David Hamilton

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David Hamilton is starting at second base and batting eighth for the Red Sox on Thursday against the Mariners.

Kristian Campbell will shift to center field, and Ceddanne Rafaela will take a seat on the bench. Rafaela is hitting .231/.302/.385 with four steals and a 12:2 K:BB ratio over his last 12 games, but Hamilton has not been playing well enough to be a real threat to his playing time. The bigger threat would be the Red Sox calling up Roman Anthony and moving Jarren Duran to center field.

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Kristian Campbell

BOS • 2B

Recap

3 days ago

Kristian Campbell went 2-for-2 with a double, three walks, four runs scored, and a steal for the Red Sox in a 13-3 win over the Guardians on Sunday.

This is the perfect example of why the Red Sox felt Campbell was MLB-ready despite his poor spring training batting average. Campbell has an elite understanding of the strike zone and a mental approach to the game well beyond his years. The surface-level stats have come around as well, with the 22-year-old slashing .305/.412/.474 on the season with two steals and 10 RBI. Sometimes, surface-level spring training stats can be misleading.

Ceddanne Rafaela

BOS • CF

Recap

3 days ago

Ceddanne Rafaela went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run in a win over the Guardians on Sunday.

Rafaela needed to start hitting since he’s likely the player currently holding off top prospect Roman Anthony from debuting with Boston. Yet, Rafaela is a talented young player in his own right and has a hit in nine of his last 12 games, going 12-for-44 (.272) with two home runs, nine RBI, and four steals over that span. Given that he also plays elite defense in center field, that’s going to convince the Red Sox to keep him in the lineup for the time being.

Jarren Duran

BOS • LF

Recap

3 days ago

Jarren Duran went 4-for-6 with a double and one RBI on Sunday.

Duran was a prime buy-low candidate given his quality of contact, but that window may be shut closed after he’s gone 7-for-11 with three RBI and a steal in his last two games. The 28 year old figures to be a catalyst for the Red Sox lineup again, and it was only a matter of time before he got hot.

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Tyler Freeman

COL • PR-2B

Transaction

17 days ago

Rockies placed INF Tyler Freeman on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 11, with a left oblique strain.

Freeman hits the injured list after suffering an oblique strain during batting practice prior to Saturday’s game against the Padres. No word yet on the severity of the injury, which will determine how much time he misses. It’ll probably be a couple weeks, even in a best-case scenario.

Tyler Freeman

COL • PR-2B

Injury

18 days ago

Tyler Freeman was scratched from Saturday’s lineup with oblique soreness.

Freeman was slated to start in center field on Saturday night but got hurt during pre-game batting practice. MLB.com’s Thomas Harding adds that top prospect Adael Amador could be recalled if it’s serious enough to require a trip to the injured list.

Source: Thomas Harding