According to a new ranking, Red Sox shortstop Marcelo Mayer is the No. 3 prospect in all of baseball.
ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, who ranked the top 50 players who haven’t yet met the standards for being a rookie in the major leagues, put Mayer just behind Elly De La Cruz (Reds), and Eury Perez (Marlins).
In his offseason ranking, McDaniel put Mayer at No. 7 on his list. In Wednesday’s edition, he noted that Mayer moved up due to the graduation of prospects like Gunnar Henderson and Anthony Volpe, but also because of Mayer’s impressive bat skills this season.