Kristian Campbell emerged as a top baseball prospect, moving from a fourth-round draft pick to prominence, thanks largely to the Red Sox's revamped offseason development program focused on technology-enhanced hitting techniques. Other players, like Connor Wong and Quinn Priester, also dedicated significant effort during the offseason, with Wong working on catching skills and Priester taking on extra calories for weight gain. Additionally, the team's closer role is highly contested between Hendriks and Chapman, while Masataka Yoshida is recovering and nearing game readiness after injury.
These days, when some players are widely known throughout the prospect-watching world while they're still in high school, it's hard to come out of nowhere as a baseball prospect.
Kristian Campbell did just that, rapidly rising from an unheralded fourth-rounder to become one of the top prospects in the game.
The fact that the Red Sox conducted a major overhaul into their offseason development program had a lot to do with it.
The closer battle is primarily focused on Liam Hendriks and Aroldis Chapman, but they're not the only ninth inning candidates according to Alex Cora.
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