Vaughn Grissom

The Red Sox announced this afternoon that they’ve optioned infielder Vaughn Grissom and pitchers Luis Guerrero and Josh Winckowski to minor league camp. ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel first reported the Grissom move. Boston also reassigned non-roster invitees Nathan Hickey and Mark Kolozsvary. Grissom entered spring in the mix for Boston’s Opening Day second base job. He and David Hamilton were trying…

The Red Sox announced this afternoon that they’ve optioned infielder Vaughn Grissom and pitchers Luis Guerrero and Josh Winckowski to minor league camp. ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel first reported the Grissom move. Boston also reassigned non-roster invitees Nathan Hickey and Mark Kolozsvary. Grissom entered spring in the mix for Boston’s Opening Day second base job. He and David Hamilton were trying…

The move comes as zero surprise since Grissom has batted .176 (6-for-34) with zero homers this spring in 13 Grapefruit League contests. He's been surpassed by top prospects Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer in Boston's second base competition and the Red Sox clearly prefer speedster David Hamilton to him in a versatile utility role.

Cora added that Campbell, who went 1-for-3 with a double and also made a handful of strong defensive plays at the keystone on Tuesday against the Orioles, will start at second base again on Tuesday against the Rays. The 22-year-old top prospect's speed potential will make him an immediate impact fantasy contributor, even as he acclimates to everyday life in the majors. His spot on Boston's season-opening roster would push David Hamilton to a utility role and send Vaughn Grissom back to Triple-A Worcester. It's a developing situation fantasy managers should closely monitor over the next week in the lead up to Opening Day.

No luck for Grissom today. He had a 365-foot flyout that would have been a homer in 10 MLB ballparks, according to Statcast, and also a 103-mph lineout with a .560 xBA. Grissom is pretty clearly behind David Hamilton for the main gig at second base in Boston, and if Hamilton is overtaken at some point, there's a good chance it'll be by top prospect Kristian Campbell.