The Red Sox are in the midst of arguably their worst baseball this season after they were swept by the Milwaukee Brewers, including two walk-off losses.
Boston now has 15 one-run losses after Wednesday’s defeat, which leads MLB.
With the offense struggling, many have wondered when Roman Anthony will get the call from Triple-A Worcester. Baseball’s No. 1 prospect has been having a strong season with the WooSox, batting .318 with eight home runs, 23 RBI and a .978 OPS.
After Wednesday’s loss — the fourth walk-off loss in their last five games — social media was ablaze about wanting the Red Sox to get Anthony to the big leagues.
Last week, manager Alex Cora was asked what more Anthony needs to do in Triple-A to get promoted.
“That’s a great question. I understand where you’re coming from,” Cora said. “But we are where we’re at. Right now we’ve got some guys here that are playing great baseball. We understand that at one point, I do believe they’re going to be part of this. But as of right now, we haven’t made that decision.”
Slotting Anthony into the lineup would mean benching an outfielder.
Calling Anthony up isn’t a guarantee fix for what the Red Sox are going through. But a spark is certainly needed sooner rather than later.
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