Widely considered the No. 1 overall prospect in baseball at the time of his June 9 call-up, Anthony proved to be a revelation for Boston before an oblique strain cut the party short in September. Anthony quickly entered elite company, becoming just the second Red Sox player in history to record 20-plus extra-base hits and 25-plus walks in their first 52 career games, joining Ted Williams. Overall, Anthony slashed .292/.396/.463 with eight homers and four steals across his first 303 big-league plate appearances. The expectation is that Anthony will have a normal offseason, which sets him up to be a full go at the start of spring training. Already christened as the future of the organization with an eight-year, $130 million contract, Anthony will face a lot of pressure to produce, but he looks every bit up to the task entering his age-22 campaign. The outfielder has room for improvement with his strikeout rate (27.7% last season), but nonetheless Anthony is in position bat in the top third of the order in 2026. Read Past Outlooks