The Boston Red Sox minor league affiliates finished the month of May a combined 55-56 with their Triple-A affiliate the Worcester Red Sox going 14-14, their Double-A affiliate the Portland Sea Dogs going 14-15, their High-A affiliate the Greenville Drive going 12-15, and Single-A the Salem Red Sox going 15-12. Two of their prospects took home Player of the Month awards starting with catcher Kyle Teel who is the 28th overall prospect and the Red Sox third-ranked prospect by ITD taking home Hitter of the Month for the Eastern League. Teel finished May with a slash line of .357/.443/.560 with a 1.003 OPS; he had eight doubles, three home runs, 22 RBI, 20 runs scored, 13 walks, and two stolen bases. The other was second baseman/outfielder Kristian Campbell who is playing at Greenville, and he finished May with a slash line of .371/.467/.663 with a 1.130 OPS; he had eight doubles, six home runs, 17 RBI, 20 runs scored, 16 walks, and two stolen bases.
C – Kyle Teel – Portland Sea Dogs
The Red Sox got a steal with Teel who fell to them at the 14th overall pick in last season’s draft when they selected him out of the University of Virginia. He finished his college career playing in 177 games with a slash line of .343/.433/.547 with a .979 OPS; he had 48 doubles, four triples, 28 home runs, 155 RBI, 170 runs scored, 13 stolen bases, and 97 walks. He spent 2023 with the Red Sox rookie league team, High-A Greenville, and Portland playing in 26 games hitting .363 with a .977 OPS; he had six doubles, two home runs, 22 RBI, 15 runs scored, three stolen bases, and 21 walks. This season he’s played in 41 games hitting .302 with a .888 OPS; he has 11 doubles, six home runs, 35 RBI, 34 runs scored, three stolen bases, and 24 walks. Teel will likely be heading to Triple-A Worcester shortly.
2B/OF – Kristian Campbell – Greenville Drive
Campbell was drafted by the Red Sox in the fourth round of the 2023 MLB draft out of the Georgia Institute of Technology. At Georgia Tech he played in 45 games in one season with a slash line of .376/.484/.549 with a 1.033 OPS; he had 16 doubles, one triple, four home runs, 24 RBI, 50 runs scored, four stolen bases, and 29 walks. He would play for the Red Sox rookie league team and Greenville after being drafted playing in 22 games he hit .309 with a .911 OPS; he had four doubles, two triples, one home run, five RBI, nine runs scored, three stolen bases, and ten walks. This season he started at Greenville and just recently got the call to Double-A Portland. With Greenville he played in 40 games hitting .306 with a .976 OPS; he had 13 doubles, eight home runs, 25 RBI, 29 runs scored, three stolen bases, and 26 walks. In his one game at Portland, he went 2-4 with a triple, a walk, and a run scored.
