Roman Anthony signed an eight-year, $130 contract extension with the Red Sox, a deal that has an option year that could add another $30 million of value. On the surface, it's a tremendous amount of money for a 21year old to guarantee himself.

On the other hand, though, there's no doubt that Anthony could have earned a lot more money if he waited things out and either signed a more lucrative contract with the Red Sox or went through arbitration before finally hitting free agency either in 2030 or 2031.

Based on the way Anthony deflected questions about extension talks in spring training and during the regular season, it might have looked like the top prospect was heading down that path. Yet on Tuesday, he explained what changed and made him want to put pen to paper.

"Just wanting to be h

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