BIB on the Radio: Is Roman Anthony's Arm A Concern?
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We welcome in Rob Bradford, WEI. He's brought to you by McFarland Energy. The heating, cooling, and bioheat delivery pros at Eastern Mass and all of Cape Cod depend on McFarlandEnergy.com. Brad, what's up?
McFarland. McFarland. Yes. Everything's great. How are you guys doing?
Excellent.
We're doing great. I heard that. I don't sound convinced. I mean, that was like a question mark.
We're doing great. Well, I want to get to Roman Anthony because I don't think Cora was asked the other day. There was one question to Breslow this morning about it. But, like, what is wrong with Roman Anthony's throwing arm? Like, what is that?
Yeah, well, I know that people in the minor leagues say, oh, well, it was never a thing and he had an above-average throwing arm. I never thought he had an above-average throwing arm. I don't think he had these sort of problems.
What are the concerns about Roman Anthony's throwing arm?
And I think they just have to work itself out. I think the biggest thing is when you look at the team, how it's constructed going through spring training, it was, you know, we don't want to have a 21-year-old DH. I don't want to do that. Alex Cora said that over and over and over again. So if he's saying that, think about that, guys. If he's saying that throughout spring training, there isn't that concern. But out of nowhere, all of a sudden you have this concern. So... I don't think that it's something to pull the cord on and say you've got to be a DH all the time and you've got the Y word. No, I think that you've got to still run them out there. You've got to see what's going on with it and see if you can get any better.
How do the minor leagues view Roman Anthony's arm strength?
I mean, the footwork thing, eh, okay. But I think it's probably more of a confidence thing than anything else right now.
Do you have more confidence in Roman Anthony as a left fielder or as a leadoff hitter? Oh, a leadoff hitter. Okay. Yeah. Is he getting on base enough?
Yeah, but I think he's going to get on base enough. Now, it's an interesting one, Rich, because we've talked about how you have to make changes. You have to adjust. You go into the season, best laid plans and everything else. And clearly, whatever plans they had in a lot of ways, it wasn't the right plan, including Trevor Story hitting second, potentially Jaron Duran hitting third, all of it. And Roman Anthony hitting leadoff was a big part of this. They said, in the world of baseball, the best hitter a lot of times hits leadoff. He's our best hitter. Go get him. I still would run him out there now because I still think he's hitting the ball hard on occasion. I'm not as concerned as I was when I was watching Trevor's story in the number two spot.
So, yeah, I mean, I guess, like, you look at the numbers and you look at some of the strikeouts and you're like, what are you talking about? But no, I mean, I still would run him out there because in order for the Red Sox to be good, like he has to be at the top of the lineup somewhere.
You talk to a lot of people, Brad. You're very plugged in, man. Baseball is boring. You're at the ballpark.
What does Alex Cora think about Roman Anthony's role?
You're chatting with everybody. Names that have come up when we're talking about Roman Anthony's throwing arm. Again, I'm hung up on this. Knoblock, Ankeel, even like John Lester when he couldn't throw to first for that stretch. So with all the people you've talked to, have the yips with Anthony come up at all? Is that something that's come up?
It hasn't come up with the people who are immersed in it, involved in it. I think in the outside world, everyone's trying to figure this out. You know, about a couple of years ago when Von Grissom was first came the Red Sox and nobody was seeing him throw. And there was murmurs all throughout baseball. I mean, scouts, everybody about the yips, about the yips, about the yips. And, you know, I contacted Red Sox, and they firmly denied that. And then when we saw them, it wasn't a great throwing motion, but it probably wasn't a yips. So I don't think that you can go down that road. Like I said before, when I said the Y word, that's the Y word. Because nobody in baseball loves talking about that.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:45
2
What are the concerns about Roman Anthony's throwing arm?
0:45–1:25
3
How do the minor leagues view Roman Anthony's arm strength?
1:25–2:52
4
What does Alex Cora think about Roman Anthony's role?
2:52–4:43
5
Is Roman Anthony's performance affecting his confidence?
4:43–4:56
6
How does the current Red Sox lineup impact Roman Anthony?
4:56–13:25
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