IN FOCUS: Baro, Christofer, Aracena, Metoyer, McLean, Garcia, Vientos

 

Ernest Dove      @ernestdove

Mets have another top prospect heating up

 

The talk on Mets IF prospect Boston Baro for a few weeks now has been that the metrics were looking solid despite the results not looking good.

                                     Mack Deep Dive

20/year old      6-0      180     LHH      RHT

8^th round pick in 2023 by Mets, out of Capistrano HS (CA)

$700,000 bonus   (slot: $192,900)

Known for his versatility, contact-hitting ability, defensive skills

2023/FCL Mets:   7-G, .316/.458/.421, 2-Ds, 1-SB, 19-AB, 5-BB

                               Played short, second, and third

2024:  missed start of season – hamate fracture – debut late April

         St. Lucie:   84-G, .288/.368/.399/.767, 4-HR, 42-RBI, 8-SB

                             41-BB, 66-K, 370-PA – led team in BA

                             Ranked 2^nd in league for BA, and OBP

        Brooklyn:   11-G, .205/.286/.318, .604, 0-HT, 5-RBI, 1-SB,

                             FINAL GAME OF SEASON:  3-3, 2-Ds, 1-Tr, 2-RBI

Scouting:

    Hitting – contact-orientated with advanced approach for age

        Excellent strike zone discipline, again, for age

        2024: low 18.1% K-rate – 6^th lowest in Mets system

       2023/24  -  95-G, 46-BB,  95-G

       Hits line drives to all fields… projects as gap hitter

       Comp:  Jeff McNeil

Defense – highly versatile

      2024:   34-G at third, 24-G at short, 18-G at second

     Smooth glovework

     Projects long term to third due to arm strength and reaction time

      Also capable at both short and second

Speed  -  average to above-average

ETA  -  2027

 

Yesterday Mets 22 yr old RHP prospect Cristofer Gomez was promoted from St. Lucie to Brooklyn.

Today in his High A debut final line in relief

3 inn

1 H

0 ER

2 BB

6 K

30 of 47 for strikes

                                        Mack Deep Dive

22/years old     

As of 5-28-2025 – 64-apps, no losses

Showcased consistency and effectiveness

2025  -  14.6 K/9 ratio  6^th in organization

    5-27-25 – promoted to Brooklyn – debut: 3-IP, O-ER, 6-K, 30/47

 

Codify                        @CodifyBaseball

Wins, Last 162 Regular Season Games:

101 NYM

99 LAD

97 SD

94 DET

93 HOU

 

Playoff Chances RIght Now

(rounded, via FanGraphs):

98% LAD NYY

94% DET

93% PHI

83% NYM

82% CHC

 

Minor League Baseball                    @MiLB

"For it's 1, 2, .... 8 strikeouts in a row for Wellington Aracena!"

The Mets RHP prospect has it all working enroute to a career-high 10 punchouts for the St Lucie Mets

                                        Mack Deep Dive

20/year old      6-3      180       RHP      IFA      Dominican

2025/St. Lucie:   9-APPS, 3-ST, 28.2-IP

                  Notable improvement in ERA and WHIP

                 12.2 K/9 – strong indicator of ability to miss bats

                  4.7 BB/9 – needs improvement

Considered a developing power arm

 

Brooklyn Cyclones                          @BKCyclones

Brian Metoyer since April 25th:

 0.00 ERA

 9.1 IP

0.54 WHIP

 .036 opponent’s batting avg

                                        Mack Deep Dive

28/years old      RHRP     

40^th round 2018 by Mets, out of LSU - $40,000 bonus

2025/Brooklyn:  10-1-IP, 0.87-ERA, 2-SV

       Suggesting strong potential as a reliever

       .095-BABIP – suggests some luck or excellent field defense

      81.8%-LOB% - strands runner effectively

      57.1% GB% - tendency to induce grounders

     0.0% HR/FB – can’t do better than this

Fastball – low-to-mid 90s, T-87

Curve – best pitch… good depth

Change - developing

Ernest Dove               @ernestdove

Final line for Mets P prospect Nolan Mclean today in AAA
Season ERA at the level now 2.31

 

One of my favorite/most frustrating Mets prospects in the system is current High A Brooklyn Cyclones RP Saul Garcia.  This season

13 app

13 inn

3 H

2 ER

15 BB

25 K

                                       Mack Deep Dive

RHRP    6-11-2003    6-0    180    IFA-2021 at 18

As of 5-28 –

    2025/Brooklyn – 25-K (17-K/9 ratio), 5-SV (2^nd in SAL)

    Needs to lower walks by increasing control to zone

Considered a late bloomer

1^st cousin of Wilmer Flores

Fastball – considered major league average

Low-80s slider, also considered league average

Changeup developing

Mets plan to stretch him out into a starter

Entire future, be it as a starter or in the pen, is determined by his future command

 

Mets Prospect Group        @bkfan09

Vientos hits a HR in one AB and looks like he doesn’t belong in a major league uniform in the next

                 Mack –

                 If you swing hard on every pitch, and your body has the strength needed to send the ball over Tom’s fences, once in awhile you will actually square up on the ball. Works even if you close your eyes. Right now, Vientos is in his close your eyes stage.