Amid several position swaps, Anthony has hit .253 with a .754 OPS through 26 games. For a top prospect, his adaptability has stood out.

The competition – and stakes – will ratchet up for the Red Sox with their four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays starting on Thursday, but the Sox at least took care of their business over

The Boston Red Sox outfield has been a hot topic all season. They have four outfielders capable of playing every day, but one of them could earn more playing time in the infield.

Boston Red Sox fans waited nearly half the season for the No. 1 prospect in baseball, Roman Anthony, to be called up. Unfortunately, through the first 15 games

Red Sox rookie Richard Fitts allowed five hits, two earned runs and struck out six over 5 2/3 innings to notch his first major league victory.

While both hit lefties well at Triple A, only Anthony is continuing that success in the majors. In an admittedly small sample size, Anthony is actually hitting slightly better against lefthanded pitching (.233) than righties (.226), though the slug is much better against righties (.415 slugging percentage vs. .233).

No extension talks yet? No problem for Red Sox rookie outfielder Roman Anthony: ‘For me right now it’s just baseball, baseball, baseball.’