Article: Kristian Campbell Shouldn't Come Up to Boston Before 2026

[illinoisredsox]

Just curious, how many posters has TYPM told to not respond to his posts?  I’ve lost track (okay, I was never tracking it).

Hint - if you don’t want people to respond, don’t post.  Otherwise, it’s fair game. 

(Not that he’ll see this, as I’m pretty sure I’m blocked since I’m not of an equal “superior baseball mind”).

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

5 hours ago, TedYazPapiMookie said:

Once again, you missed the point of the comments so you can rant about theories you believe to be true but aren't.  The comment was about support not performance.  That's precisely why I continue to ask you not to comment on my posts.  Also, the writer appears to be as off topic as you since he gave you a thumbs up, very much the mob mentality I've discussed in the past.

FYI.... your AAA report was completely bogus.  I follow him daily and watch video so keep your bogus data to yourself.  If you understood the game better, you would know that players go on hot streaks and cold streaks, and his 2025 season has seen him go hot early in his MLB career unlike the other prospects then when he struggled the reaction by the big club led by the idiot manager was to simply dump him.  Did they bat him third when things were going badly?  Nope.  Thats the treatment reserved for Anthony and despite his humiliating numbers Anthony rebounded because they had his back. 

I'm not sure Mayer ever had much of a hot streak this year but for a short while he hit a few home runs but as usual he got hurt.  They carried him while his average and overall performance was less than Campbell's.  Why?  Because they have his back.  Mayer should have been sent down when he had failed as long as Campbell did, but they kept him in the majors because once again, they have his back.  This should be very clear to any knowledgeable baseball fan that there is a double standard in the organization that's been there since Henry bought the club.  When Swihart is the golden boy not Mookie, you know there are issues.  When Mayer is preferred over Campbell, you know there are issues.  It's just that simple.  You rationalizing the team's behavior doesn't make the obvious not true, it simply speaks to your loyalties not your baseball knowledge.

Like I've stated before, trade the kid so he can rebuild his confidence with an organization that appreciates him.  Maybe trade him to Milwaukee like Priester so he has the support of the organization.  He sure as heck has no support right now from BOSTON'S MLB manager, the front office or the poorly informed segment of the fan base (the segment that makes ridiculous comments about him being a utility player and he has no position).  Give the kid a break and trade him so he can develop into the all-star that showed his elite skills in 2024 and every year before that!!!

Mayer was playing good defense, Campbell was not. Hate to ruin your short stories with facts. If your novelettes are intended to be fiction, I apologize.

[moonslav59]

Campbell hit well for about 18 games. That is not a large enough sample size to know squat. He then went 50 games and 194 PAs at a .558 OPS. The whole time he sucked on defense. This whole "He should have played SS" position is the biggest joke ever told on this site, and we've has some whoppers!

Anthony's slow start was less than half the hot start sample size by KC. He was at .388 after 8 games. He hit .692 his next 8 games, then never looked back (.930 in the next 55 games and 245 PAs.) He was at .548 after 16 games, which is what KC hit in his last 50 games. To compare the "support" each had is too funny to even respond to. Roman is also a plus defender.

Mayer is a plus defender as well, and was forced to play out of position with barely any time to practice 3B in AAA. Like Anthony, he struggled over his first 9 (.507,) but he found an earlier groove by going 1.041 in his next 12 games. He was at .800 after 16 games. He hit .601 in his next 28 games (86 PAs,) and played because we needed him to. When Bregman came back, he was doing well enough to stay in the bigs by playing 2B. The injury cut his ML time short.

 

 

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, illinoisredsox said:

Just curious, how many posters has TYPM told to not respond to his posts?  

I think he put me on ignore after my first response to his nonsense.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 hours ago, illinoisredsox said:

Just curious, how many posters has TYPM told to not respond to his posts?  I’ve lost track (okay, I was never tracking it).

Hint - if you don’t want people to respond, don’t post.  Otherwise, it’s fair game. 

(Not that he’ll see this, as I’m pretty sure I’m blocked since I’m not of an equal “superior baseball mind”).

I don't know why he has Mookie as part of his moniker. Mookie did not and will not retire as a Red Sox.

Btw, Mookie wasn't a victim; he was just a mercenary, who had no intention of re-signing with the Sox. Fk Betts.

[notin]

2 hours ago, illinoisredsox said:

Just curious, how many posters has TYPM told to not respond to his posts?  I’ve lost track (okay, I was never tracking it).

Hint - if you don’t want people to respond, don’t post.  Otherwise, it’s fair game. 

(Not that he’ll see this, as I’m pretty sure I’m blocked since I’m not of an equal “superior baseball mind”).

He blocked me because I talked down to a Yankee troll…

[notin]

5 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I don't know why he has Mookie as part of his moniker. Mookie did not and will not retire as a Red Sox.

