We heard rumors about this a number of weeks in the past however now it’s official: the Purple Sox will ship Kristian Campbell to the Caribbean for a bit little bit of winter ball this offseason. No phrase but on the place he’ll play, although the secure guess is that he’ll be in Puerto Rico with the Caguas Criollos, a staff managed by Sox bench coach Ramon Vazquez. The massive factor to look at down there gained’t be how he hits, however what place he performs. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
I think that we gained’t see a lot of Kristian Campbell within the infield, both this winter or subsequent season. However there’s a new infield face we may even see. The Sox simply signed 29-year-old infielder Vinny Capra to a minor league deal that comes with a spring coaching invite. Capra has performed 67 complete video games in his profession, slashing .133/.181/.188, which is… not good. (Chris Cotillo, MassLive)
Don’t fear: Vinny Capra was not signed to switch Alex Bregman. However how is the Bregman market shaping up? This MLB insider says the market is absolutely centered round two groups, the Purple Sox and Tigers:
After all, Scott Boras goes to attempt to squeeze out a number of further {dollars} based mostly on the “Alex Bregman is an additional coach” narrative. And in that regard, this report about him serving to Connelly Early with potential pitch tipping will assist. (Colin Keane, NESN)
And talking of Connelly Early, we’ve acquired prospect information this weekend. Baseball America launched their up to date checklist of the highest 10 Purple Sox prospects and Payton Tolle took the highest spot. Rounding out the highest three are Franklin Arias and Early. This piece additionally palms out superlatives for finest instruments within the Purple Sox system, with Tolle successful for finest fastball and Early successful for finest changeup. (Baseball America)
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