Roman Anthony
- Boston’s roster as it stands starts at LF · 352 PA · 2.3 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Right wrist sprain (May 7–Aug 30)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 23, control through 2034): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026
242 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 83 | .268 | .300 | 23% | 7% | 26% | −1.15 | +0.36 |
| RHP | 159 | .365 | .362 | 30% | 14% | 23% | +0.24 | +1.28 |
- Attack angle
- 12.5° (47% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.4°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 50%
- Pull-air %
- 14.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 46.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .245/.339/.396 · 106
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and away (+2.6 vs. league per 100; 1.1 standard errors on 46 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-in (−2.9), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 41 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 882 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Anthony: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Bryce Eldridge SF · ’04 | .359 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 63 | Pete Alonso BAL · ’94 | .403 | 5.0 | 2.5 | Signed $33.5M |
| 56 | Jake Bauers MIL · ’95 | .374 | 3.6 | 1.7 | Free agent |
| 56 | Matt Olson ATL · ’94 | .351 | 4.0 | 2.5 | Signed $22.0M |
| 54 | Corbin Carroll AZ · ’00 | .342 | 4.2 | 4.4 | Signed $12.6M |
Jake Bauers (similarity 56, 1.7 WAR projected for 2027) is a free agent this winter: a similar swing available without trading talent, at a free agent’s price. Opportunity Finder →
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 148 |
| 2026 | LF | −2 | −2 | +0.4 | −1.6 | 1,058 |
| 2025 | LF | +2 | +2 | −0.4 | +1.6 | 627 |
| 2025 | RF | +4 | +4 | −0.7 | +3.3 | 1,227 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At LF in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among LFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| ★★ | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| ★ | 7 | 8 | 88% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LF | 101 | −3.9 |
| 2025 | RF | 121 | +4.9 |
| 2025 | LF | 49 | −0.9 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AA | AA | Portland Sea Dogs | 22 | 4 | 14 PA | 14 PA · .273/.357/.636 · 1 HR · 28.6% K · 14.3% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Worcester Red Sox | 22 | 4 | 16 PA | 16 PA · .286/.375/.571 · 1 HR · 25.0% K · 12.5% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Worcester Red Sox | 21 | 58 | 265 PA | 265 PA · .288/.423/.491 · 10 HR · 21.1% K · 19.2% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant