Roman Anthony

20-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Boston Red Sox AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Anthony is not the consensus No. 1 overall prospect, but his credentials stack up with any prospect in the minors and he should make his big-league debut early this season. He won't turn 21 until May, but Anthony already cuts an imposing figure at 6-foot-2, 200 pounds. After playing 10 games at Double-A to close 2023, Anthony returned there and got off to a slow start, but he seemed to improve with each passing month, culminating with a dominant 35-game run at Triple-A to close the year. All told, Anthony slashed .291/.396/.498 with 18 home runs, 21 steals, an excellent 34.6 hard-hit rate and a passable 23.7 percent strikeout rate in 119 games. His walk rate jumped from 12.8 percent to 18.9 percent after the jump to Triple-A, while his strikeout rate improved from 25.5 percent to 18.9 percent, so his improving contact skill and swing decisions allow for a wide range of outcomes as a rookie. In Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu and Masataka Yoshida, it seems Boston has four players for the three outfield spots and designated hitter, so an offseason trade would be needed for Anthony to have an obvious spot in the Opening Day lineup. Long term, Anthony could profile similarly to the MVP version of Christian Yelich if he reaches his ceiling. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a contract with the Red Sox in July of 2022.
Set to begin season at Triple-A
OFBoston Red Sox  AAA
March 27, 2025
The Red Sox plan to assign Anthony to Triple-A Worcester prior to Thursday's season opener versus the Rangers, Sean McAdam of MassLive.com reports.
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Though Boston has yet to make any formal transaction with Anthony after he took part in big-league camp and posted a .715 OPS in Grapefruit League play, the 20-year-old's chances of making the Opening Day roster likely evaporated after Wilyer Abreu was able to overcome a gastrointestinal issue before the end of spring training. Anthony will thus head back to Triple-A, but he might not have to wait long to make his MLB debut if he continues to mash at Worcester like he did following his promotion from Double-A Portland last August. Over his 164 plate appearances with Worcester to close out the 2024 minor-league season, Anthony slashed .344/.463/.519 with three home runs and five stolen bases.
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Anthony received a $2.5 million bonus, roughly three times the slot value, after the Red Sox selected him out of high school with the No. 79 overall pick in the 2022 draft. He came into 2023 with some deep sleeper buzz and shattered all expectations during a three-level climb from Single-A to Double-A. Anthony doesn't turn 20 until May, so the fact he has already excelled at High-A (164 wRC+) and during a brief run at Double-A (185 wRC+) is a promising indicator. The 6-foot-2 outfielder's 37.1 Hard% would be an elite mark for any minor-league hitter, yet Anthony posted it while being 2-to-5 years younger than most of the pitchers he faced. His strikeout rate spiked at High-A (30.6%) while it was below 20 percent at every other stop, but his batted-ball profile (45.3 GB%, 38.8 Pull%, 3.1 IFFB%) and power production was best at High-A. He eased hit tool concerns by hitting .333 with a 23.6 K% and 13.0 BB% over the final month. Once an above-average runner, Anthony has slowed down as he's filled out, and he only stole five bases on six attempts in 64 games at High-A and Double-A, despite getting on base 42 percent of the time. The lefty hitter was significantly better against righties (.892 OPS, 23.2 K%) than against lefties (.753 OPS, 29.3 K%), but that's just a small thing to monitor in the coming years. With a strong season, Anthony could get the call in late August while preserving his rookie eligibility for 2025.
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Homers in Breakout game
OFBoston Red Sox  AAA
March 14, 2025
Anthony batted leadoff and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's Spring Breakout game against Rays prospects.
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Back in spring lineup
OFBoston Red Sox  AAA
March 12, 2025
Anthony (illness) will start in left field and bat seventh in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Twins, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
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Likely to begin season at Triple-A
OFBoston Red Sox  AAA
Illness
March 11, 2025
Anthony (illness) is likely to begin the season at Triple-A Worcester, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
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Resuming workouts Saturday
OFBoston Red Sox  AAA
Illness
March 7, 2025
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Friday that he expects Anthony (illness) to resume workouts Saturday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
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Scratched from lineup with illness
OFBoston Red Sox  AAA
Illness
March 3, 2025
Anthony was scratched from Monday's lineup versus the Orioles due to illness, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
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Boston interested in extension
OFBoston Red Sox  AAA
January 13, 2025
The Red Sox are interested in exploring long-term contract extensions with some of their top prospects, like Anthony, Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports.
ANALYSIS
In addition to Anthony, Speier lists Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer as players the team would like to talk to about a possible long-term pact. The sides have yet to engage in negotiations about a deal, but both Anthony and Campbell indicated at the club's recent Fenway Fest fan event that they'd be open to the possibility. Anthony, Campbell and Mayer have all yet to reach the majors.
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