Kristian Campbell, of course, cracked Alex Cora’s Opening Day roster, and Marcelo Mayer was called up to the big leagues last Saturday. While Mayer certainly earned his promotion, it was also partly because Alex Bregman went down with a “severe” quad injury.

If you ask MassLive’s Chris Cotillo, Roman Anthony’s eventual call-up will be far less about depth and much more about trying to find a spark. And given the way the Red Sox are trending, Cotillo would not be surprised if Anthony makes the drive from Worcester to Boston sooner rather than later.

“At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s any day,” Cotillo said Tuesday on “Foul Territory.” “He has nothing left to prove in the minors. It’s just, they have (Jarren) Duran, they have (Wilyer) Abreu, they have (Ceddanne) Rafaela. They have (Rafael) Devers getting DH at-bats every day. It’s tough to find a place to put him. I think if they get creative with Rafaela and do something they don’t want to do — mix him into the infield mix as a super-utility guy — maybe that clears the path. A couple more losses, that spark, that urgency comes even more into play.”

Boston obviously is well aware of Anthony’s game-changing talent, and as Cotillo suggested, the franchise might view the 21-year-old as one of the likeliest spark providers in the organization at this point. It wouldn’t be a totally seamless insertion due to the outfield logjam, but Alex Cora and company have become plenty versed with lineup creativity.

So, all things considered, we probably shouldn’t be stunned if Anthony is patrolling the Fenway Park grass in the not-so-distant future.