Red Sox SS prospect Marcelo Mayer is not in Saturday’s lineup for Triple-A Worcester.
Mayer, who went 2-for-4 with his ninth home run of the season on Friday night, is out of the lineup for precautionary reasons, according to Triple-A manager Chad Tracey, in case he’s needed in Boston at some point this weekend with veteran Alex Bregman potentially hitting the injured list with a quad issue. The 22-year-old top prospect is worthy of a speculative roster spot in deeper mixed leagues, even if he doesn’t possess stratospheric offensive upside.