The Red Sox signed outfielder Roman Anthony to an eight-year extension worth $130 million.
Anthony, who turned 21 in May, made his debut on June 9. In 47 games, he's slashing .276/.392/.417 for an .809 OPS (126+ OPS, 5th best on the team). His .392 on-base is tops on the team.
Molly Burkhardt (mlb.com) reports:
The extension will begin with the 2026 season and includes escalators that could bring the overall value up to $230 million. The deal includes a 2034 club option for $30 million, as well as escalators for a 1st or 2nd place Rookie of the Year finish, MVP finish (1st-10th) and All-Star selections . . .
Anthony hit .329/.452/.494/.946 in July. He debuted with #48, but now wears #19.
Note: Anthony was born on May 13, 2004. The Red Sox lost to the Blue Jays and I posted some proto-MUMS.
Nicknames were all the rage during this blog's gamethread heyday, roughly 2007-2011. Most nicknames "these days" (and back then, also) lack even a dash of creativity; slap a "y" to the player's last name or a section thereof and that's it. Those probably shouldn't even be called "nicknames". The Red Sox have a pair of brothers in the minor leagues with excellent (and connected) nicknames.
Worcester (AAA)'s Jhostynxon Alirio Garcia, known as "The Password". B-Ref offers this pronounciation tip: \JOES-tin-son\. Johanfran Garcia, his younger brother (by two years), is currently with Greenville (High A) and has been dubbed "The Username".
In the PCL yesterday, the Salt Lake Bees scored in all eight innings, beating the Las Vegas Aviators 15-12.
Aviators - 021 351 000 - 12 13 1
Bees - 211 142 22x - 15 16 1
1 comment:
I saw that the K-Men are going to repurpose their N-O-M-A-R letters from 20-plus years ago, now that Anthony has signed long term.
I do miss the nicknames we gave players. My favorite may have been "Cactus" in reference to Jason Varitek's inability to throw out base-runners stealing second. I also miss the regular threading, though I find myself rarely watching games unless I'm physically sitting in Fenway Park.
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