{"id":49718,"date":"2025-05-20T08:10:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49718"},"modified":"2025-05-20T08:10:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:10:36","slug":"red-sox-breakout-rookies-slump-is-testing-bostons-patience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49718","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox breakout rookie&#8217;s slump is testing Boston&#8217;s patience"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">A dream start has turned into a nightmare, and now Boston has another problem on its hands.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<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=\"Atlanta Braves v Boston Red Sox\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_78,w_4317,h_2428\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01jvncvz1xtqg3hvcsmt.jpg\" alt=\"Atlanta Braves v Boston Red Sox\" width=\"4317\" height=\"2428\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Atlanta Braves v Boston Red Sox\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Atlanta Braves v Boston Red Sox | Winslow Townson\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Amid all the inconsistency that has plagued the\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0amid a 23-25 start to the season, rookie Kristian Campbell was supposed to be a bright spot. One of the top prospects in all of baseball entering the season, he earned a place on the Opening Day roster thanks to a strong close to spring. And at first he seemed like\u00a0a star in the making, with two homers and four multi-hit efforts across his first eight MLB games.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">But then a funny thing happened: Campbell just &#8230; stopped hitting. Like, completely: Over his last 32 games, he&#8217;s slashing an ugly .194\/.275\/.298, with a grand total of seven extra-base hits in that span. The underlying numbers are just as bad.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey undefined\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_812,h_456\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jvnft42m943g451k5j.png 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_812,h_456\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jvnft42m943g451k5j.png 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_812,h_456\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jvnft42m943g451k5j.png 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_812,h_456\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jvnft42m943g451k5j.png 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_812,h_456\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jvnft42m943g451k5j.png 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_812,h_456\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jvnft42m943g451k5j.png 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_812,h_456\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jvnft42m943g451k5j.png 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_812,h_456\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jvnft42m943g451k5j.png 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_812,h_456\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jvnft42m943g451k5j.png 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Kristian Campbell's rolling xwOBA chart over his last 50 plate appearances\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_812,h_456\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/229\/01jvnft42m943g451k5j.png\" alt=\"Kristian Campbell's rolling xwOBA chart over his last 50 plate appearances\" width=\"812\" height=\"456\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Kristian Campbell's rolling xwOBA chart over his last 50 plate appearances\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny m-3\">Campbell&#8217;s offense is in the basement right now. | Baseball Savant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Slumps happen; but this seems like something more. And if you need further proof, just ask the Red Sox themselves, who have decided to sit Campbell for the first two games of the team&#8217;s series against the\u00a0New York Mets.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"min-h-[550px]\">\n<div>\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=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1924560845373104206&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ffansided.com%2Fred-sox-breakout-rookie-s-slump-is-testing-boston-s-patience&amp;sessionId=3de5e5d5275a1a569b1d90da2e2f36f1588bdaf7&amp;siteScreenName=fansided&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1924560845373104206\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The MLB season is long and winding, especially for a rookie adjusting to life in the Show. But Campbell going into the tank was the last thing Boston could afford; this was a lineup that was having a hard time getting out of second gear already, and it&#8217;s a sign of just how fragile the Red Sox&#8217; offensive ecosystem is right now that they found themselves this reliant on an unproven rookie \u2014 even one with as much prospect hype as Campbell came with.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Kristian Campbell&#8217;s cold spell presents Red Sox with an uncomfortable dilemma<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">All of which begs the question: Now what? Campbell was a bit of an odd case as a prospect, a fourth-round pick back in 2023 who shot up prospect rankings and shot through Boston&#8217;s system thanks to some prodigious production. But that meteoric rise meant that he didn&#8217;t actually have much experience against high-level pitching; he had just 19 games at Triple-A under his belt when the Red Sox put him on the big-league roster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Campbell&#8217;s game, and his unconventional swing, were still a bit unproven, and now we&#8217;re seeing some holes exposed that we didn&#8217;t previously know about. In another context, this might be no big deal; but Boston\u00a0<em>needs<\/em>\u00a0Campbell to produce, given how many question marks there are elsewhere in this team&#8217;s lineup right now (and how dependent they are on outslugging teams as the starting rotation struggles to catch a rhythm).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Benching Campbell was probably the smart move. He looks downright lost right now, hardly doing any damage even against pitches in the strike zone. What comes next is a bit trickier, though, as Alex Cora and Co. need to decide whether to bump Campbell aside for another top prospect like middle infielder Marcelo Mayer or let him try to grow through these early pains and come out the other side. Given how short the leash is for everyone involved right now, the latter is easier said than done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dream start has turned into a nightmare, and now Boston has another problem on its hands. 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