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Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Keith Law is bullish on Roman Anthony, to put it mildly.Anthony, the consensus best prospect in the Boston Red Sox farm system, earned the No. 1 spot in Law’s latest ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball. The five-tool outfielder was ranked second by MLB Pipeline and Baseball America, both of whom put Los Angeles phenom Roki Sasaki in the top spot.In ranking Anthony first, Law laid out a scenario for the 20-year-old to become one of the faces of Major League Baseball.”He’s got a chance to be a 30-homer, high-average, high-OBP guy in right field, maybe with plus defense there, which is a ‘best player in the league’ profile,” Law wrote. “His average exit velocity for Triple-A Worcester was 88 mph, although he did start to hit the ball on the ground more (52 percent) in that brief stint, not a major concern but something to watch as he gets so close to a promotion to the majors.”He’s very disciplined for his age, chasing just 20 percent of the time in Triple-A, with a whiff rate under 9 percent, picking up spin very well even at a level when he was facing guys who’d pitched in the majors.”
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA – MARCH 16: Roman Anthony of the Boston Red Sox takes batting practice before the Spring Breakout game against the Atlanta Braves at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on March 16, 2024…
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA – MARCH 16: Roman Anthony of the Boston Red Sox takes batting practice before the Spring Breakout game against the Atlanta Braves at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on March 16, 2024 in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
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Law put four other Red Sox prospects in the top 100: second baseman Kristian Campbell (No. 9), shortstop Marcelo Mayer (No. 28), shortstop Franklin Arias (No. 42) and shortstop Yoeilin Cespedes (No. 97).Anthony will have an opportunity to compete for a spot on the opening day roster but is more likely to begin the season in Triple-A. However, the Red Sox reportedly are “increasingly comfortable” with the idea of Campbell beginning the 2025 campaign in the majors.More MLB: Top Red Sox Insider Reveals Why Alex Bregman Contract Talks Have Stalled