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Boston Red Sox fans are excited to see Marcelo Mayer play this season.
The former top prospect is lined up to start at either second or third base, especially after Alex Bregman's departure.
Except the expectation might be slightly different than reality, according to beat writer Chris Cotillo of MassLive.
This is what he posted on X on Wednesday:
One small thing that is off in the public roster discourse is "They add someone at 2B or 3B and Mayer plays the other spot."
The real truth there will be: ""They add someone at 2B or 3B and Mayer and Romy platoon at the other spot." https://t.co/7iExLR5VeR
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Mayer bats left-handed, while Gonzalez hits from the right side.
If Boston added no one else, they both might start every day.
But if the Red Sox traded for a second baseman, like Nico Hoerner or Brendan Donovan, it would set up a Mayer-Gonzalez platoon.
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That would be sound strategy, because Gonzalez crushes left-handed pitching.
In 2025, Gonzalez had a .978 specifically against southpaw pitching. Boston will certainly find a way to get him in lineups against lefties, and a platoon with Mayer, at least in the early going, would indeed make a lot of sense.
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