Port Charlotte, FLA. – If the Red Sox had been too trapped in the Pomelo League results Given, if you are not inclined to, install Kristian Campbell most prominent as a second basis to start the season. However, a prominent performance like the one that Campbell had against the rays on Saturday cannot harm their possibilities.
Campbell conducted a driving to Rob Jonny Deluca in a base stroke in the first one, made a line in the center and headed his day with his first major League Homer of Spring, a field coating to the right Joe Boyle in a loss of Red Sox. For a player who (entering Saturday) had dubbed only .174 with a .574 ops while looked a little tremble in the field sometimesThe performance was refreshing.
“He put a good swing, going in the other way,” said manager Alex Cora. “Bump the ball strongly in the central field and made good plays to the second, then turned a double play. It was a good one for him.”
In a competition against Vaughn Grissom (since his choice), David Hamilton and his best perspective Marcelo Mayer for second place base, Campbell has received a long strap to prove what he can do. And despite a slightly ugly baseball reference page, the Red Sox have remained in love with Campbell’s ability to put in hard contact and control the area.
“I saw some underlying numbers. To people like that, not? It is in a tendency in the right direction,” Cora said before the game. “ He is hitting the ball and not chasing. He is a good batter, man. Last year, entering the season, we knew that (Ceddanne) Rafaela was going to chase after the launches and he did not catch up with his fast ball. This year, if he had a look at the children’s batters … Kristian was chasing the clues and now he is not.
“It’s what you want to do.
On Saturday, just as the strong defensive exhibition on Tuesday against the Orioles, you may have represented something from a final exam in the eyes of the Red Sox, which might want Campbell to publish good results on the plaque before deciding that he is his boy for the start of the season. For Cora, the most intriguing part of the 22-year-old day was Campbell’s ability to crush, Fastballs, a pitch that he had struggled to hit the entire camp.
“He was in the fast ball,” the manager said. “This is the bottom line. It has been late throughout the spring in the fast balls and today, it has reached one, hit it in front of the central field, he got another and hit it in another way. This is the most important. At this level, if you reach the fast ball, you will be in a good place.”
For Campbell, the swings were nothing new after a stellar offensive season in which he reached .330 with 20 Homers, 77 RBI and a .997 OPS in 115 games in all three levels.
“This is my alley, usually opposed to the field,” said Campbell. “It was good to get one.
“Working in my time, going down my foot, trying to be as soon as possible in the ball possible. Try to find this pace back. It slowly returns, but it will be back safe.”
Cora said before the game that his final decision on the second place would be announced in Monterrey, Mexico, where the Red Sox will play the exhibition games on Monday and Tuesday. The Red Sox were not ready to make news even after the presentation on Saturday from Campbell.
“I really have no idea what happens,” Campbell said. “I just played until they tell me what happens. Let’s go to Mexico. I’ll be there. I know.”
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