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Roman Anthony Sends Connelly Early Message After First Career Six Inning Outing originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Boston Red Sox decided to have Connelly Early start the season in the rotation, and he has been great so far.
Through four starts, Early has a 2.29 ERA, but his last outing was special. He went six innings in a game for the first time as a big leaguer. Even more impressive might be the fact that he found success at Target Field, a venue where some star pitchers have struggled recently. Early has just nine starts at the big league level, including last year's postseason.
However, this season, Roman Anthony has noticed that Early looks like a different pitcher. He has been great, and Anthony complimented him after his outing against the Minnesota Twins.
“He looks different out there,” Anthony told MassLive's Christopher Smith. “He looks just so calm always.”
“We saw what he did in his debut, and we saw how unfazed he was,” Anthony said. “He started in the postseason. It just looks different for a young guy like himself. He looks like he has 10 years.”
Early was in a battle during spring training for the final rotation spot. However, with Ranger Suárez not finishing his build-up, the Red Sox opted to have Johan Oviedo pitch out of the bullpen for length. That opened the door for Early. He took advantage of his opportunity, and with Oviedo on the injured list, he will continue to start.
Anthony even praised Early's ability to bounce back after allowing a first-inning home run. The Red Sox's starting pitching has had some hiccups recently, but Early made sure he locked in to make sure things were not more difficult for the offense than they had to be.
“Watching the way that he adjusts an early home run and a moment that was kind of like, ‘Oh, crap. Here we may go again,’” Anthony said. “But he just toes the rubber and then just dominates the rest of the game.”
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