I’m an instant gratification guy who would love to see the Mayer-to-Grissom-to-Casas combo on the field. like, this afternoon, but the consensus in the “SS possibilities” thread seems to be that it’s best to wait till late-season callups at the earliest (with a stint in Worcester in the interim).
That part is rough.
I feel like defense is one of the things I’m absolutely not concerned with from Mayer.
I feel like errors for young players, even those with a good defensive reputation, tend to be pretty common and not necessarily indicative of much. IIRC Jose Iglesias was super error prone on paper but a lot of them are the kinds of things that fade with experience—taking the extra beat to plant your foot and throw rather than trying to make the SC Top 10. Getting more acquainted with the speed of the game, etc.
I wouldn't worry about the errors as much as his range (which is still very context based and don't think defensive stats can really capture that), so I'd trust more scouting for now.
I don't know how much power he was expected to have, been seeing him up close and in person, he's a big dude. Im not a giant, but at 6'2 - 6'3, I generally only know someone's "tall" if we're roughly eye to eye. He's my height and has a frame to put on muscle. He's listed at 185-190 pounds, but he absolutely has the frame to hold another 15 pounds without it being detrimental to his speed.
