{"id":51853,"date":"2025-05-28T08:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T08:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51853"},"modified":"2025-05-28T08:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T08:26:12","slug":"boston-red-sox-writer-on-roman-anthony-he-has-nothing-left-to-prove-in-the-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51853","title":{"rendered":"Boston Red Sox Writer on Roman Anthony: &#8216;He has nothing left to prove in the minors&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>With the Red Sox seemingly spinning their wheels, writer Chris Cotillo says it&#8217;s Anthony time at Fenway Park.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Triple-A Worcester Red Sox left fielder Roman Anthony runs on a fly ball against the Durham Bulls May 23.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2000,h_1125,x_0,y_113\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/minor_league_baseball_on_si\/01jw9qwg4hgx5173wr5t.jpg\" alt=\"Triple-A Worcester Red Sox left fielder Roman Anthony runs on a fly ball against the Durham Bulls May 23.\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Triple-A Worcester Red Sox left fielder Roman Anthony runs on a fly ball against the Durham Bulls May 23.\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Triple-A Worcester Red Sox left fielder Roman Anthony runs on a fly ball against the Durham Bulls May 23. \/ Rick Cinclair\/Telegram &amp; Gazette \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rjoyjnq8d\">The Boston Red Sox enter play Tuesday in the second game of a three-game series at Milwaukee with a 27-29 record, 7.5 games behind the New York Yankees in the American League East and 2.5 games out of the final wild-card spot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_axuzb95ct\">They\u2019ve been hovering around .500 all season, reflected by their 5-5 mark over the past 10 games. One Boston Red Sox beat writer said Tuesday that the team has no reason not to call up 21-year-old Roman Anthony, the No. 1 prospect in baseball.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tout_d_8_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mn6wmj6bt\">The Red Sox brought up the team\u2019s No. 2 prospect, infielder Marcelo Mayer, over the weekend after a serious quad injury to third baseman Alex Bregman created an opening. With an outfield already filled by Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela, the Red Sox haven\u2019t found a space for outfielder Anthony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6ohzhx03p\">Chris Cotillo, the Red Sox writer for MassLive.com, told Foul Territory TV that the time is now for Anthony, who is batting .321 (54-of-168) with seven home runs and 21 RBIs at Triple-A Worcester.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" 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=1927426514926154231&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fonsi%2Fminor-league-baseball%2Fnews%2Fboston-red-sox-writer-on-roman-anthony-he-has-nothing-left-to-prove-in-the-minors&amp;sessionId=f521997483333e42373eae5415672cab671e64c4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1927426514926154231\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_nvgh3gq0f\"><em>\u201cFor a team that needs a spark, the spark doesn&#8217;t really come in the way of Mayer in my mind,\u201d Cotillo said. \u201cHe&#8217;s probably gonna be a great player but it comes because of a catastrophic injury. With Anthony, it could kind of be a, \u2018Hey, but we need to turn this around,\u2019 and so at this point, I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if it&#8217;s any day.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tout_d_8_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_j2v8jq793\"><em>\u201cHe has nothing left to prove in the minors. It&#8217;s just they have Duran, they have Abreu, they have Rafaela, they have [Rafael] Devers, you know, playing, getting DH at bats every day. It&#8217;s tough to find a place where to put him. I think, if they get creative with Rafaela and do something they don&#8217;t want to do &#8212; mix him into the infield mix or as a super utility guy &#8211;you know, maybe that clears the path and a couple more losses, then I think that spark, that urgency, comes even more into play.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_1idhickl5\">We\u2019ll see if the\u00a0Red Sox\u00a0heed that advice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Red Sox seemingly spinning their wheels, writer Chris Cotillo says it&#8217;s Anthony time at Fenway Park. 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