Anthony, who is managing minor shoulder soreness, has hit four homers and seven extra-base hits in 16 games at Worcester.

Top Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony is swinging a red-hot bat for Triple-A Worcester. But it doesn't sound like he'll be playing for the Red Sox in Boston anytime soon.

There's a reason why Roman Anthony is the No. 2 prospect in baseball -- soon to be No. 1 when Roki Sasaki of the Los Angeles Dodgers has thrown enough innings to shed the prospect tag. He just keeps doing what the Red Sox have come to expect of him.