8/30/26

MACK - Let's Revisit - 3B - Jacob Reimer

 


MACK - Let's Revisit - 3B - Jacob Reimer


Jacob Reimer is a 22-year-old right-handed-hitting/throwing third baseman (and occasional first baseman) in the New York Mets’ farm system, currently playing for the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Background
  • Born February 22, 2004, in Redlands, California.
  • Listed at 6'0"–6'2", 205 lbs.
  • Drafted by the Mets in the fourth round (119th overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Yucaipa High School (California). He signed for $775,000 (above slot) instead of attending the University of Washington.
  • He was a standout high school player, including a senior season of .386 with 8 home runs.
Prospect Status and ProfileReimer ranks among the Mets’ top prospects (typically No. 5 or so per MLB Pipeline and other outlets in 2026 rankings; also ranked highly among third-base prospects league-wide). 

Scouting reports project him as a power-oriented corner infielder with above-average raw power (potential for 20–30 HR in a full MLB season), solid plate discipline, and improving defense at third base (arm strength is there, but throw accuracy needs work; he has also played first base). He is more of a “power-over-hit” type but showed better contact and approach in his breakout year. ETA is generally around 2027. Recent Performance
  • 2025 (breakout season): Split time between High-A Brooklyn and Double-A Binghamton (61 games each). Overall: .282/.379/.491 with 17 HR, 77 RBI, 32 doubles, 5 triples, 15 SB in 122 games. Strong OPS and production at both levels; he was named South Atlantic League Player of the Month (April) and a postseason All-Star. He had a notable three-homer game for Brooklyn.
  • 2026: Through 8-29-2026: AA-Binghamton - 252-AB, 69-K (27.4%), 18-doubles, 7-HR, 33-RBI, 41-BB, .238/.347/.393/,740
  • He rehabbed in the lower levels (FCL, St. Lucie, Brooklyn) and returned to Binghamton in early August. Post-return, he has shown better form, including multi-hit games, extra-base hits, and a recent home run. Full-season numbers through mid-to-late August hover in the .230–.244 range with an OPS around .72–.80, 7–9 HR, and 13+ SB, with continued walk ability. He was a non-roster invitee to Mets spring training and performed decently there (.263 with an .861 OPS in limited action).
He has focused on defensive improvement at third base and has shown increased baserunning aggression/speed at times. Defense remains a work in progress relative to his bat, but the Mets value the overall package amid their infield depth questions. Reimer is still developing and has not yet reached Triple-A or the majors. He is viewed as a potential future contributor (or trade piece) depending on how the Mets’ big-league infield situation evolves. 



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Tom Brennan: Tutors for Mets’ Prospects? Winless Starters? Wicked Good Slash Line

 

BILLY AMICK BATS RIGHTY, BUT DOESN’T DEVOUR LEFTIES…
ALTHOUGH HE NEEDS TO…
SO…GET HIM A LEFTY PITCHER THIS OFF SEASON TO TUTOR HIM?


Maybe when you were in school, you had a tutor. 

Then, finally, it clicked, where it hadn’t before. 

You solved it through the extra tutelage. 

I almost needed one once for geometry, until I became less obtuse through lots of self-study. My geometric growth thereafter was astronomical.

In baseball…

Some guys really exhibit the need to be tutored in Metsville Minors Land, to reach astronomical heights.

Especially in lefty v. Righty situations. Where a righty hitter should own lefty pitchers but doesn’t. 

I postulate that is in large part due to a relative starvation diet of lefty pitchers to face during the season. Some tutoring could help there.

Lefty v. Lefty situations also apply.  They need tutors badly at times.

Some righty-hitting guys, like John Bay, need no tutor.  He salivates when facing lefty pitchers. .286/.461/.545. Keep it up. 

Bay also has thrived, going .297/.400/.418 in 27 AA games since his promotion from the Coney Clink, after hitting .232 for Brooklyn. 

No going back to Coney Baloney is the lesson from Bay’s logic tutor.

Who are some pitching tutor candidates?

Based on stats through August 26, let’s look at a few:

Bombardier Billy Amick - 33 HR and 99 RBIs in 105 games? “Kingman.”  But the righty slugger is just 20 for 115 vs. lefties, but a Killebrew-like .248/.356/.570 vs. righties. TUTOR!  

