Red Sox, Roman Anthony
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Boston Red Sox fans waited nearly half the season for the No. 1 prospect in baseball, Roman Anthony, to be called up. Unfortunately, through the first 15 games of his career, it looked like we were witnessing another Jackson Holliday-level disappointment.
There are stats to back that up to. According to the Outs Above Average metric at Baseball Savant and the Fielding Bible’s Defensive Runs Saved stat, Smith ranks second out of all right fielders to in Outs Above Average with four (ranks behind Fernando Tatis Jr.) and second, again, with 9 Defensive Runs Saved (trails only Adolis Garcia ).
Yet it is Anthony – who will officially lose his “prospect” status by around the All-Star break – that many in the game believe will produce a 15-year career. Become an elite hitter.
With a swift flick of his wrists, Roman Anthony hit a rocket to center field that landed deep into the bleachers on Monday night at Fenway Park. While it is a highlight that will probably be replicated numerous times in the upcoming years,
Aptly named, Janson has some serious Junk. The 29-year-old journeyman has caught on with the Marlins over the last couple of months and pitched his way to a 3.12 ERA and 1.06 WHIP over 43 1/3 innings.