Red Sox ink top prospect to big extension after just 5 MLB games

Since Campbell was called up for opening day, he was under team control through 2030 - he'd make the league minimum for his first three seasons before arbitration kicks in.

Instead, the Sox and Campbell have decided to forgo all of that and be locked down for at least the next eight years.

Campbell has made an awesome first impression in the early going. The 22-year-old infielder is 6-for-16 (.375) with a home run. He played at all three levels of minor league ball last season and raked everywhere he went. He hasn't even yet played a home game at Fenway Park, but that will come on Friday.

Campbell was not all that highly touted when he was drafted out of Georgia Tech in 2023, as he wasn't drafted until the fourth round. But hitting .330 with a .997 OPS in your first full season in the minors will bring you up faster than expected.

The last Red Sox player to win the Rookie of the Year was Dustin Pedroia in 2007 - he won the MVP the following season. Nomar Garciaparra, Fred Lynn, and Carlton Fisk also earned the award with Boston, with Lynn also winning the MVP in that same 1975 season.