The Red Sox are promoting top prospects Roman Anthony and Kyle Teel from High-A Greenville to Double-A Portland, as was first reported by MiLB Central on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Anthony and Teel are currently regarded by Baseball America as the Nos. 2 and 4 prospects in Boston’s farm system, respectively. As far as top-100 rankings are concerned, the former comes in at No. 19 on the publication’s latest list while the latter comes in at No. 91.
Anthony, 19, began the 2023 season with Low-A Salem after being taken by the Red Sox with the 79th overall pick in last year’s amateur draft out of Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland, Fla.). The left-handed hitting outfielder appeared in 42 games for Boston’s Carolina League affiliate before earning a promotion to Greenville in mid-June.
With the Drive, Anthony batted a stout .294/.412/.569 (164 wRC+) with 14 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs, 38 RBIs, 41 runs scored, two stolen bases, 40 walks, and 75 strikeouts over 54 games (245 plate appearances). The 6-foot-2, 200-pounder put up those numbers while seeing the majority of his playing time come in center field, where he recorded five assists in 337 defensive innings.
Teel, 21, was selected by Boston with the 14th overall pick in this summer’s draft out of Virginia. The New Jersey native signed with the club for an over-slot bonus of $4,663,100 in late July. He then made his professional debut in the rookie-level Florida Complex League on August 3, but he only stuck around there for three games before skipping Low-A altogether and making the jump to Greenville five days later.
A left-handed hitter like Anthony, Teel got off to a hot start with Greenville and wound up slashing .377/.485/.453 (166 wRC+) with four doubles, nine runs driven in, 10 runs scored, one stolen base, 11 walks, and 11 strikeouts in 14 games (66 plate appearances) for Greenville. From behind the plate, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound backstop threw out six of 20 would-be base stealers while allowing three passed balls.
With the promotions of Anthony and Teel, Portland now has even more of Boston’s top prospects on its roster. Even with shortstop Marcelo Mayer — who has been sidelined by left shoulder inflammation for the last month — on the injured list, the Sea Dogs have already featured catcher Nathan Hickey, second baseman Nick Yorke, infielders Brainer Bonaci, Chase Meidroth, and Blaze Jordan, and right-handers Wikelman Gonzalez, Angel Bastardo, and Hunter Dobbins, among others.
The Sea Dogs have just 12 regular season games remaining on their schedule. They will take on the Reading Fightin Phils on the road this week and then return home to host the Hartford Yard Goats in a six-game series that will run from September 12-17 at Hadlock Field.
(Picture of Kyle Teel: Brian Fluharty/Getty Images)