When the Red Sox traded Chris Sale to the Atlanta Braves for Vaughn Grissom straight up back in December, they likely anticipated him being their starting second baseman in 2024.
A nagging left hamstring strain prevented that from being a possibility before the season even started. During his recovery from that injury, the 23-year-old caught an illness that caused him to lose 14 pounds, which kept him sidelined until May 3.
Grissom played in 23 games once he was able to suit up. However, a right hamstring strain he suffered while running out a ground ball has kept him out since June 1.
In those 23 games Grissom did play earlier this year, he didn’t perform well in many of them. He logged 19 strikeouts compared to 12 hits over that span, with only one knock going for extra bases. Grissom didn’t notch a multi-hit game while healthy and drew five walks.
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