Red Sox Relying Too Much on Young Outfielder

0:00On April 2nd, the Boston Red Sox took big hits, losing Rafael Devers to a trade with the San Francisco Giants and now its Breggman signing in free agency. With the Chicago Cubs, now the team's leading hard on their 21-year-old outfield prospect Roman Anthony to fill the void in this 20-26 season. Anthony's off to a rough start, going just one for 18 after opening day, with a 0.684 on base plus slugging in his first. Two at-bats, slums happen to even the best hitters, especially someone so early in his big lead career. Analyst Ian Brown from MLB.com says the Red Sox are piling way too much pressure on this kid to carry the offense right away. At 21, he's human, and expecting perfection after those star departures is unfair. The team needs their other outfielders and the rest of the lineup to step up, easing the load so Anthony can grow without cracking. Austin's got plenty of other issues beyond one young guy's slow start. Anthony can still turn it around this year, if the squad rallies around him, but forcing

1:02him to be the savior now risks burning out their top talent. Too soon, team coverage, powered by AI, this is Boston Red Sox News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.