I don't care about 5 tools because hitting is by far the most important skill, and I think Anthony has it.

Ted Williams had just 2 of the 5:  he hit for average and for power and was the greatest Red Sox player ever. 

Anthony hasn't proven anything yet.  His OPS stinks.  But he has had two key hits, each of which drove in 1 or 2 runs and contributed to Sox wins in close games. 

Hard not to like Mayer too.  I sure looks as though he can field, throw, hit, and hit for power.     

Interesting story.  Never thought much of Brady Anderson and never could understand how he could have such huge divergences in performances at SBs and Hrs.  To this day, his 50 HR season is one of the most inexplicable stats of the last 100 years.  In 1995 Selig changed the baseball and HRs jumped 26% but Brady only had 16 that year.  Then in 1996 he jumped to 50 so the juiced ball may have been a contributing factor but with 16 the first year of the juiced ball, there really is no explanation how a player goes from 16 to 50 to 18 while playing full seasons in all three years.  The 12, 53 and 24 sbs in 1991 to 1993 is also bizarre.  He simply lives on as a complete enigma!!  Great story.

Thanks for the comments.

Batting ability is much more visible especially as batters often get 4 to 5 chances or more a game to showcase their bat, whereas a great outfielder may only get 2 to 3 chances a game.

Throwing ability and accuracy and its prevention of runs scoring on balls hit to the outfield may be less obvious as runners may be reluctant to challenge a strong, accurate arm.  Most outfielders end up not being challenged and end up with lower assist totals. Speed works on defense and offense, turning fly balls into outs or when on offense, advancing an extra base or avoiding the double play.

It is the rare player that have all five tools

Brady Anderson had an interesting career with peaks well on the extreme and none of his most similar players are really truly comparable. With the juiced ball, even Wade Boggs hit 24 home runs in 1987 and never got even half of that total before or after that season,

Think Ted Williams with "The Gladiator" it's just a matter of time and ABs/Reps but this kid is a generational player.  Ted Williams is my comp pick.  Those 2 mentioned aren't going to hold his jock strap.

Jarred Kelenic was recalled from Triple AAA Gwinnett to the Atlanta Braves on July 30, 2025 and will now have a chance to play while RF Ronald Acuña is out with an injury. 

It is interesting that in his latest triple AAA stint, Kelenic was primarily a DH with only 2 games played in the field at RF.

Batting .218 in Gwinnett, Kelenic has his work cut out for him if he's to be the everyday right fielder in Acuña's absence.

And just like that, after less than a week on the MLB roster without a single at bat or appearance in the field, on Monday, August 4, 2025, Jarred Kelenic is sent back down to AAA Gwinnett.

His only contribution was as a pinch-runner for the ghost runner at 2nd base to start the 10th inning of a 1-0 loss at Kansas City on July 30, 2025.

On a leadoff single by Ozzie Albies, Kelenic was only able to make it to third and was stranded as the Braves failed to plate him with 2 strikeouts and a lineout.

His MLB career will continue to be on hold.

For Roman Anthony, though he looks to be a bona fide major leaguer and is here to stay.

On 7/29/2025 at 2:19 PM, BaseballGuru said:

Think Ted Williams with "The Gladiator" it's just a matter of time and ABs/Reps but this kid is a generational player.  Ted Williams is my comp pick.  Those 2 mentioned aren't going to hold his jock strap.

I’m ok predicting Roman Anthony settles somewhere in the Milky Way-sized gray area in between Jarred Kelenic and Ted Williams…

Roman Anthony just tied Ted Williams for the most times on base in his first 50 games with 82. In some elite company, indeed!

Jarred Kelenic has a website, https://www.kelenic.com/, but it hasn't been updated since 2021. 

When will we see Roman Anthony's website?

On 8/14/2025 at 10:01 AM, Charlie Hoke said:

Jarred Kelenic has a website, https://www.kelenic.com/, but it hasn't been updated since 2021. 

When will we see Roman Anthony's website?

Unlike Kelenic, Roman is too busy playing baseball to author a website…

After the end of the 2025 regular season, Jarred Kelenic is outrighted to the Braves AAA-Gwinnett farm team, removed from the Braves' 40-man roster, will not be offered arbitration, and instead opts for free agency. At 26, will he have the chance to continue his MLB career elsewhere?

For now, Kelenic's biggest claim to fame may be bestowing the nickname, Big Dumper, to MVP candidate, Cal Raleigh, who was his teammate on the Seattle Mariners in 2021. 

Jarred Kelenic becomes free agent after being outrighted by Braves (Retrieved Oct 5, 2025)

Why Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is called the Big Dumper | Sporting News (Retrieved Oct 5, 2025)

Jarred Kelenic was told he will not make the White Sox opening day roster after signing a minor league deal in the 2025 off season.

His major league career is on hold again. As a corner outfielder/DH, he is in a highly competitive position, and while still not yet 27, his window may be closing. 

Could the Red Sox use him?