Season Ends Early For Disappointing Red Sox Trade Acquisition
September 10, 2025
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The season is ending early for Red Sox infielder Vaughn Grissom.
The team called up Grissom to the major league roster before moving him to the 60-day injured list on Tuesday, a move necessary to open a spot on the 40-man roster for pitcher Connelly Early. Grissom is dealing with plantar fasciitis, which has kept him off the field since Aug. 9.
The news is noteworthy mostly because Grissom was the only player the Red Sox received from the Braves when they traded Chris Sale to Atlanta following the 2023 season.
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA – MARCH 13: Vaughn Grissom #5 of the Boston Red Sox throws to first base against the New York Mets in the second inning during a spring training game at Clover… PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA – MARCH 13: Vaughn Grissom #5 of the Boston Red Sox throws to first base against the New York Mets in the second inning during a spring training game at Clover Park on March 13, 2025 in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
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Grissom was expected to be Boston’s everyday second baseman when the Red Sox acquired him, as chief baseball officer Craig Breslow had high hopes for the promising prospect.
“For us, I think he makes the most sense penciling him in at second base every day,” Breslow said after the trade, per MLB.com’s Ian Browne. “And at 22 years old, we still think there’s power to come. There’s really strong bat-to-ball skills, and someone whose best years are ahead of him. And when you combine that with six years of control and you’re able to integrate him into this exciting, emerging core that I’ve talked about, I think we have a real chance to establish the quality and consistency that we’re looking for.”
An injury delayed his Red Sox debut in 2024, but he managed to play just 31 games for Boston, batting .190 with a .465 OPS. He had more strikeouts (24) than hits (20) in his 114 plate appearances before being suffering a different injury. He’d play 55 games for Triple-A Worcester but didn’t make it back to the big leagues.
This year, the 24-year-old played 96 games for the WooSox, batting .270 with a .783 OPS. The Red Sox have utilized six different second basmen this year — David Hamilton, Kristian Campbell, Romy Gonzalez, Ceddanne Rafaela, Marcelo Mayer and Nick Sogard — but Grissom never got the call to Boston.
“I don’t think there was a window for him to get here,” manager Alex Cora said, per The Boston Globe’s Tim Healey. “I think he played well. He drove the ball to left-center. But I think the guys who are here have done an amazing job. That’s a decision we made in spring training. It just didn’t happen.”
Sale has made two straight All-Star teams and won the 2024 Cy Young Award, going 23-7 with a 2.38 ERA in 46 starts since the trade.
That trade was established as a loss for the Red Sox by last summer, but the latest news is a reminder of one of Breslow’s bigger whiffs on the job.
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