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We have some major updates on the Red Sox organization and specifically who the second baseman is going to be once opening day arrives just three days away. I'm here to break down how the young prospect Christian Campbell being named to the opening day roster could allude to him being the new second baseman in Boston and how that could greatly help this Red Sox organization going forward. We'll break down all of that on this episode of Red Sox Digest. But before we get to the news and information, please do remember, you're part of the near 90% who are watching this video, not currently subscribed to the channel. Scroll down, click the subscribe button. We do greatly appreciate all the love and support. So again, thank you guys for everything. But now let's get to it and break down not only this major update, but how Christian Campbell has been named to the opening day roster. And really how that is going to really propel and help this Red Sox team going forward throughout this season. Now we'll first start with the announcement that came from Ari Alexander first on Twitter as he goes on to say source Christian Campbell has been informed he's made the opening day roster for the Red Sox. Now that in itself is huge news. We watched him throughout the entirety of spring whether he's playing second base or playing left field he showed great versatility in the field but not a great bat offensively overall as if we look at the numbers they were not great for young Christian Campbell. He only batted 167 for the entirety of spring and over 40 at-bats, 48 to be exact, which is not really what you're looking for offensively. But the glove defensively has been pretty damn good, as well as the versatility that he brings. Again, like we mentioned earlier, a lot of reps not only at second base, but also an ample amount in left field, something that this Red Sox team could greatly use, as they have a lot of different players who do have a lot of different versatility that allows them to really be ambidextrous, if you will, defensively, which could be a plus if the defensive level remains at par, if not just above. So again, a lot of different factors going into this. Now, one of the biggest things we are going to discuss about the addition to the opening day roster of Christian Campbell is the fact that the lineup now looks as follows. Now, this is from FanGraphs and again, we've looked at this before during the springtime and it looks a bit different now and the main reason is the fact that Christian Campbell was labeled as the second baseman, batting in the sixth hole. Going into this spring, or going into this offseason, I should say, the Red Sox labeled two main things as their point of attack of the offseason. One was to add pitching, add more pitching not only to the starting rotation, but as well as to the bullpen. And the second biggest pinpointed factor was also to balance out the lineup. Those two of the main conversations all offseason. The Red Sox did a damn good job of doing so, and they didn't go out and acquire a bunch of different right-handed bats, but they went out and got Alex Bregman, a substantial right-handed bat, one with great defensive versatility. The conversation when first acquiring Bregman was, is he going to play second or is he going to play third? Once we realized Rafael Devers, after throwing a little bit of a tantrum about third base, was going to move to DH, We knew Bregman was then going to be the third baseman, opening up the second base competition for Hamilton, Campbell, as well as Grissom, who has obviously been demoted to AAA. But then we have the conversation of, well, if Hamilton's our everyday second baseman, that's another left-handed bat. With Campbell's defensive versatility and what he has shown at second base defensively, it seems like he has gotten the nod and will be the everyday second baseman for the Red Sox. allowing this lineup to be very balanced. Last year, if you guys remember, we were extremely, extremely left-handed heavy. If you look at it now, four lefties, two five righties for this Red Sox lineup, it's extremely balanced, especially compared to last season's lineup, which is a huge plus for the Red Sox. And when you look at the review of the offseason, again, they went out and acquired Bregman, a right-handed bat, and they were able to pull up a prospect in Campbell, who's another right-handed bat, to balance out this lineup, and again, we're not even going to address the pitching and how well they did this offseason, particularly adding to the starting rotation, so again, check mark, check mark for the Red Sox organization, and now we just have to see how this is actually going to work on the big stage, and I'm here to tell you, I'm a believer in this lineup. Last year, the Red Sox ranked ninth in total offense throughout the entirety of the MLB, now adding someone like Alex Bregman having Tristan Casas back healthy Trevor Story back healthy players like Campbell now on the opening day roster I believe in this Red Sox team greatly and I also think that the defensive capabilities are going to be great and I think they are going to be better defensively than they were last year which again is another improvement from last year and I think this team is going to have a very very good chance to be very very good at baseball throughout the entirety of the MLB Now, a few things we're going to point out is the fact Marcello Meyer has been demoted to AAA and will start the year in AAA. I said this earlier in the Trevor Story video. I think if Story goes down with any form of injury for any stretch of time, Meyer will be the guy called up and really used at shortstop. I think what we saw offensively as well as defensively through spring has really shaped what we expect from Meyer going forward. I think Alex Cora, as well as the other guys in the Red Sox organization, really have taken that into account and believe in these young prospects, and I really, really do expect him to get some playing time this upcoming season. I know there was a conversation about him possibly playing second base for the Red Sox. It didn't seem like there was really much of a chance because, again, the reps were so, so minimized compared to someone like Christian Campbell, who got the vast majority of them when he was active and on the field, compared to someone like Meyer. But again, using David Hamilton as a utility guy is going to be a great help when facing right-handed bats and just needing a pinch runner, if you will, as he's going to be able to get around the bases and steal bags for this Red Sox team, which is going to be a huge plus. Now, for the offensive production for Campbell during spring, I understand he only batted 197, or excuse me, 167, and he did not do a lot offensively, but the defense in the versus is going to be substantial for this Boston Red Sox team. We're all over the place. What is going on? Here we go. Back to it. I'm now going to play the defensive highlights from Christian Campbell at second base from just two games ago against the Tampa Bay Rays, where he made an elite level stop at second on a short line drive. That's going to be caught, a live shot and a diving grab by Christian Campbell. Campbell really flexing the leather there as, again, getting dirty for that diving catch, which would have ended up being at least two bases as it looked like it was going into the gap. Campbell, again, just doing his job, really highlighting the glove in what he has. And as well as that, he has shown some abilities at the plate. I know the average is not great. It's not really what you're looking for. but again it is spring let him find a groove and let him start hitting home runs like the one as follows you know a small school for a long time there's a 2-1 pitch and campbell hits this one a long way to the opposite field and that ball is gone christian campbell a home run christian campbell going oppo there on a pitch up in a way righty righty matchup and the ability to poke it to right field substantial something that we like to see from these young prospects not being afraid to use the entire field so it just there are big big pluses to Christian Campbell and I know the average is not one of them but the ability to balance out the lineup is massive the ability to then be better defensively overall as a team is going to be massive and again allowing a young prospect to grow around other professional athletes other professional ball players and not other triple-a double-a guys is going to really mold this guy and mold Christian Campbell to be a very very good ball player and even better than he is now I think players like Alex Bregman as well as Trevor Story are going to be huge pieces to really molding Campbell and bringing him into an all pro type of player and just an all just a very mature when I say all pro I mean a matured player someone who knows how to be a professional athlete not only statistically and being a good offensive and defensive player but handling himself off the field how to train how to eat right, how to keep the nutrition at a high level, take care of the body, preserve the body, be able to play for a long time. I think that's something he's going to be able to absorb and really gain from playing alongside these other professional athletes. Let me know down below what you guys think about Christian Campbell making the opening day roster for the Boston Red Sox, and we'll see you guys on the next one.