Bear in mind that he has had only 666 pro at bats so far, so his HR and RBI production is sensational, even while his strikeouts are pretty high so far, even as he is now very impressively in AAA.

Slamming Sammy Stafura - the righty slugger has done OK against lefties and righties but…his power entirely evaporated in his first 17 Brooklyn Cyclones games (0 HR, 2 RBIs). I don’t need a tutor to tell me he needs to escape from the Coney Island maximum security facility in 2027, playing in less-pitcher-hostile Binghamton.

Jolting Jacob Reimer - noting immediately that first and foremost, he needs a tutor to help him stay out of sick bay, he is just 13 for 78 vs. lefties this year, vs. .272 against righties as a righty hitter. 

That lefty non-production screams for a tutor. 

Jacob BTW is finally healthy and averaging an RBI per game in August, and is 27 for his last 90 (.300), so he is another guy who you shouldn’t overly focus on full season stats on. GET HIM A TUTOR!

Yonatan Henriquez - he is a switch hitter, but in 2026, he has hit a mere 11 for 75 v. lefties, but .233 vs. righties that he has faced nearly 4 times as often. A lefty pitching tutor would seemingly help. 

Before you think, why would I waste a tutor on a guy hitting that low, we get into the dreaded Cyclones Park hitter death spiral once again. Henriquez is a disastrous .186/.231/.273 in Brooklyn home horror games, but a quite decent .246/.320/.480 on the road.  

So…promote him out of hitter hell in 2027, to Binghamton. Please. 

Last example? Ronny Mauricio. He is a switch hitter who is objectively awful vs. lefties. He in AAA is just 11 for 54 vs. lefties this year, but a commendable .280/.318/.536 vs righties. 

Last year in the minors, .109 vs. lefties, but .295/.363/.492 vs righties. 

His prior season stats vs. lefties were somewhat better, but still a far worse slash line than against righties. And, let’s not forget this:

Major league career slash vs lefties? .140/.175/.204! Egads!

I asked a tutoring expert what he would recommend, and he said emphatically: NO MORE RIGHTY AT BATS!  

The stats are just so blatantly obvious.  

It is simply stupid to not stop trying to hit as a righty vs. lefties.

Get him a tutor for lefty vs. lefty this winter, and tell him to stay the heck out of the batters box on the third base side of the field. He is awful at it.


I could go on, but I think you catch the drift. 

If you don’t, dear reader, perhaps you too need a tutor.


WINLESS STARTERS, STUPID RULES

Joel Diaz in Brooklyn is 0-9. 

For most of the season, it is true, he hasn’t pitched well. His ERA is 6.84.

In 4 of his last 5 starts, though, he combined for 13.2 innings, allowing just 6 hits, just 2 runs, and no wins because he isn’t going 5 innings.

His last outing, on Thursday, he went 3.2 excellent innings, threw just 52 pitches, and got pulled with a lead, but got yet another no-decision.

The same night, St Lucie starter Nathan Hall threw an excellent 3.1 innings in his start, but remained at 0-5 because he got pulled at that point, after just 42 pitches. He will get stretched out to 100 pitches in about 3 years.

Joe Mack came in and got two outs, finishing the 4th inning, before a new pitcher came in. Mack got the win, moving to 9-2, even though he did not even pitch in the 5th inning, an inning that a starter would have to COMPLETE in order to qualify for the win. 

Relievers clean up, but the starters starve.

CHANGE THE STUPID RULES!


WICKED GOOD SLASH LINE

One Mets minor leaguer has a wicked good slash line in August.

A slash line that only Ted Williams could love:

.412/.446/.706.

Now hitting a respectable .247 after a frigid April to start 2026.

His name? 

KEVIN PARADA

He is unexpectedly relevant again, I would say.

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Tom Brennan - September Call Up Thoughts


JACOB REIMER LIKELY WON’T BE A SEPTEMBER CALL UP?

But He Will Be Added to the 40 Man Roster This Winter


HEY! YEAH, YOU! 

IT IS ALMOST SEPTEMBER!

ARE YOU READY?


The excerpt below, in blue, was published by someone five years back. 

Given what it says, who do you think gets called up in September? 

Reading it, I’d definitely say, only players already on the “40 man rosters”:

What Does A Lockout Mean for the Minor Leagues

“The minor league season, and players who are not on the 40 man roster or signed to a major league contract, will be unaffected. 

