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Baseball Prospectus now has Anthony tabbed because the No. 9 prospect in baseball, forward of Marcelo Mayer.

The Crimson Sox’ prospect pool is the deepest it’s been in years.
Whereas kids like Brayan Bello, Jarren Duran and Triston Casas are growing into key cogs on the MLB stage, blue-chip expertise like Marcelo Mayer, Ceddanne Rafaela and Nick Yorke are elevating their inventory in each Portland and Worcester.
Prospects like Mayer have held courtroom because the prized jewel of Boston’s farm system for the previous few seasons.
However the Crimson Sox’ subsequent wave of expertise may have to make room for teenage outfielder Roman Anthony as properly.
The 19-year-old Anthony, drafted by Boston within the second spherical of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas Excessive College in Florida, has been on a tear down in Single-A ball all season lengthy.
And for his efforts, Anthony has gone from a comparatively unheralded high-school prospect to one of many fastest-rising skills within the minors.
At the beginning of the 2023 season, Anthony wasn’t tabbed on many nationwide prospect rankings, together with Baseball America.
However in June, Anthony made the lower, with Baseball America tabbing him No. 91 total in its Prime 100 rankings. Only a month later, Anthony soared up the identical record throughout BA’s annual midseason rating, putting No. 35 total. Solely Mayer (No. 8) earned a better spot on the record.
“One of many prime breakout prospects in Low-A this season, Anthony has taken flight since seeing a promotion to Excessive-A Greenville,” Baseball America wrote. “His glorious bat-to-ball abilities and discerning eye pair properly together with his growing plus energy. Anthony has the power to develop right into a well-rounded offensive participant who can deal with middle subject defensively.”
Baseball Prospectus holds Anthony in even increased esteem. Throughout their midseason rankings replace, Prospectus listed Anthony because the No. 9 prospect in all of baseball, even forward of Mayer (No. 10).
Anthony’s latest surge is due largely to his dominant stretch on the plate with the Excessive-A Greenville Drive. Because the youngest participant in Excessive-A ball, Anthony is slashing .338/.484/.770 with eight residence runs, 19 RBI, and 21 walks in simply 21 video games.
It’s a large bounce from his baseline numbers with the Low-A Salem Crimson Sox. In 42 video games there earlier this season, Anthony batted .228 with only one residence run and 18 RBI.
Nevertheless, Baseball America’s Geoff Pontes famous that Anthony’s exit velocity and bat velocity had been producing encouraging underlying metrics with Salem, even when it wasn’t leading to tangible manufacturing within the field rating.
Clearly, that pop and bat velocity has translated at his newest cease in Boston’s farm system.
At present a middle fielder, Anthony tasks as a nook outfielder within the MLB ranks, particularly as he continues to fill out his 6-foot-3 body.
He should still be a methods away from Fenway Park, however Anthony’s heater on the plate is clearly catching the attention of a number of expertise evaluators throughout baseball. A promotion to Double-A Portland could possibly be within the playing cards later this summer season if he continues to tee off in opposition to Single-A pitchers.
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