{"id":28835,"date":"2025-02-26T03:40:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T03:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28835"},"modified":"2025-02-26T03:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T03:40:21","slug":"bold-call-red-sox-insider-breaks-from-consensus-with-surprise-opening-day-second-base-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28835","title":{"rendered":"BOLD CALL: Red Sox Insider Breaks from Consensus with Surprise Opening Day Second Base Prediction!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Feb 17, 2025; Lee County, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox  Vaughn Grissom (5) getting ready to bat during spring training at Jet Blue Park at Fenway South. Photo Credit: Chris Tilley-Imagn Images \" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_402,w_7491,h_4213\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jmywth7j43hdewaeme.jpg\" alt=\"Feb 17, 2025; Lee County, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox  Vaughn Grissom (5) getting ready to bat during spring training at Jet Blue Park at Fenway South. Photo Credit: Chris Tilley-Imagn Images \" width=\"7491\" height=\"4213\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Feb 17, 2025; Lee County, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox  Vaughn Grissom (5) getting ready to bat during spring training at Jet Blue Park at Fenway South. Photo Credit: Chris Tilley-Imagn Images \" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Feb 17, 2025; Lee County, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox Vaughn Grissom (5) getting ready to bat during spring training at Jet Blue Park at Fenway South. Photo Credit: Chris Tilley-Imagn Images | Chris Tilley-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Even before the signing of Alex Bregman added a new wrinkle to the situation, second base was already going to be the most interesting position battle for the Boston Red Sox this spring.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Much of the focus has been on top prospect Kristian Campbell (ranked No. 7 in MLB Pipeline&#8217;s Top 100) as the Red Sox&#8217;s shiny new toy who can earn an Opening Day roster spot with a strong spring, but David Hamilton and Vaughn Grissom haven&#8217;t gone anywhere. Grissom was supposed to be Boston&#8217;s starting second baseman last year; but injuries put him behind the ball before spring training even began, allowing Hamilton to get more playing time at the position during the season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Red Sox beat writer Ian Browne of MLB.com recently wrote\u00a0that while Grissom has become somewhat of a &#8220;forgotten man&#8221; amid all the Bregman drama and the Campbell hype, he could actually be a dark horse candidate to not only make Boston&#8217;s 2025 Opening Day roster but to win the starting second base job.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;After a bust of a first season in Boston thanks to multiple leg injuries that kept him out for an extended period and limited his production when he did play, Grissom is fully healthy this spring,&#8221; Browne wrote. &#8220;Not only that but he\u2019s added 12 pounds and picked up some bat speed, as evidenced during a live batting practice when he belted a 100 mph from Aroldis Chapman into right field for a hit. Though he still has options, Grissom could still win a job on the team either as the second baseman or a utility player.<em>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1891890241096618040&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fbosoxinjection.com%2Fred-sox-insider-goes-against-the-grain-with-opening-day-second-base-prediction&amp;sessionId=7ff952d9e62721306c01174c2a13ad46ac9dcb40&amp;siteScreenName=bosoxinjection&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-uw-rm-iframe=\"gn\" data-tweet-id=\"1891890241096618040\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Red Sox insider goes against the grain with Opening Day second base prediction<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Grissom got the start at second base in\u00a0the Red Sox&#8217;s first spring training game\u00a0Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays. He went 0-for-3 at the plate, but\u00a0Browne noted that he looked &#8220;noticeably stronger&#8221; than he did during his injury-plagued 2024 season. Campbell came in off the bench, went 0-for-1 with a walk and made a diving grab off a line drive in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Of course, this all becomes moot if the Red Sox opt to keep Rafael Devers at third base and move Bregman to second. 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