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The Boston Red Sox will never permanently move Mayer to 1B. The odds of them doing it for this year is .05% the odds of them making him the long term fixture there is 0%

You're the only person on earth saying Mayer can't be a SS and maybe should move to 1B. kids, because thats what he was, he was drafted as a teenager need to develop on both sides of the ball. Here's what the Pro's say about Mayers defense. Soxprospects.com Instinctual defender with 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. Some long-term concerns about his ability to stick at shortstop as he matures. Organization appeared poised to get him some reps at third base midway through 2024, but injuries, including the one that eventually ended his season after July 30, effectively scuttled those plans. Potential above-average defender at short for the foreseeable future Pipeline (8th overall) The Red Sox landed the fourth overall pick in 2021, their earliest since 1967, and MLB Pipeline's top-rated Draft prospect in Mayer, a California prep shortstop whom some scouts considered the best hitter and defender that year. He has mostly lived up to expectations Bigger than most shortstops, Mayer has below-average speed but his quick first step and instincts help him compensate. he plays a solid shortstop with plus arm strength. Some evaluators like him better at third base, where they believe he could be a plus defender with profile power. Baseball America (8th overall)- Mayer has excellent hands, a strong, accurate arm with the ability to vary his throwing angle, and the anticipation and well-calibrated clock of an above-average to plus shortstop. Some evaluators still wonder if he'll outgrow the position as he adds strength into his 20s, but such a move is unlikely to be considered as he moves through the minors. Though Mayer has below-average speed, his instincts allow him to play faster than his foot speed. What is it you know that they don't that has you saying he should move to 1B?

Well I stated my preference (after Devers) of going out and acquiring a better player than all those guys.

I'd rather stick with Toro

Semantics man, come on. Casas was the starting 1B, he got off to a slow start. We could talk all day about what he was, could be, should be, won't be etc etc but the fact is he WAS the starting 1B and Toro was your AAA depth.

If only those two dudes could switch positions.

Well it was really just Romney/Toro until they had to call up Sogard due to injury. So 3, maybe 2.5 This is why they signed Toro. To be the bandaid until they figure it out. So we might be living with that 1B platoon until a trade is made.

Not that I agree with any of this BUT IF the Sox moved Campbell to 1B, you got to move Story to 2nd and call up Mayer to play SS. They have to find a way to get Anthony on the roster as well. Roman is at 283 at bats, which is past the 250 threshold they like guys to have before promoting him, and if you look at other #1 prospects on the hitting side, very very few of them have spent more than this amount of time in AAA. He's also slashing a .322/.450/.520 Sox can't let them marinate in AAA all year and have rookie eligibility next year. At this point it's almost certainly going to be a free year of control with them if you call em up.

We know the Sox value continuity, they don't want to make a guy learn a new position and learn how to be a big leaguer at the same time. They most certainly would not do that at the same time a kid who is not even 2 months into his mlb career is struggling and trying to figure out how to make adjustments. They want him to work through this, they obviously have a lot of faith in him evidence by the contract extension they gave him. They're not going to eff that up by moving him to 1B. And they shouldn't. Mayer is one of baseballs top prospects projected to be an above average ss for years to come. Any talk about moving him there (and breaking him into the majors) is also just not going to happen. I suppose these things could happen, it's not 100% out of the realm of possibility, but it's highly unlikely. Unfortunately if Devers does not want to move, you're going to have to go out and find someone to plug the hole. Sox should kick the tires with Baltimore on Ryan O'Hearn

The .500 magnet is real

according to multiple sources, the Red Sox offered Juan Soto a 15 year $700 million dollar deal. I believe they were serious.

I don't think it was, didn't they offer him $700? I think they just got beat.

Wait you're listening to the pre-game, I thought you were commenting on the lineup. Sox could really use a win. I think they will win, because I'm starting to think this .500 magnet is real.

especially catchers.

I mean, most guys don't play 162

They had Drew on a 1 year contract at SS and Middlebrooks was laying eggs. They weren't trading Bogaerts if he didn't move to 3B. Young guys are always going to be willing to appear the big club to make it to the majors. But guys want to maximize their value as well. They only get one real shot at a payday, and moving a guy off of a position to a lesser position can cost them millions and millions of dollars. Unless of course......you were already paid. I don't care what anyone says, if you conducted a anonymous poll of Sox players, some of those guys think Devers should have moved to 1B and are likely turned off by his unwillingness to do so.

If they were able to slide Yoshida into the DH slot tomorrow he'd be on a rehab assignment. Dude still can't throw and has a bum shoulder.

Makes sense, Cora needs to rest his guys, and with a RHP on the mound it's a good to day to get someone like D-Ham some at bats. Campbell has been hitting the ball better lately, with nothing to show for it. I have faith in the kids.

Campbell taking grounders at 1b.

Campbell is obviously struggling, he’s young, and the Sox are going to commit to him working through it. The extension speaks for itself. They’re not going to ask him in his rookie season, in the midst of his first adjustment to also slide over and play a position he’s never played before. the Sox have been relatively open and transparent with their plan for their young talent. It’s not going to be ,Campbell at 1st.

It’s his 3rd season, and his first season was in the DSL at 17. he started last year in the FCL, even if he didn’t get hurt this would be his first year in full season affiliate ball.

Every year someone falls to the Sox, Steele hall is right in that range of being mocked just a few spots above where the Sox pick. There's actually a lot of SS talent in that 6-14 range before the Sox pick. Someone will fall.

What I think he should do is put Raffy at 1B, then have Abreu/Duran/Anthony rotate the DH with LF/RF. THough I'd keep Duran in left and Abreu and right and alternate Anthony. This gets Anthony in the lineup, keeps Duran and Abreu where the already are, and keeps Rafaela in CF where he adds value. Although I realistically think they have a better chance of convincing Raffy to move to 1B in the offseason. Have they tried a really really cool gift basket yet?

Sox will need pitching help at the deadline this year. And yes, I think they will be in it.

It certainly feels like someone from the Arias/Romero/Cespedes might go at the deadline. Middle of the draft also has a lot of IF talent this year.