Overview
- In a Friday column for The Athletic, Eno Sarris forecast the 21-year-old to take the award, projecting him ahead of stars such as Aaron Judge.
- Sarris cited bat speed, projected above-average contact with elite power, and a comparison to Junior Caminero as the basis for the call.
- Yahoo/Sporting News noted Anthony posted an .859 OPS with eight home runs over 257 at-bats in his 2025 debut season.
- Analysts emphasized the prediction is conditional on on-field gains such as elevating the ball more, trimming grounders, sustaining contact, and pairing it with strong defense.
- Barstool’s Dave Portnoy also named Anthony his MVP pick this week, pointing to a strong World Baseball Classic showing while acknowledging the gamble given his brief MLB sample.