There’s a caveat on my Jasson Dominguez fantasy, where I said he was the top 2025 fantasy baseball rookie for redraft leagues. There’s a huge caveat, ACKSUALLY. Roman Anthony breaks camp and he might be 1A or 1B to Jasson Dominguez, who becomes 1B or 1A or maybe they’re both 1D, and there is no 1C. Or they become two and the guy I go over in the next post becomes one. Confused yet? Same! I.e., we have a toss-up for the top rookie, folx! I love Roman Anthony. I’m about to start calling him Get Roman because of how excited he makes me. Remember the Get Roman commercials? Yeah, they were for boner pills. Wink-wink-nudge-nudge-kazoo! Get Roman is once again giving me the enthralls under the overalls. By the way, whatever happened to Get Roman? I remember the creepy commercials with a father and son talking about boner pills, then–Actually, don’t tell me, I don’t want to know. Get this, Roman Anthony gives the same feels as Get Roman. How about he get roaming in the Red Sox outfield? Corny? More like horny! He’s an au naturale Get Roman and I’m horned up! You will be too by the time I get done with this post, I promise you. Jasson Dominguez looks like a much safer top rookie call, but Roman Anthony’s upside might not be knowable. We might never know. It might be our, “I put two socks in my laundry and only one comes back. Where does the other sock go” of fantasy rookies. The Red Sox have The Missing Sock. That’s his nickname now, too. He hasn’t even been in the majors yet and he already has two nicknames, Get Roman and The Missing Sock. So, what can we expect from Roman Anthony for 2025 fantasy baseball?
First, a few highlights to acquaint thyself:
ROMAN ANTHONY’S FIRST TRIPLE-A HOME RUN WAS DEMOLISHED. pic.twitter.com/L3BzgHnVJ4
— Worcester Red Sox (@WooSox) August 20, 2024
The Au Natural Get Roman:
When they say crushed, this is what they mean.
Roman Anthony with a 116 mph moonshot in Portland! pic.twitter.com/SQKPhAAquL
— Red Sox Player Development (@RedSoxPlayerDev) July 31, 2024
Finally, the speed of The Missing Sock:
Roman Anthony went 4-5 in a Worcester win on Tuesday night . Anthony was a homer shy of a cycle and is now hitting .364 at Triple A pic.twitter.com/52ViudRzOf
— Eastern Maine Sports (@EasternMESports) August 28, 2024
This past year in the minors, Roman Anthony went 18/21 in 454 ABs combined between Double and Triple-A, and he hit .344 in Triple-A’s 131 ABs with exactly 31 BBs and 31 Ks for a 18.9% walk and strikeout rate. As a 20-year-old! Throw in the goofy left field monster in Fenway, and he might hit .300 his rookie year with a 25/20 season. I’m about to faint from thoughts of Get Roman. Where’s all the blood rushing to? Oh my God, I have to hold a textbook in front of me. Get Roman is too much! I need to sit down but I can’t! My pants are bunching!
To give you a super random comparison, you know who Roman Anthony reminds me of? Cody Bellinger. His speed is there, but lesser so than his power. Just please don’t forearm bash anyone, Roman. Please. My biggest question mark is does Roman Anthony break camp with the Red Sox so they find their Missing Sock? I don’t know. My guess is no, which sucks, Sox. I asked a Red Sox person and he gave him around a 40% chance of breaking camp, which tracks with what I’m thinking. All of this could absolutely change though by March. Shoot, it could change by December. The Red Sox need to move on from some guys to clear room for Anthony. Wilyer is traded for pitching? Then Roman Anthony is slotted into the outfield. If it’s a super early draft, I say draft Anthony to see if The Missing Sock can sneak in. He will absolutely be in the running for a job, and could be the top 2025 fantasy baseball rookie. For 2025, I’ll give Roman Anthony projections of 44/12/41/.266/16 in 327 ABs with a chance for much more.
