Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony is currently on the Injured List with no end in sight.
Boston needs the 22-year-old to be at its best. He hasn't played in a game since May 4, but his time will come and Boston will be better for it. Before he landed on the Injured List, Anthony was slashing .229/.354/.321 with a .675 OPS, one homer, five RBIs, five doubles, 20 walks, and 12 runs scored. Those numbers aren't great, by his standards. But are still better than what the Red Sox have gotten from many others this season. In fact, he was at 0.9 wins above replacement before getting hurt. That's currently sixth-best on the Red Sox in general.
While this is the case, he was pretty hard on himself while speaking to Alex Speier of The Boston Globe.
“Kind of a letdown, honestly,” Anthony told Speier. “Short sample size, but I wasn’t where I wanted to be. ... When I’m at my best, my swing decisions are great. When you’re swinging at good pitches, you have a better chance of hitting the ball in the air, and you have a better chance of doing what you want to do.”
Arguably, he was a little too hard on himself. It's true he has a significantly higher gear, but it was just 30 games. He's going to be fine.