Roman Anthony: Red Sox's Young MVP Contender

0:00It's March 28th. Boston Red Sox News Today starts now, AI-powered and game-ready. I'm Cory with the story. The Boston Red Sox are leaning hard on their young guns this season, and no one more than Roman Anthony, their former number one overall prospect. Bleacher reports Joel Reuter is going big, predicting Anthony will rank among the top players in the American League and snag a top 3 spot in MVP. Voting. Last year, the Red Sox went 44 wins and 27 losses in the 71 games, Anthony played, but dropped to 45 and 46. Without him, that straight MVP impact right there, especially at just 21 years old. He burst onto the scene with a 140 OPS plus and 3.1 wins above replacement, showing elite plate discipline and contact skills. A left oblique injury cut his rookie year short and kept him out of the playoffs, but he bounced back strong as the youngest guy on Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.

1:01Now healthy for a full season, expect his numbers from 71 games, 0.292 average, 18 doubles, 8 homers, 32. RBIs. To at least double, maybe triple if he keeps climbing. The Sox improved this off season after an 89 and 73 finish, putting them in the ALE's ton. Anthony faces stiff comp from Bobbywood, Jr., Cal Raleigh and Aaron Judge. But if he delivers, he can make history as one of the youngest MVP, contenders ever, carrying Boston deep into October.