Roman Anthony is the last of the Red Sox’ Big 3 who remains in the minors. And with Boston in the midst of arguably its worst baseball this season, many have wondered what more baseball’s No. 1 prospect has to do to get the call.
“I know at some point Roman is going to be here,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora told WEEI on Thursday afternoon.
Anthony was in the Worcester Red Sox’ lineup as their leadoff hitter for Thursday’s game, so it was confirmed he wasn’t on a plane to Atlanta to meet the Red Sox for their series against the Braves that begins Friday.
Going into Thursday’s WooSox game, Anthony was batting .318 with eight home runs, 23 RBI and a .978 OPS. The 21-year-old’s home runs have had exit velocities of 116 mph.
“Obviously, he’s doing an outstanding job. He’s getting better,” Cora said. “He’s not knocking at the door, he’s knocking it down.”
Kristian Campbell made the Red Sox Opening Day roster, and Marcelo Mayer was recently called up due to Alex Bregman’s quad injury that will sideline him for weeks. Chief baseball officer told WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” that the team wants to make sure that Anthony is an everyday player when they decide to bring him up, and admitted the outfielder’s time is coming.
At some point, Anthony will be with the big league club. It’s a matter of when and not if at this point.
“When we make the decision. I know everybody is going to be happy,” Cora said. “And I know he’s going to contribute.”
