{"id":61588,"date":"2025-06-15T01:15:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T01:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=61588"},"modified":"2025-06-15T01:15:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T01:15:30","slug":"red-sox-insider-sounds-alarm-on-roman-anthonys-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=61588","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Insider Sounds Alarm on Roman Anthony\u2019s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman-Anthony-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman-Anthony-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman-Anthony-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman-Anthony-1.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Red Sox Insider Sounds Alarm on Roman Anthony\u2019s Future\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the numbers may not scream it, <\/span>Roman Anthony <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is making a difference in the <\/span>Boston Red Sox <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> lineup. Still, <\/span>one team insider wonders <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> if front office missteps could force him back to Triple-A Worcester.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Appearing on the WEEI Boston sports radio show \u201cJones and Keefe,\u201d long-time Boston writer and host of the \u201c<\/span>Baseball Isn\u2019t Boring <span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d podcast Rob Bradford talked about the notable change in the atmosphere around the Red Sox in the short time that Anthony has been with the team. And it hasn\u2019t been so much due to any tangible contributions from the 21-year-old rookie outfielder, who is 1-for-17 with a double and three RBIs in his first four games.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But Bradford said the <\/span>long-awaited arrival <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of the <\/span>top prospect in baseball <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> has put a charge into the Boston clubhouse.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI mean, you see the presence of the kid,\u201d Bradford said. \u201cI know he has one hit, but it just feels different in the middle of that lineup.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Roman Anthony Puts Charge Into Red Sox Lineup<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anthony, who had <\/span>been tearing the cover off the ball <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> throughout the Boston farm system since he was drafted in the second round of the 2022 draft, finally made his debut on Monday, batting fifth and playing right field against Tampa Bay. Manager Alex Cora said the <\/span>buzz among the players <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> was much different than the normal rookie callup.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cYeah, they\u2019re excited,\u201d Cora said. \u201cThey\u2019re excited for the kid, excited for the club. And we just got to go out there and play baseball.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, Bradford suggested that the inaction of the Boston front office could force a quick and unsatisfying end to the party. Talking to WEEI\u2019s Adam Jones and Rich Keefe, Bradford noted the circumstances that already kept Anthony out of the big leagues for longer than necessary have not been changed. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Lack of Roster Changes may Push Roman Anthony Back to Triple-A Next Week<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anthony was promoted after the Red Sox placed outfielder Wilyer Abreu on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain, temporarily breaking up the logjam that the team <\/span>had long cited <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> when defending its decision to keep Anthony with the WooSox. With reports indicating that Abreu is <\/span>not expected to need more <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> than the 10 days to recover, he could be back as early as Friday, which Bradford said means <\/span>the Roman Anthony train <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u201ccan all come to a screeching halt.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cNothing\u2019s changed,\u201d Bradford stressed. \u201cUnless they made a trade, unless someone else gets hurt, whatever it is, nothing\u2019s changed.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThey\u2019ve landed in that same spot where they were before. That same spot where I said, \u2018Hey, Red Sox, I\u2019ll give you the solution. Move Ceddanne Rafaela into the infield, send Kristian Campbell to the minor leagues, and you have Roman Anthony.\u2019 That\u2019s my solution, but they\u2019ve dug in on not doing that, and when Wilmer Abreu comes back, they\u2019ll probably have the same exact situation.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And from a public relations standpoint alone, Bradford warned that sending Anthony back down to Triple-A would not go well.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThere\u2019s no easy answer to this, and I know that people will be twice as up in arms probably [by sending him down,] especially if he does anything, by the way, in the next few games,\u201d Bradford said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIf Roman Anthony socks a couple dingers, then people are going to be screaming and yelling, and rightfully so.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dave Benson Dave Benson is a longtime writer with over three decades of experience in a variety of mediums, including 15 years covering high school, collegiate and minor league sports in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Dave is also a licensed English teacher and spent a few years teaching at the middle school level. More about Dave Benson<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Red Sox<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A long-time Boston writer warns that Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony may return to Triple-A unless changes are made before Wilmer Abreu is back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":61589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Red Sox Insider Sounds Alarm on Roman Anthony\u2019s Future - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=61588\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Red Sox Insider Sounds Alarm on Roman Anthony\u2019s Future - 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