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| Age: |
20 |
| Born: |
December 12, 2002 |
| Birthplace: |
Chula Vista, CA |
| Height: |
6-2 |
| Weight: |
190 |
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Left |
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Right |
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| Drafted: |
1st round, 2021 by BOS |
| How Acquired: |
Draft |
| College: |
(USC commit) |
| High School: |
Eastlake (CA) |
| ETA: |
Late 2024 |
Photo ©
Kelly O'Connor
Marcelo Mayer photos by Kelly O'Connor
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Pronunciation: |
mar-SELL-oh MY-er |
| First Pro Contract: |
July 22, 2021 (BOS) |
| Signing Scout: |
JJ Altobelli |
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Signing Bonus: |
$6,664,000 |
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Rule 5 Draft Eligible: |
December 2025 |
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MLFA Eligible: |
November 2027 |
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| Pro Debut: |
August 5, 2021 (FCL) |
| Added to 40-man: |
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| MLB Debut: |
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| Service Time (1/23): |
0 days |
| Options Remaining: |
3 (0 used) |
| Contract (2023): |
MiLB contract |
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| Twitter: |
@Marcelo_Mayer10 |
| Instagram: |
@marcelomayer_10 |
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Scouting Report
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Physical Description: Tall,
athletic frame. Loose and projectable with room to add strength
as he physically matures. Likely to add good weight upon being
introduced to a professional strength and conditioning program.
Looks the part.
Hit: Starts open and
vertical with his hands high. Quiet load with a very short leg
lift. Fluid swing with strong feel for hit. Quick hands. Plus
bat speed. Very impressive bat control. Ball jumps off his bat
and has already shown the ability to turn on velocity. Knows the
strike zone and has strong bat-to-ball skills. Advanced approach
for a high school hitter. Will use all fields and does not try
to do too much at the plate. Potential plus hit tool.
Power: Above-average raw power. Strong for his
frame with good extension in his swing. Has already shown the
ability to drive the ball in the air to all fields. Needs to add
some strength, and if he does, will turn doubles in the gap into
home runs. Potential for above-average to plus game power at his
peak.
Run: Fringe-average speed. Good
instincts, but not a burner. Will play faster than his foot
speed because of how he reads the game.
Field:
Instinctual defender with very fluid actions. Looks like he is
gliding on the field. Soft hands and solid footwork. Moves well
and has plenty of range for shortstop. Confident defender; will
take a flashy infield. Potential plus defender at short. |
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Arm: Plus arm, plenty for shortstop. Able to
make all the throws with plenty of zip.
Career
Notes: Was seen as the consensus top prospect in the
2021 MLB Draft despite falling to the Red Sox with the fourth
pick. First caught attention of scouts while playing with Twins
2019 first-round pick Keoni Cavaco. Switch-hit when he was young
but decided to focus on hitting left-handed after the eighth
grade. Was committed to USC when drafted. Participated in the
2021 Fall Performance Program. Entered 2022 season as a
consensus top 20 prospect. Missed most of a period of about a
month in April/May 2022 due to a wrist sprain. Was set to
participate in the 2022 Fall Performance Program that was
cancelled due to Hurricane Ian. Entered 2023 as a consensus top
10 prospect.
Summation:
Potential above-average regular. Ceiling of a regular all-star.
Has all the tools you look for in future everyday shortstop and
the offensive upside to hit at the top of a contending team's
lineup. Game comes easy to him. Potential for four
above-average-or-better tools. Should be able to stick at
shortstop and hit for a high average with power. Hit-over-power
at the plate at this point, but both tools project as at least
above-average. One of the best, if not the best, defenders in
the 2021 draft. Complete profile on both sides of the ball gives
him an all-star ceiling.
Links
Red Sox Select Marcelo Mayer with the Fourth Pick (7.11.21)
Countdown to Spring Training (3.15.2023)
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Hitting Stats |
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year |
team |
lg |
level |
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age |
g |
ab |
r |
h |
2b |
3b |
hr |
rbi |
tb |
bb |
so |
sb |
cs |
avg |
obp |
slg |
ops |
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2018 |
Eastlake |
HS |
HS |
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15 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
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0.444 |
0.444 |
0.444 |
0.888 |
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2019 |
Eastlake |
HS |
HS |
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16 |
8 |
23 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
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0.261 |
0.414 |
0.391 |
0.805 |
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2020 |
Eastlake |
HS |
HS |
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17 |
6 |
17 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
31 |
8 |
1 |
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0.294 |
0.429 |
0.941 |
1.370 |
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2021 |
Eastlake |
HS |
HS |
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18 |
34 |
97 |
46 |
38 |
6 |
0 |
14 |
45 |
86 |
31 |
8 |
18 |
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0.392 |
0.555 |
0.886 |
1.442 |
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2021 |
FCL Red Sox |
FCL |
Rk |
Bos |
18 |
26 |
91 |
25 |
25 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
40 |
15 |
27 |
7 |
1 |
0.275 |
0.377 |
0.440 |
0.817 |
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2022 |
Salem Red Sox |
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A |
Bos |
19 |
66 |
252 |
46 |
72 |
26 |
1 |
9 |
40 |
127 |
51 |
78 |
16 |
0 |
0.286 |
0.406 |
0.504 |
0.910 |
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2022 |
Greenville Drive |
SAL |
A+ |
Bos |
19 |
25 |
98 |
15 |
26 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
44 |
17 |
29 |
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0 |
0.265 |
0.379 |
0.449 |
0.828 |
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Awards |
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SoxProspects.com Awards |
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2021 Perfect Game All-American
Carolina League Player of the Week (June 27 - July 3, 2022)
2022 Carolina League Full-Season All-Star, DH |
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2022 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star
SoxProspects.com
Player of the Week (June 27 - July 3, 2021) |
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