Roman Anthony has little left to showcase at the Triple-A level.
Despite turning 21 years old on May 13, Anthony entered Thursday batting .318 with eight home runs and 23 RBI over 49 games with the WooSox. Not only is Anthony consistently near the top of the minors leagues in exit velocity, but he’s also only struck out 45 times — and walked 44 times — in 176 at-bats.
Given the reeling Red Sox’s current downturn and struggles at the plate, the writing seems to be on the wall that Anthony will join fellow rookies Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer in the big leagues soon.