MLB.com Tabs Impact Red Sox Prospect To Follow For 2025
The Boston Red Sox are ready to see the successes of a multi-year farm system rebuild in 2025.
Names such as Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer headlined the movement as high school draft picks in consecutive years, but Kristian Campbell stole the show in 2024 with three-minor league promotions to skyrocket his stock. His positional versatility and lineup fit should have him in position as the first to debut in 2025.
MLB.com compiled a list of 30 prospects, one from each team, to follow in 2025. Red Sox beat reporter Ian Browne chose Campbell with his anticipated rise to Boston.
“It’s hard to remember the last time a Boston prospect made as significant a jump from one season to the next as Campbell did last year,” Browne wrote. “With some swing adjustments, Campbell (Boston’s No. 3 overall prospect) added power to the mix of the many other things he was already doing. It will be interesting to see whether Campbell can win a job on Opening Day roster. If so, he could be a prime candidate to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award.”
Campbell and the remainder of the impact youth movement should play a significant role as the Red Sox seek to end a three-year drought.