
Red Sox announce 8-year extension for Kristian Campbell
The Red Sox didn’t waste any time securing Kristian Campbell for the long haul.
Less than a week after the versatile top prospect made his major league debut on Opening Day, the team announced that they were in agreement on an eight-year extension through 2032, with club options for ’33 and ’34.
Campbell is guaranteed $60 million and will receive a $2 million signing bonus, a source confirmed. However, according to several reports, including MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, the contract includes escalators that could balloon the total value to $100 million.
Campbell himself confirmed to reporters that the negotiations were ongoing earlier in the team’s ongoing road trip to Texas and Baltimore.
It’s been a meteoric rise for Campbell, whom the Red Sox selected in the fourth round of the ’23 June draft with the compensation pick they received from the San Diego Padres when they signed Xander Bogaerts. After earning two promotions, from High-A to Double-A, to Triple-A last year, Campbell entered this season as baseball’s No. 4 overall prospect, according to Baseball America.
Only five games into his major league career, Campbell has been a bright spot for a struggling Red Sox offense. He’s 6 for 16 (.375) with two doubles, a home run, four runs, two RBI, four walks, and five strikeouts. Only Wilyer Abreu has more hits (7).
It’s club’s second long-term agreement this week. They agreed to a six-year, $160 million extension with left-hander Garrett Crochet on Monday.