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Top Boston Red Sox prospect starting to heat up; Franklin Arias hitting .385
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Marcelo Mayer stayed hot in Triple-A Worcester 's 12-3 loss to Rochester on Saturday. He went 2-for-4 with a two-run double, one walk and one strikeout.
Mayer, who Baseball America ranks No. 12 on its Top 100 list, is
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He's Boston 's third best prospect behind Kristian Campbell and Roman Anthony .
The 22-year-old shortstop is batting .221 in 16 games but he has two consecutive two-hit games. He also has hits in four of his past five games with a homer, double, 10 RBIs, two runs, two walks and five strikeouts.
He made his second start at second base Saturday. He also has logged 12 starts at shortstop and two starts at third base.
Other Red Sox minor minor league from Saturday
~ Franklin Arias went 1-for-5 with an RBI and run in Low-A Salem's 13-4 loss to Lynchburg. He's 20-for-52 (.385) with a .448 on-base percentage, .442 slugging percentage, .890 OPS, three doubles, seven RBIs, 11 runs, five walks, seven strikeouts and two steals in 13 games. Baseball America ranks Arias, a 19-year-old shortstop, No. 72 on its Top 100 list .
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~ Griffin Kilander, a 21-year-old righty who Boston drafted in the 16th round out of Wayne State in 2024, started for Salem. He tossed 3 ⅔ scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and one walk while striking out one.
~ Nelly Taylor , a 22-year-old center fielder, went 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI, two runs, three walks and one strikeout in High-A Greenville's 10-9 win over Winston-Salem. He's 9-for-27 (.333 batting average) with a .438 on-base percentage, .556 slugging percentage, .994 OPS, one homer, three doubles, five RBIs, four runs, five walks, seven strikeouts and two stolen bases in eight games for Greenville.
~ Nazzan Zanetello, a 2023 second round pick, went 2-for-6 with a double, three RBIs, two runs and one strikeout in Greenville's win. The 19-year-old is batting .175 with a .353 on-base percentage, .250 slugging percentage, .603 OPS, three doubles, three RBIs, 11 runs, 10 walks, 22 strikeouts and two steals in 11 games.
~ David Sandlin , who Baseball America ranks Boston's No. 2 pitching prospect and the seventh overall prospect in the system, allowed four runs, seven hits and one walk while striking out four in Double-A Portland's 4-2 loss to Hartford. He took the loss. The 24-year-old righty has allowed seven earned runs in 13 innings (4.85 ERA) over three starts. He's given up 12 hits and seven walks while striking out 13.
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