Btw, Mookie wasn't a victim; he was just a mercenary, who had no intention of re-signing with the Sox. Fk Betts.

I think he would have re-signed, but not given Boston any preference.  It was all about money and years.

But hey, that’s his prerogative…

[moonslav59]

33 minutes ago, notin said:

I think he would have re-signed, but not given Boston any preference.  It was all about money and years.

But hey, that’s his prerogative…

Gotta wonder how high LAD would have gone had a bidding war started.

COVID was widely believed to have lessened the final deal he signed, so that might have played into the auction.

That seems like so long ago, now, and I guess it is.

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

38 minutes ago, notin said:

I think he would have re-signed, but not given Boston any preference.  It was all about money and years.

But hey, that’s his prerogative…

I believe he had full intention to go to LA because besides the contract LA would offer, he would also make more money doing promotions there than he would in Boston. And as we all know regarding pro sports it's mostly always about the money.

[TedYazPapiMookie]

21 hours ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Mayer was playing good defense, Campbell was not. Hate to ruin your short stories with facts. If your novelettes are intended to be fiction, I apologize.

Mayer had 29 chances at 2B with no errors.  Ridiculously small sample size to evaluate a player?  Absolutely.  Mayer had 68 chances at 3B with one error.  Again, an incredibly small sample size again?  Absolutely.  Mayer had 2 chances at SS and made one error.  If you count the first two then you need to include this ridiculously small sample size as well and it proves he can't play shortstop just like the data from his minor league career showed since he had 44 errors in less than 1000 chances for a .953 fielding percentage.

How many chances did Mayer have at 2B and 3B in the minors?  45 with 3 errors at 2B and 15 with 1 error at 3B.  Since you like drawing conclusions when it suits you from extremely small sample sizes, what do the minor league stats tell you about Mayer as a 2B and 3B?  Normal analysts consider the sample size far too small but again if it suits your agenda I'm guessing he is a super star at both positions.  hahaha

So, when you say Mayer played good defense for a total of just 99 total chances with 97 of them being at unfamiliar positions is that valid considering the number of plays?  Or is this just another example of privilege extended to Mayer?  He proved absolutely NOTHING to me about his defense splitting two unfamiliar positions for 99 total chances.  That's how normal baseball fans evaluate players.  Sample size is important and drawing conclusions from a split set of positions totaling 99 chances is a ridiculous conclusion.  It's truly meaningless in the big picture.  He needs a lot more chances to override his bad performance in the minors.

Campbell had 222 total chances at his new position of 2B.   In the minors he had 232 chances at 2B with 6 errors and in the majors, he had 222 chances at 2B with 7 errors.  Considering this was his first MLB season at a fairly new position, I disagree with your assessment that he was not good.  He was roughly league average at his first attempt at playing at the MLB level.  That should never be considered a negative as you have suggested.

FYI.... when you suggest something incorrect like you did above it is hardly a fact, it's called a wrong opinion or an inaccurate opinion based on the data. 

Also, If I write more than five words and tax your brain too much let me suggest you simply don't read my so-called novelettes.  I'm providing a Simple solution for a simple mind.

 

[TedYazPapiMookie]

20 hours ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I believe he had full intention to go to LA because besides the contract LA would offer, he would also make more money doing promotions there than he would in Boston. And as we all know regarding pro sports it's mostly always about the money.

Mookie signs with Boston if not for the systemic ignorance of the ownership group.  The shortchanging of their stars has been a problem since they bought the organization.  That doesn't mean he needed to put up with it.  Ask a dozen of his predecessors who ended up going elsewhere.  Remember, this organization promoted Swihart as a better prospect than Mookie.  He got the Duran, Rafaela and Campbell treatment as a player.  Nothing but disrespect.  He's happy in LAD and I'm happy for him to get clear of the organization and Cora since they pigeon-holed him instead of treating him like they did Devers, Mayer and Anthony.

[illinoisredsox]

TYPM, you need some new material.  You can only write so many sequels to a novel before it becomes stale, and you don’t even change the plot.

[TedYazPapiMookie]

On 9/4/2025 at 8:33 AM, mvp 78 said:

He's "ok" at 1b, but really needs to just spend all offseason working on one position and just playing there. He's not naturally athletic enough that he can be moved all over the diamond. He's a LF/1B guy right now. In a perfect world he plays 2b, but he's kind of a mess there. 

I wouldn't trade anyone just to open up a spot for Campbell. He needs to earn a bench spot first. 

Past performance (ie the facts not opinions from uninformed individuals) shows Story is the #1 SS defender, Campbell is the #2 defender at shortstop.  Your theories are irrelevant.  Your opinion is biased.  Nothing new just the same old hate.  So, you've been wrong for 17 years?  That's an impressive streak.  

Trade Campbell and release him to be the all-star SS in a less biased organization.  That's the best solution for him just like it was for Mookie.  Bias in the Red Sox organization will exist until Cora is gone.