Scott Campbell Baseball player
Scott Campbell (born 25 September 1984) is a retired Minor League Baseball infielder for the Las Vegas 51s in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. In 2006, he was selected 300th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays. He retired on 15 March 2012, due to recurring injury problems in his hip.He played college baseball at Gonzaga University. In 2007, Campbell played for the class-A affiliate of the Blue Jays, the Lansing Lugnuts. In 2007 he showed some promise as a hitter, hitting .279/.390/.397. However he was not considered a top prospect of the Jays given his age and the level where he played. In 2008, Campbell had a breakout year, increasing his batting average to .341 and his OBP to .435 while moving up two levels to AA. He was chosen to represent the World team at the 2008 All-Star Futures Game. Given his reputation as a solid defensive second baseman, Campbell was once widely considered one of the better prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system, and had been compared to Chase Utley by Blue Jays General Manager J.P. Ricciardi.