Minor league teams will continue to hold mini camps, minor league spring training, and Extended spring training for these players. 

Teams are continuing to adhere to the terms of all professional development league license agreements with their affiliates and will be operating their minor league operations uninterrupted.”


Given that is likely still the rules heading into 2027’s possible strike, I would therefore not add anybody to the 40 man roster that’s a prospect but that is not already there. 

Simply because, if there is a baseball strike, particularly an extended strike, those unlucky marginal players who added on the 40 man roster, but will probably start 2027 out in the minors, will be screwed in the process.  They’ll twiddle their thumbs.

A Mitch Voit or an Emilien Pitre, for instance, does not have to be on the 40 man roster yet. (Jefferson Rojas apparently will have to be.) 

So it would be ridiculous to add any one of them to the 40 man roster this September or during the off season. They need to be playing in real games for the entirety of 2027. 

And if there is a strike, that means that all 3 will be playing (and improving) in Syracuse in early April.

As such, with the two added September 1 roster spots, I would only call up Jonah Tong, and Nick Morabito or Ronny Mauricio, this September, as both are on the 40 man rosters. 

Tong, by the way, threw 7 innings of one hit shutout ball, walking 2 and fanning 8. 

Me? I am calling Tong up. Why? He’s terrific.

I’d probably leave Mauricio in Syracuse, however, in hopes he’d put up killer AAA stats and hence look more attractive in a trade.

Jacob Reimer has to be added to the 40 mensch roster this off season, time-wise, to avoid the Rule 5 draft. His extensive missed time over the 2024-26 timeframe has put him in that spot. But they won’t want him called up, to possibly look too good if not added to roster pre-Rule 5, and hence I assume they will not call him up. 

And will add him to the 40. But we will know soon enough.

One possible call up is hulking Dylan Ross, who has been lousy almost all year - until his last handful of excellent outings. Last 4 outings through August 23, 5 innings with just one hit anllowed and no runs. Expanding that, Dylan Ross has been mostly excellent over the last 6 weeks. In AAA. Season #s mean nothing…what have you done for me lately does matter. 13 of last 15 outings, unscored on. Call him up. “Mostly terrible, but good in August” Kodai Senga would likely agree.


The rest will all sort itself out.


What are your thoughts? Please limit yourself to 40 thoughts or less.

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8/29/26

MACK - Let's Revisit - MIF - Emilien Pitre

 


MACK - Let's Revisit - MIF - Emilien Pitre


Émilien Pitre is a 23-year-old French-Canadian infielder and prospect in the New York Mets organization. Background and Path to Pro Baseball
  • Born October 4, 2002, in Repentigny, Quebec (a Montreal suburb). French is his first language.
  • He grew up in a hockey-dominated culture but was drawn more to soccer before focusing on baseball for the challenge of hitting. He played at Félix-Leclerc Secondary School, was part of the Canadian Junior National Team, and trained with Académie Baseball Canada.
  • He played college baseball at the University of Kentucky, where he developed significantly (arriving as a lighter defensive player and leaving as a stronger on-base threat). In 2024 as a junior, he hit .301 with 10 home runs, 58 RBIs, and 26 steals, earning All-SEC honors.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays drafted him in the second round (58th overall) of the 2024 MLB Draft. He signed for about $1.52 million.
Physical Profile and Skills
  • Height/weight: 5'11", 185 lbs.
  • Bats left, throws right.
  • Primarily a second baseman/shortstop (listed as SS in some Mets contexts).
  • Strengths: Excellent plate discipline and contact skills (high walk rates, low strikeout rates), solid speed with base stealing ability, and competent infield defense (good footwork and preparation). Power is limited (projected as more of a gap-to-gap, contact-oriented hitter who might reach around 10 home runs in the majors).
  • Scouting grades (approximate from reports): Hit 55, Power 40, Run 50, Arm 50, Field 50.
Acquisition by the Mets and Recent PerformanceIn early August 2026 (around the trade deadline), the Mets acquired Pitre from the Rays (along with outfielder Aidan Smith and right-hander Gary Gill Hill) in exchange for pitcher Freddy Peralta. He quickly became a ranked prospect in the Mets system (around No. 13–17 depending on the ranking). 2026 season highlights (as of late August):
  • Started in High-A (Bowling Green) and Double-A (Montgomery) with the Rays, showing strong on-base skills and steals.
  • After the trade, he continued producing at Double-A Binghamton (e.g., multi-hit games early on).
  • Combined Double-A slash lines were strong (around .335/.437/.465 in one combined view of his AA time).
  • Overall minor-league career: roughly .289/.390/.409 with solid walk rates.
  • Promoted to Triple-A Syracuse Mets - August 17–18, 2026
He has drawn praise for his hit tool, approach at the plate, and upside as a middle-infield contributor who could contend for playing time (e.g., at second base) if opportunities arise in Queens. 

