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The Boston Red Sox are struggling to win games and just lost three of four to the last-place Kansas City Royals over the weekend. These defeats kept the Red Sox at the bottom of the American League East division standings entering Monday.
The future looks a bit brighter, though.
Why is that? Well, two of the organization's top prospects, shortstop Marcelo Mayer and third baseman Blaze Jordan, have earned well-deserved promotions from Single-A Salem to High-A Greenville.
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Mayer batted .286 with nine home runs, 40 RBI and a .406 on-base percentage in 66 games for Salem. He also played well defensively and went a perfect 16-for-16 on stolen base attempts. Mayer was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft and he's ranked No. 9 on MLB.com's list of the top prospects in baseball.
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Jordan batted .286 with eight homers, 57 RBI and a .357 on-base percentage in 95 games for Salem. He was a third-round pick of the Red Sox in 2020.
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Mayer and Jordan still aren't ready to make their MLB debuts, but the progress each player has made since being drafted is quite encouraging for the Red Sox.
