He’s Vaughn Grissom and he comes from suburban Orlando (aw, tough break, kid) where he played Robin to Riley Green’s Batman on the high school baseball team. The Red Sox just acquired him in a one-to-one trade, sending Chris Sale, one of the best pitchers of this generation, to the Atlanta Braves. Normally, being on the other end of a trade for a Hall of Fame-level talent isn’t easy. But, in this case, given that the Hall of Fame-level talent has done more damage to the Polar Park clubhouse than to opposing lineups over the last four years, this trade feels like something of a palate cleanser.
Meet The New Guy: Vaughn Grissom