Mets player development staff have noted his offensive skill set and defensive tools that can play up the middle. 



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Tom Brennan - A Few Stray Notes About Sizzling Mets Youths


SOME YOUTHS’ DORMANT BATS HAVE BECOME VOLCANIC 

I did not see the Mets game last night, but I turned on the 60 Minute Rewind for just a second this morning to see sizzling Carson Benge rope a ball the a scorcher off the wall in right center for a double. 

It always crosses my mind when I see things like that, with a guy in a heated race for rookie of the year, to wonder what would happen if the fences were in a few feet closer, to make it more comparable to Cincinnati, where one of his key opponents for rookie of the year is playing well. A few feet shorter annd that is an 2 run homer instead of a run scoring double.

I only bring this up again in case Steve Cohen decides that he wants to do some more landscaping in the off season and move those fences in just a little bit, to make the part cozier for the hitters. Happy hitters excited fans.


Anyway, it is wise to never give up on a young player during the season. 

Before the last two games of July, I do not think that Yonatan Henriquez could’ve been having a worse year. He was a flop with the bat in Brooklyn. 

But starting with the last two games in July, he’s gone 32 for 101 (.318). He had 10 doubles, seven home runs, 10 walks, and a super duper 27 RBIs in that stretch. A completely and totally different person. Rock on!

Marco Vargas was also doing poorly and was injured much of the season. Then, he got healthy, and in Binghamton, he is a sizzling 26 for his last 80 (.325).  With 9 of 9 in steals.

Both Henriquez and Vargas are switch hitters and still 21. So, while no one talks about them as prospects, maybe they should, based on their recent noted production.

Lastly, Jacob Reimer, even when he finally gets healthy and plays well, is a bit of a head scratcher. He is .297/.372/.378 in August, but with just 4 extra base hits, puzzling for a guy with pop. But he has driven in 17 in 19 August games, so he is producing.

He was also 4 for 11 with 3 XBH in 3 rehab games in late July, so he’s had quite a good stretch.  But I am still waiting for him to break out.

Really lastly, about Chris Suero? .260 with power in August. He must like having good hitters finally surrounding him.

Really, really lastly? Billy Amick’s 2 RBIs last night give him 101 on the season. In just 106 games. Wow.

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Reese Kaplan -- Sometimes You Just Have to Scratch Your Head...


As Mets fans we understand that the 2026 season is already a foregone conclusion. Injuries and poor performances coupled with some poorly negotiated contracts helped assure the Mets would own the basement.  No one is expecting any magic wand to convert the club into a contender overnight.  Even with the near .500 performance under Andy Green it means the club may ascend successfully to mediocrity but October baseball will only be experienced on TV. 

Yesterday I suggested that pitcher Robert Stock had pretty much worn out his welcome as a fifth starter for the Mets.  There’s no way to sugarcoat the results.  He’s currently 0-3 with a 7.40 ERA having given up 27 hits in just over 20 IP while allowing neary 2 runners per inning pitched.  He’s striking out one per inning but he’s also walking more than five.  At age 36 after a few years of playing in Korea and missing time due to injures and incompetence he’s at best a last place team’s strategy of handing assignments to anyone with a pulse.

Imagine the surprise to hear manager Andy Green and POBO David Stearns endorse giving the man another start.  Now there is a practical aspect to this bizarre decision.  Looking at the calendar there are only a few day until the highly restricted September roster expansion.  Giving up yet another game in the won/loss column is evidently a small price to pay for preserving the final four weeks of the season after more players are allowed to join the major league team.  This approach also gives recently successful Jonah Tong another Syracuse start to see if it’s a trend or just a lucky streak. 


