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Red Sox’ future in good hands with ‘competitive’ core of talent thriving in Portland

PORTLAND, Maine — Krisitan Campbell might be the latest addition to the Portland Sea Dogs’ clubhouse, but it didn’t take very long for the 21-year-old slugger to settle into his new home at Hadlock Field.

It certainly helps when several of his new teammates have long held court as some of the top prospects in their respective draft classes.

“I’ve heard of a lot of the guys before I got here, even in high school,” Campbell said Wednesday. “I knew of Marcelo [Mayer], I never played with him or against him or anything, but I knew he was one of the top prospects in my class.