Finally Roman Anthony time. The Red Sox announced that the highest prospects for baseball have been selected as the roster. Outfielder Wilyer Abreu Has been placed on the list of injuries by left-tilted strains for 15 days. First Baseman/outfielder Ryan Noda Has been designated to open a 40-person mission.
Anthony, 21, has been on the top or near the prospect list for some time. Sox caught him with the 79th pick in 2022 and they received compensation picks Eduardo Rodríguez The qualified offer was rejected and signed with the Tigers.
He took off in 2023 after his brief career debut in the 2022 season. He climbed from single A to High-a and rose to Double-A, with a total of .272/.403/.466 lines and 140 WRC+. This makes him a top 25 prospect for the sport in 2024. Last year, he raised stocks even higher, cutting .291/.396/.498 between Double-A and Triple-A at 147 WRC+.
In addition to working on the plate, Anthony also counted double-digit stolen bases in 2023 and 2024. He is also considered a strong outfield defender. By the end of 2024, he has become the number one prospect for some media in the league. Some publications knock him into #2 Roki Sasaki It was signed by the Dodgers, although others put Anthony in the top spot.
Between Anthony, Christian Campbell,,,,, Marcelo Mayerand Kyle TeelSox has four huge prospects in the past offseason. These four people are often mentioned in trade rumors, and Teel is eventually turned over to the White Sox team as part of Garrett Crochet Deal, although the other three remain a lot of optimistic about the future.
By 2025, there are another 35 major league games for the hype, and a quick advancement against Anthony seems possible. Yet, despite mumbling to himself in every corner of the baseball world, his time at Triple-A continues.
Initially, some of them were reasonable. He was dealing with some shoulder soreness in April, and it took him a while to be the designated hitter without playing. But it passed quickly, and he kept placing big numbers on the plate. Then, this question became one of Boston’s game time. Sox spent most of the year a crowded outfield mix, including Abreu, Jarren Duran and Ceddanne Rafaelaand Rob Refsnyder Campbell also considered it.
This did not give Anthony a clean road to playing time, especially Rafael Devers Occupy designated batsmen every day. Still, many are calling on Sox to simply call him and figure it out.
These calls grew bigger and bigger when Sox lost two corners of infielders. First, Triston Casas Knee injury. This has caused a lot of speculation about Dever’s first insertion in order to open the bat for Anthony, or Anthony himself took the first base. Understandably, Sox doesn’t want to bother Anthony as an outfielder’s development, so they never thought about it much. Devers was reluctant to try his hand at first base. Then the third baseman Alex Bregman The limb injury went to Illinois State University, which might have kept him for months, but Sox never seemed to really consider asking about the possibility of Devers returning to it.
With that, Anthony continued to invest a lot of numbers in Worcester. As of today, he has the .288/.423/.491 line and 146 WRC+. He has ten home runs and three steals in 58 games. His 19.2% walk rate is almost as high as his strikeout efficiency of 21.1%. Now, finally, it seems like this Abreu injury will open the door for him to enter the major leagues.
As the season drags on, the game time puzzle may recover. That will depend on Abru’s injury and how long it will take for him to come back. At some point, maybe Yoshida Masataka Eventually it will become healthy and re-enter the equation.
Problems may be solved organically. Other damage may occur before these guys heal. Anthony may struggle because even the best prospects may even take some time to wet their feet in the major leagues. Campbell also follows the hot May in April. If he isn’t back on track, maybe he can move Rafaela to the infield minors’ choice. But on the other hand, Rafaela is a group of best defensive midfielders. Duran and Anthony can play a middle role in the middle, but each is considered more suitable for a corner. There is also a shortstop problem, Trevor’s Story It’s been heating up lately, but the seasons are not good overall. Mayer has earned Bregman contributions for the third time, but hasn’t quite hit it in the majors yet.
There will be long-term things to be solved. The crowded outfield situation has led to trade rumors around Duran. Bregman has the option to quit after this season, and it is unclear whether Sox is willing to return Devers to the location. Casas is expected to pay off in next spring training, but he also participated in trade rumors. Devers isn’t willing to play there now, but maybe he’ll be more friendly in the offseason. Campbell has dabbled in some first-base training, but hasn’t officially played there yet.
As time goes by, it should be clearer about the club’s long-term plans. For now, Sox fans can be excited about Anthony’s appearance and hope it helps to transition in the middle season. Sox is currently 32-35, ranking fourth in the American League, with four games in four games. Even if they can’t make a comeback this year, players like Anthony, Meyer, Campbell, Rafael, Duran, Abreu can also get affordable control over the next few years, making the club an exciting core.
As the highest prospect of consensus, Anthony qualifies for prospect promotion incentives. Since Sox didn’t lift him early enough to get a full service year in a traditional way, they won’t be able to vote for additional draft picks based on this year’s awards. Technically, Anthony can get a full year of service by taking the top two in the Rookie of the Year vote, although that will be difficult to do. Players like it Jacob Wilson,,,,, Shane Smith Even Anthony’s teammates Carlos Narváez There was a major temporary in him. Even if he performs well, it is difficult to catch up with those who have already exceeded one-third of the books.
If Anthony manages to achieve this, he will catch his free agency road to a year. Otherwise, although future optional tasks may also affect the timeline, he will enter the open market as early as possible after 2031.
Noda, 29, got it from Angels a few weeks ago in cash transactions. He was a real result, with lots of home runs and walks, but also strikeouts. He hit out at 34.2%, walking 15% and 17 home runs in 606 major league appearances. This adds up to .212/.344/.369 lines and 107 WRC+. His history goes back to early 2022, with 574 minor league crickets, 25 home runs, 16% walking rate and 28.2% strikeout rate. This leads to the .259/.395/.474 line and 125 WRC+.
Sox grabbed his extra first base depth due to Casas’ injury, but now risked losing him. DFA Limbo can last for a week, but the exemption process takes 48 hours, so it may take Boston five days to explore the trade benefits. He still has the option for the rest of the year. If he was to pass an unclaimed waiver, he would stick with the depth of using Sox as a non-breeder.
Masslive’s Christopher Smith first reported that Anthony was in the process of promotion. A few minutes ago, Masslive’s Chris Cotillo reported that it was possible. Ken Rosenthal of the sport first pointed out that Abreu is playing in Illinois, although Boston Universal’s Alex Speier had previously suggested the IL site in Abreu.
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