Red Sox Promote Top Prospect; Make Slugger Youngest Player In High-A

A recent draft pick is becoming a player to watch

Red Sox Promote Top Prospect; Make Slugger Youngest Player In High-A

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The Boston Red Sox received high praise when they snagged then-high school outfielder Roman Anthony in the supplemental second round of the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft.

The 19-year-old slugger was renowned for his combination of raw power, advanced approach at the plate and quality defensive ability. He also has the frame to back it up, standing at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds.

The Red Sox promoted Anthony from Single-A Salem to High-A Greenville on Tuesday, making him the youngest player in the league.

He's one of six 19-year-old position players in High-A ball but five months younger than Baltimore Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday, who is now the second-youngest in High-A. The other four will be turning 20 in the next couple of months.

Despite his fast rise, Anthony has not had a great season. He hit .228 with 11 extra-base hits including a home run, 18 RBIs and a .692 OPS in 42 games for Salem. The young slugger did have an encouraging and even 38-to-38 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Anthony is the Red Sox's No. 9 prospect according to MLB Pipeline and was surprisingly ranked as the No. 49 overall prospect on ESPN's latest ranking. He is not listed on Baseball America's or MLB Pipeline's top 100 lists.

There's clearly some disparity on Anthony's projected future but he's a highly regarded prospect and will have a chance to fast-track his development with a strong showing with the Greenville Drive.

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Scott Neville

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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