So you’re saying there’s a chance?
While there’s still plenty of season left to play, Red Sox Nation continues swooning over rookie outfielder Roman Anthony, who made his MLB debut on Monday and collected his first big-league hit on Tuesday.
Aside from staying healthy, what will it take for Anthony to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award?
A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson is off to a great start, batting .366 with eight home runs and 38 RBI in 64 games. And that doesn’t bode well for Anthony, according to FanSided’s Robert Murray.
“At this point, we have to call it like it is: It’s very unlikely that Anthony wins AL Rookie of the Year considering 1. How well Wilson has played and 2. That Anthony was called up two months into the season,” Murray wrote Monday.
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That said, Anthony can play himself into the mix.
“Anthony has the talent to make it interesting, and if he produces right away while helping Boston climb back into the playoff picture, his case will only grow louder,” Murray wrote. “If he plays every day, and has the type of impact the Red Sox believe he can, then anything is possible, and I could see Anthony warranting some consideration.”
Other AL Rookie of the Year candidates include New York Yankees outfielder Jasson Dominguez and Kansas City Royals outfielder Jac Caglianone, as well as Red Sox infielders Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell.
The last Boston player to win Rookie of the Year was second baseman Dustin Pedroia in 2007.
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Before that, you have to go back to shortstop Nomar Garciaparra in 1997. Other Red Sox Rookies of the Year include center fielder Fred Lynn (1975, when he also won AL MVP), Hall-of-Fame catcher Carlton Fisk (1972), right-hander Don Schwall (1961) and first baseman Walt Dropo (1950).
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