Kristian Campbell gives a simple reason to take the procedure for expanding Red Sox a week in MLB’s career

BOSTON – Throughout the modern history of baseball, countless players have bet on themselves by going from one year to the next with their wages and finally from collection via arbitration and the free agency. Kristian Campbell did the opposite earlier this week.

Campbell, just five games from his major league career at 22, has locked the finances of the next decade of his career when he accepted an extension of eight years and $ 60 million which can maximize $ 96 million out of 10 seasons due to club options in 2033 and 2034.

All recruits with as many increases that Campbell would have concluded this agreement if they were offered, but he did. On Saturday, during a press conference to celebrate the agreement with his family at hand, the recruit explained why.

“I was educated throughout this process. It was just an opportunity that changed life for me and my family. I can’t transmit this,” said Campbell.

The well -documented story of Campbell is not part of a first -rate perspective which has always been intended for greatness. Instead, he was not drafted as a high school student in 2021, given a Redshirt as Georgia Tech in 2022 and written in the fourth round by the Red Sox in 2023. A year ago, he made it that the High-A player relatively unknown before a phenomenal of the minor season of the league in three levels put him at the top of the prospects and, Soon, on the major league.

The Red Sox, like the baseball teams, want to capitalize on the nature intrinsically adapted to the first extensions, tried to prosecute similar agreements with several young players. Some, such as Campbell and Ceddanne Rafaela (who obtained $ 50 million after 28 big league games) were committed. Others, at this point, have not done so. Individual players make individual decisions based on individual circumstances.

“You are not in their place and I am not in their place,” said manager Alex Cora. “We know their history, but obviously, they know more, and the reasons why they do it. Some people agree with it. Others do not do it. In the end, this is what makes you happy and makes your family happy. I think their family and future are in a very good place.”

For the Red Sox, offering Campbell a long -term agreement with a relatively low average annual value ($ 7.5 million for the purpose of the taxation of competitive balance) was an easy call, not only because of its advantage as a player, but also of its ascent as an out -of -competition citizen in the organization.

“With a sense of baseball, the teams improve better and better to predict what players are capable of accomplishing. But … these are investments not only in a set of skills or metrics or profile profile profiles. These are investments in people,” said Craig Breslow, chief baseball officer. “Sam talked about the humility of Kristian and our coach staff knows him incredibly well and saw the adjustments he was able to make throughout a season. He is a guy who a few hours after playing his last match in the minor leagues last year went to Fort Myers to start his off -season training. He is the type of guy you really feel, really comfortable.”

On Saturday, one day after organizing a press conference for the extension of $ 170 million in Garrett Crochet, the Red Sox was again in a festive mood.

“Here, we share today what I would call a massively significant moment for this organization because Kristian was not written in the first round, he was not a leading prospect by entering the organization. What he was, was a good player who made himself a great player because of his work ethics, his diligence, his opening of mind and his attitude,” said Breslow.

“Rather than using my own words to try to provide a context around this decision and extension, Kristian, you said it best,” added Breslow. “When you were asked if it was a difficult decision or not, you said it was the organization that invested in you, it was the organization that helped you become the player you have. In the end, it was an easy decision for you. I am not sure that there is better approval of what we are trying to build here in Boston.”