Red Sox Giving Marcelo Mayer 'Chances' In Key Spots
Interim manager Chad Tracy explains why he's impressed with Mayer.
Red Sox Giving Marcelo Mayer 'Chances' In Key Spots originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Marcelo Mayer is expected to be a key part of the Boston Red Sox for years to come, so interim manager Chad Tracy wants to see how he fares against lefties.
Mayer is a left-handed batter who hasn’t gotten many chances to face left-handed pitching. Yet, Tracy is giving him those chances, and the Red Sox’s interim manager has been impressed with how he’s fared. “He looks confident,” Tracy said of Mayer, via MLB.
com . “We're giving him a couple chances here and there against lefties in spots where maybe you move and pick the right spots. Doesn't mean it's always going to happen, but he looks confident.
“He's swinging the bat well. He's taking good bats. He's mostly staying off stuff out of the zone.