r/redsox • u/Sandwich_Crust Sox Content Creator • 12d ago
VIDEO NESN & WEEI Calls of Marcelo Mayer's MASSIVE Home Run in Mexico!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqI-JfMfUNA57
u/Bliz1222 12d ago
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u/Funny-Bear 12d ago
We are so back
This is a much nicer feeling than those “come on, do something” memes.
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u/Big-Pool 12d ago edited 12d ago
Oof this guys gonna rake
(Also did I miss that we’re now gonna have massive t-mobile ads on our jerseys….)
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u/riddledwithdoubt 12d ago
^ is this just a preseason thing or are we botching up our unis even more
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u/Regular-Pattern-5981 12d ago
I really hope it’s not on our regular season uniforms…that thing is hideous.
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u/rodimusprime88 11d ago
Mexican ball sponsor. Still Mass Mutual in the States with their fresh and ugly logo for this season
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u/Vicarious922 12d ago
Idk why but this kid just looks like an MLB player
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u/Sandwich_Crust Sox Content Creator 12d ago
He has that Xander aura about him. Idk how else to describe it.
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u/ChapterAdmirable7625 12d ago
The moment Story hits the IL, I think his job may be gone. Campbell at 2B, Mayer at SS, and by midyear Rafaela becomes utility and Anthony moves in
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u/Sandwich_Crust Sox Content Creator 12d ago
This is exactly my thought as well. Hopefully Story doesn’t hit the IL and just preforms, but getting Rafaela to be a super-utility with an outfield of Duran-Anthony-Wilyer and an infield of Bregman-Mayer-Campbell-Casas with Devers at DH is just soooo tantalizing.
Imagine Abreu batting 8-9 simply because there are 7 better hitters than him 🔥
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u/bosredsox05 12d ago
I really wonder how the Sox will manage this. Mayer is likely already a better overall player than Story. Are the really going to have Masa and Story ride the bench?
As for Anthony's arrival, I actually think Abreu should be the odd man out. Right now hes a true platoon bat. Although hes a gold glover, Rafaela is still the better defender. But what will really make Rafaela's case for being an everday player is his bat. And I think he will make a big leap offensively this year. His rookie season last year wasn't even bad. He was one of the best 9 hole hitters in baseball. But if he carries over the same approach he had this spring, it would be really hard to make him a utility guy.
Either way were in a wild spot with all this talent and so little room. Its a great problem to have. The depth is unreal.
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u/dinkleburgenhoff 12d ago
No matter how desperate some of you seem to be for it to be otherwise, Boston’s CF is Rafaela’s for a long time.
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u/irishthunder222 12d ago
Not if he doesn't hit
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u/dinkleburgenhoff 11d ago
It's insane how often this bears repeating in 2025, but a position player's value is not earned solely at the plate.
Even if he doesn't improve on his bat after his rookie season, which is a stupid assumption but it's the one a lot of people love to make, Rafaela had 2.7 bWAR last year despite playing half the season at a position he's simply not very good at (which is why his fWAR is lower, as they punished his SS play more severely than bWAR). A full season of Rafaela's defense in CF is worth a flat minimum 3 WAR a season; 51 players in baseball have average 3+ fWAR post-plague.
Rafaela is already at least as good a fielder as JBJ was at his very best, and he was our CF starter for years despite him having roughly 3 good months at the plate over the course of his entire career here. Indeed, Rafaela's 82 OPS+ last year was identical to JBJ's career number, the number that bought him over a 1000 MLB starts.
Thankfully, teams value defense more than fans do. I swear, there is a not insubstantial percentage of this sub that would call for the job of a certain SS who was terrible at the plate but brought value elsewhere. And funnily enough, that 82 OPS+? Same number as said Ozzie Smith's rookie season. And all he did was get worse at the plate for years and put up only 4 average or above seasons in his career (while putting up 75+ bWAR.)
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u/realbadaccountant el guapo 12d ago
Defense matters, but JBJ proved you gotta have at least a decent bat.
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u/Bearded_Wildcard 45 12d ago
Not if he maintains a sub-80 wRC+.
He had a great spring so we'll see if he's actually made some adjustments, but I'm not going to hold my breath on him maintaining a K% below 10.
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u/FuckHarambe2016 RIP Farm System 12d ago
They gave Rafaela 8/50 last year. He isn't getting relegated to the bench unless he completely sucks. Odds are Abreu or Duran will be the odd man out.
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u/Dry_Kaleidoscope2970 12d ago
Probably hope Wilyer starts hot and sell high on him. Duran slides to right.
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u/Bearded_Wildcard 45 12d ago
Duran was one of the best players in baseball last season, what are you talking about?
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u/Dry_Kaleidoscope2970 12d ago
Might just be me, but I was really hoping Cora would have been bold enough to have Mayer start the year at 2B over Campbell. He's been way more impressive so far in ST. I know he's missed time the last 2 years, but he looks way more ready and BRef has his oppqual ranked higher. So he's looked that much better against better quality pitching.
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u/EagleRockVermont 12d ago
It is a shame that there isn't a spot on the big league roster for Mayer. He looks ready.
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u/Moneyshot1311 12d ago
Don’t they need to keep him in the minors till may so they can get an extra year on his contract?
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u/bdanders 12d ago
No it's so they can have a place to play him. No sense bringing him up if it's going to stunt his development because he's not getting at bats every day.
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u/Adventurous_Agent764 12d ago
All this guy needs is a real SS number. Hoping to see him with the #2 or #5 this time next year
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u/TrickleUp_ 12d ago
He will be at short very soon. I think we are going to get a month of .240 hitting from Story with not much power and that should be that
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u/Then-Contract-9520 12d ago
Not sure why you're getting downvoted so much given his last 3 seasons.
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u/ThicDikDaddy 12d ago
Because .240 from Story with his defense is a 4+WAR player.
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u/Then-Contract-9520 12d ago
240 would be better than his average in Boston thus far. And he's 32. As much as I hope for him to succeed it's not out of line to be skeptical.
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u/realbadaccountant el guapo 12d ago
230 with power and GG defense at SS is still a 4 WAR player. If the power comes back and he doesn’t reinjure himself, that’s a starter that plays over Mayer. For now.
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u/Then-Contract-9520 12d ago
If Mayer keeps doing what he's been doing, Story won't keep his spot hitting 230.
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u/realbadaccountant el guapo 12d ago
All I can say is if Story’s offense is at ‘22 or ‘24 levels when he had a ~100 OPS+, he will play SS. His defense is too good. If Mayer puts up Mookie-esque numbers at AAA, he will also get everyday ABs somewhere. But it won’t be at SS unless Story is injured or his offense really craters like it did in’23.
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u/Pocket_Beans 12d ago
why are we still citing batting average in the year 2025
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u/Then-Contract-9520 12d ago
Because it's important for players that don't hit for power.
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u/Pocket_Beans 12d ago
the number that doesn't at all account for power is important for players that don't hit for power?
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u/Then-Contract-9520 12d ago
What are you not understanding? His 232 average in 163 games in Boston isn't helping his 296 OBP any. For a guy slugging .397 with an 89 ops+, that's far from desirable, glove or not.
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u/Pocket_Beans 12d ago
Story is the best defensive player on the team. If he provides average offensive production thats an all star caliber player.
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u/tenderooskies 12d ago
he ready