA
June 17, 2025
Campbell is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.
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First crack at DH gig
2BBoston Red Sox  AAA
June 16, 2025
Campbell will serve as the designated hitter and bat ninth against the Mariners on Monday, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.
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Raps double in loss
2BBoston Red Sox  AAA
June 4, 2025
Campbell went 1-for-3 with a walk and a double in Tuesday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Angels.
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Getting reps at first
2BBoston Red Sox  AAA
May 16, 2025
Campbell is working at first base in infield drills ahead of Friday's game versus Atlanta, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The Red Sox are testing out potential solutions at first base with Triston Casas out for the season after knee surgery and Rafael Devers refusing to again change positions. Campbell has spent most of his time at second base this season but has also made six appearances in the outfield. The 22-year-old was named the American League Rookie of the Month for March and April with a .902 OPS, though he's gone just 4-for-39 with 13 strikeouts so far in May.
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