FT. MYERS, FL - FEBRUARY 21: Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom of the Boston Red Sox addresses the media during a press conference during a spring training team workout on February 21, 2021 at jetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
The Red Sox hit a home run with their first-round draft pick
None of the mock drafts or expert analysis that we poured over in the months leading up to the MLB draft projected the Boston Red Sox to select Marcelo Mayer. It’s not that he wasn’t deemed a great fit for the organization, it’s that few expected him to be on the board when the Red Sox were on the clock with the No.