Roman Anthony
#19 RF · Red Sox
Height
6'3"
Weight
200 lbs
Age
21
College
N/A
Experience
1 yrs
Bats/Throws
L/R
C-
B-
B+
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Fan Verdict
Grade this player:
Career StatsB-
| Year | Team | GP | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | SB | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 96 | 0.27011493 | 9 | 37 | 0.8021068 | 6 | 94 |
Current Contract
Length
8 years
Total Value
$130.0M
Guaranteed
$78.0M
AAV
$16.3M/yr
Guaranteed %60%
Performance Analysis
B-
FCA+
Roman Anthony grades as an All-Star caliber performer among MLB right fielders, earning a B+ Performance grade. He is hitting with a 0.292 batting average and a 0.859 OPS (above the league average of .720, an above-average mark) this season. With 8 home runs and 32 RBI through 71 games (a 18-HR, 73-RBI pace over a full season), he brings moderate power to the lineup. As a rookie at 21, Roman is a key contributor for the Red Sox.
Fan & Media Sentiment
B+
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Roman Anthony is riding a wave of cautious optimism heading into 2026, with public sentiment settling at a B+ despite the Red Sox sitting below .500 at 15-21 on the season. The narrative around the 21-year-old is being driven by genuine belief in his ceiling — MVP predictions from former champions and lofty insider projections have framed Anthony as a potential cornerstone talent, not just a promising rookie finding his footing. That enthusiasm runs a tick ahead of his actual on-field production, which grades out at a B-, a respectable mark for a player in his rookie season on a rookie scale contract but a reminder that the hype is still partly forward-looking. A recent wrist injury adding day-to-day uncertainty has introduced some nervous energy into the Boston fanbase, and that injury concern is the one legitimate cloud hanging over an otherwise sunny narrative. On the roster-building side, the Red Sox have been active, bringing in arms like Patrick Sandoval and Garrett Crochet, which signals organizational intent to compete even as the early-season record disappoints — and that context keeps Anthony's star framing intact, because a rebuilding team doesn't generate MVP conversations. The bottom line: the sentiment around Anthony is durable and grounded in real prospect pedigree, but the gap between perception and production means the next few months of the regular season will be critical in determining whether the hype fully catches up to reality.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 5/4 | @ DET | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, 5/3 | vs HOU | L 1-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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About this player
Roman Anthony is a player on a rookie-scale contract listed at RF for the Red Sox. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Roman Anthony: Contract Value Index C-, Performance B-, Sentiment B+, Fan Verdict pending.
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