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,

In Boston, where the Red Sox have stumbled to a 27-31 start, the caterwauling for the promotion of the best prospect in baseball, outfielder Roman Anthony, is pointed and shrill. In Kansas City, where Royals outfielders have combined for seven home runs in more than 600 plate appearances,