Marcelo Mayer is, easily, the most hyped Red Sox prospect of my lifetime. Due to circumstances entirely beyond his control — circumstances created by each of the last two Chief Baseball Officers, both of whom publicly signaled that they were waiting for Mayer’s development before aggressively competing at the Major League level — there are many, many casual Red Sox fans who simply assume that Mayer already has reserved wall space in Cooperstown.
But the truth is that Mayer, contrary to the hype, is not the best Red Sox prospect of my lifetime.