In Focus - Yesterday's Highlights

 

Despite playing pro ball since 2012 across various foreign and domestic leagues, Huascar Brazobán had never started a game—until today.

 

At age 35, he finally got the nod to start a game. Congrats, Huascar!

Also… he continued his hot start to the season!

 

Justin Hagenman shined in his MLB debut—3.1 IP, 1 run, 4 Ks, and zero barrels.

 

His sinker led the charge with a 109 proStuff+ and 22.2% whiff rate, keeping Twins hitters off balance.

Welcome to the Show, Justin!

Thomas Nestico                 @TJStats

Daily tjStuff+ Leaders    2025-04-15    Min. 50 Pitches

1) Tylor Megill - 110

2) Ryan Pepiot - 108

3) Hunter Brown - 104

Mets Analytics                   @MetsAnalytics

            Has Luisangel Acuña arrived?

The Mets’ defensive speedster is also heating up with the bat, and the biggest part thus far in 2025 is an improved discipline.

In his short “Linsanity” stint last season, Acuña was hitting home runs, but swinging recklessly and unsustainably.

2024➡️2025:

Chase rate 31%➡️27%

Whiff rate 24%➡️18%

K rate 15%➡️13%

BB rate 3%➡️13% (!)

The 23 year old leads the Mets in baserunning value this season and has more fWAR than Francisco Lindor!

Especially with Brett Baty struggling, Acuña has carved out a role for himself as a righty utility infielder and the team’s best weapon on the base paths. However, with the impending return of Jeff McNeil and the injury to José Siri, it will be interesting to see how Acuña, who’s played 289 innings in CF in the minors (mostly AAA in 2024), will see his role change.

Yakyu Cosmopolitan        @yakyucosmo

Trevor Bauer last night:

5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 76 P, 6 Whiffs

Kazuma Okamoto took him deep twice

Transactions

Please see below for Wednesday's transactions involving the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. An updated roster is attached.

-IF JT Schwartz activated off Syracuse 7-day IL and transferred to AA Binghamton

-OF Rowdey Jordan placed on the development list

Cyclones move Dakota Hawkins to the Development List and activate LHP Ryan Ammons from the 7 day IL

 

Daniel Wexler                    @WexlerRules

AJ Ewing came into today #2 in wRC+ in the FSL and now leads the league in steals (7)

Vincent Perozo (still only 22 but a somewhat forgotten man in the system) with 2 walks today. He's now been on base 8 times over 13 official ab's to begin 2025

Travis Snyder is only hitting .111 (obviously not good) but on the positive side, Snyder (who won't turn 20 until September) has walked 6 times vs. 5 k's to begin his career

 

Ernest Dove             @ernestdove

Healthy Mets 3B prospect Jacob Reimer continues his hot start to the season. The 21 yr old through 10 games in High A:

10 gm   .325/.386/.525/.911   4 doubles   2 triples   9 RBI

Among everyone in High A Brooklyn thriving there's Mets OF prospect Carson Benge off to a solid start
7 gm   .348/.500/.478/.978   7 BB / 7 K   3 doubles
He's reached based in all 7 games

Only 1 hit last night for Mets OF prospect AJ Ewing but pretty much every contact is 98+ mph exit velo. His early stats:

9 gm   .424/.500/.636/1.136   4 XBH  

The main stat that matters

2024 -BB/K -63/109

2025 -BB/K -6/5

Final line on St. Lucie Mets SP RHP Nate Dohm today:

1 ER    2 BB    6 K    43 of 64 for strikes

Sat mostly 92-94 and heavy slider mix

Mets org was patient with him since draft & perhaps it's paying off.

Final line on St. Lucie Mets RP Frank Elissalt today in Low A:

2 inn    2 H    0 ER

0 BB (best of early season)

3 K (what he does here)

23 of 31 for strikes (might be best of his early career)

Now 22 yr old Mets C prospect Vincent Perozo having the best season of his pro career in the very way too early going right now in Low A. He's been repeating Low A yearly since 2022.  Today he has a hit and 2 BBs. On the year currently hitting .429.

There's having a solid start to a milb season and then there's St. Lucie   RP Chandler Marsh start to his Low A season:

5 app   5.2 inn   0 H   0 ER   0 BB   6 K   44 of 59 total pitches for strikes

 

Mike Mayer                        @mikemayer22

Luisangel Acuña over his last five games:

7-for-17, 2 2B, 3 SB, 3 BB, 1.029 OPS

Mets prospect Chris Suero is the first MiLB hitter outside of Triple-A (AAA have played additional games other levels haven't) to hit the 5 HR plateau this season.

His 243 wRC+ ranks 7th out of 931 minor league hitters.

Mets infield prospect Marco Vargas is tied for 1st among 931 minor league hitters with a 6.0 walk-to-strikeout ratio.

He's also hitting .400 through six games with the St. Lucie Mets.

The Brooklyn Cyclones currently have four hitters with an OBP over .400:

.500 Carson Benge

.425 Eli Serrano III

.407 D'Andre Smith

.405 Chris Suero

Mathew Brownstein        @MBrownstein89

Pete Alonso’s first 17 games in 2019:

.328/.423/.738, 1.160 OPS, 13 XBH, 17 RBI

Pete Alonso’s first 17 games in 2025:

.356/.466/.729, 1.195 OPS, 12 XBH, 20 RBI

 

Corne Hogeveen                @CorneHogeveen

Christopher Suero is on a roll. He homered twice yesterday for the Cyclones. He now has 5 homeruns in 34 at bats hitting .353/.405/.941. 941 slugging not OPS

Jonathan Santucci over his first two pro-outings:

7.2 innings pitched    3.52 ERA    1.2 BB/9    12.9 K/9

Little too many hits allowed but these numbers are promising for the young lefty.