{"id":43409,"date":"2025-04-23T08:09:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43409"},"modified":"2025-04-23T08:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:09:19","slug":"red-sox-break-silence-on-top-prospect-amid-rumors-of-position-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43409","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Break Silence on Top Prospect Amid Rumors of Position Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lzy it-large_16_9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" flipboard-image\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,e_improve,h_630,w_1120,x_0,y_49\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/e\/3\/e3a5fc60b7d01120cdf1ad3018006afed601ac83\/usatsi_25989186.jpg\" alt=\"Red Sox Break Silence on Top Prospect Amid Rumors of Position Change\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aph_inner\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\u00a9 WooSox Photo\/Ashley Green \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ac_100808368\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0are severely lacking production at the first base position to start the season.<\/p>\n<p>Triston Casas\u00a0is Boston&#8217;s current first baseman, but his 2025 has been a struggle to say the least. 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Anthony&#8217;s manager for the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox, Chad Tracy, was\u00a0very adamant\u00a0about his stance on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are not putting Roman at first base&#8221; Tracy said, which was posted on X by Masslive&#8217;s Katie Morrison-O&#8217;Day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_100808371\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1912971088306352305&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fmlb%2Fboston-red-sox%2Fred-sox-break-silence-on-top-prospect-roman-anthony-amid-position-change-rumors&amp;sessionId=23704febb4241f426db7e281ceefaad1f24ffbdf&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1912971088306352305\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_100808372\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>Realistically, it does not make sense to move a player that many feel to be a perennial All-Star to a position he has never played professionally in order to get him in the majors; even if the player is demolishing pitchers left and right in the minors.<\/p>\n<p>What would seem more plausible would be if Boston was to move one of their starting outfielders in a trade to acquire an elite reliever.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, both Aroldis Chapman and Justin Slaten have logged multiple saves already this season. 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