Fantasy Baseball Alert: Miguel Vargas’ Surge and Cole Young’s Debut Could Shake Up Your Team!
Marcelo Mayer – SS, BOS: 21% rostered
(RECENT CALL-UP, BATTING AVERAGE UPSIDE)
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With Alex Bregman suffering a “significant” quad strain, the path for Mayer to finally reach Boston became clear, and he was called up last Saturday for his MLB debut. Since then, he has started every game at third base and gone 5-for-19 with two extra base hits and on run scored. In Triple-A, Mayer hit .271/.347/.471 in 43 games at with nine home runs and 43 RBI. Just like what we discussed above with Jac Caglianone, there will be struggles for Mayer to adjust to MLB pitching, and his power is not going to immediately carry over. That being said, unlike power-first guys like Caglianone and Nick Kurtz, Mayer is an MLB-ready hitter from a plate discipline and contact perspective, and is going to be a strong fantasy add in deeper formats. In shallower leagues, he may not be as valuable this year since the power and speed numbers won’t be that great.
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