Angels Make a Trade: Land Vaughn Grissom
December 9, 2025 - Written by Kian Behravan
OFFICIAL: The Angels have acquired INF Vaughn Grissom from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor league OF Isaiah Jackson. pic.twitter.com/FP5zNjaX4j
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) December 9, 2025
The Angels continue their trend of buying low on former top prospects, as they recently received INF Vaughn Grissom from the Red Sox in exchange for OF Isaiah Jackson.
Grissom, heading into his age-25 season, was a top prospect for the Braves before injuries, resulting in inconsistent MLB time, caused him to drop to a lower-level piece in the Red Sox organization. He spent 2025 in AAA Worcester, where he slashed .270 / .342 / .441 with a 106 wRC+, 24 doubles, and 13 homers in 96 games. He put the bat on the ball, as he posted a 77.9% contact rate with an 88.4 MPH average exit velocity. It's uncertain whether he’ll earn a major league spot, given his fragility and poor fielding skills, but he has played every position except catcher. It is likely that if he is awarded a Major League spot, he’ll be a utility player to fill in when others need a day off. However, right now the infield has a large hole at second base, as nobody in the organization that has played there showed major league success.
Caught up with new Angels infielder and Orlando native Vaughn Grissom at the Winter Meetings today.
— Tyler Boronski (@TylerBoronski) December 10, 2025
We touched on:
▪️ How he found out about the trade
▪️ Meeting Angels front office and staff
▪️ His time in Boston
▪️ What he’s most excited for with the opportunity in L.A. pic.twitter.com/7ByahTLJuA
Overall, it's a low-risk, mediocre-reward transaction, as they gave up their 2025 8th round pick in Isaiah Jackson, who performed amazingly in college, but doesn't have a large enough professional sample size to determine his worth. Grissom is a guy the Red Sox were going to push off their roster anyway, and the Halos scooped him up for a player deep in their organization.
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