It used to be, anyway, that most of the game's top prospects would not arrive until the sixth month of the year because of service-time considerations. That's not so much the case anymore thanks to some changes made in the last Collective Bargaining Agreement (thankfully,

A day after his best friend and roommate was called up to Boston, top Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony shared his thoughts on Marcelo Mayer's big day.

He recently went through one with Triple-A Worcester — at least by his lofty standards. On April 25, he slammed a foul ball off his right foot that forced him to miss a couple of games. When he returned, Anthony endured a rut of 12 straight contests in which his offensive production was limited to singles and walks.