Red Sox's Anthony's Defense: Mechanics, Stats, and Hope for Improvement

0:00It's April 8th, I'm Cory with the story. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI and built for baseball fans. Boston Red Sox Outfielder Roman Anthony made a costly mistake Monday night against the Milwaukee Brewers. With two outs in the eighth inning, he fielded a ball and left field, but threw it straight to the backstop, that led to Run Score and the Sox dropped an 8-6 decision. Earlier this season, Anthony's defense has been a surprise letdown for Boston fans expecting more from the young talent. That Sox coach Kyle Hudson broke it down, pointing to issues with Anthony's lower body mechanics as the main culprit. Hudson noted the kid's arm strength is even better than last year, but poor positioning has him throwing across his body, especially on that brutal, play where he stayed too closed off. Stats back it up. Anthony sits in the third percentile for arm value this year, though he's solid in the 68th percentile for outs above average. Overall. The team's on it, fixing the mechanics, so expect him to bounce back strong as the

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