However, as bad as thing are and have been, everyone is still optimistic about what can happen during 2027 if there is a season to play.  The successes of players like Carson Benge, A.J. Ewing, Nolan McLean, Christian Scott and Zac Thornton have given the Mets some new core pieces around which to build a successful future.  Veterans like Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto and Bo Bichette complement these younger stars in the making.

What is less clear for now are thing like first base, the bench and the bullpen.  Kodai Senga is obviously off to a great start out there but Devin Williams is still under contract for next season as well. Newcomer Nate Lavender certainly looks like a keeper.  Most of the rest of the pen is very much a work in progress.

Now start to think about the walking wounded.  Is there room in the future for Mark Vientos?  What about the sunk cost of Jorge Polanco?  Is Tylor Megill a viable return candidate?  How about Reed Garrett?

The bench is interesting.  Jared Young certainly has played himself into a return invitation but playing him as a regular is a borderline plan at best.  Others like Ronny Mauricio, Nick Morabito and others have much less clear paths forward.  Brett Baty would be in this category as well. 

Of course the biggest question marks are who gets the lineup pencil and whether or not they acknowledge that David Stearns is in need of a real GM. 


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8/28/26

MACK - Let's Revisit - MIF Mitch Voit

 


MACK - Let's Revisit - MIF Mitch Voit 


Mitch Voit (Mitchell Veblen Voit) is a top New York Mets prospect, a right-handed batting/throwing infielder (primarily second base) currently with the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies.Background
  • Born September 30, 2004, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (age 21). Listed at 6'0", 201 lbs.
  • Attended Whitefish Bay High School (same school as Craig Counsell) and played college baseball at the University of Michigan.
  • Was a two-way player (infielder/pitcher) early in college; threw low-to-mid 90s before internal brace surgery on his right elbow in 2024 essentially ended his pitching path. He focused fully on hitting as a junior in 2025.
  • In 2025 at Michigan: .346/.471/.668 with 14 HR, 14 SB, more walks (40) than strikeouts (34) in 56 games. All-Big Ten First Team and All-Defensive Team; D1Baseball All-America third team. Highest Michigan MLB Draft pick since 2000.
Professional Career
  • Selected by the Mets 38th overall (first-round pick, Comp Balance Tax penalty) in the 2025 MLB Draft. Signed for a $1.75 million bonus (under slot value).
  • 2025 (pro debut): Single-A St. Lucie — .235 AVG, 1 HR, 20 SB in 22 games.
  • 2026: Started at High-A Brooklyn Cyclones (.242/.349/.396 with 11 HR and 36 SB in 76 games). Strong second-half stretch earned a promotion to Double-A Binghamton on July 27.
  • At Double-A: Extremely hot start (including multiple Eastern League Player of the Week awards). Combined 2026 minors stats (as of recent reports) around .278 AVG, .383 OBP, .444 SLG, 12 HR, 42+ SB across levels. Ranks among Mets’ top prospects (around No. 5–6 on MLB Pipeline at promotion time). Known for athleticism, speed, solid defense, contact skills, and developing power.
He’s seen as a potential future everyday middle infielder for the Mets (with second-base questions at the major-league level). Recent notes include a strong return from a brief HBP absence in late August 2026.

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Reese Kaplan -- Some Upcoming Roster Changes Need to Be Made


With the New York Mets in general playing better post the house cleaning the first week of August comes as something of a surprise, there are more roster changes to consider for the final four plus weeks of the season as currently disabled players ready themselves to return from the IL.

The first player who is nearing a return to the lineup is superstar Juan Soto who is taking wind sprints, batting practice and nearing either a rehab assignment or a direct inclusion on the major league roster.

Currently on a rehab assignment Mark Vientos is likely going to have a less clear route back to the club where he has floundered after his hot 27 HR campaign that he’s never been able to replicate. With Jorge Polanco off the roster and Jared Young having become the starting first baseman every day it would seem that DH is really Vientos’ only option.  Yes, Bo Bichette came out with a bruise on his foot but we’ve all seen how poorly Vientos mans the hot corner.

So who would leave to make room for these two major leaguers?  It would appear there are three options.

Chrstopher Morel is a 28 year old AAAA type of player who in parts of five seasons in the majors owns a .219 batting average along with a greater than 33% strikeout rate.  His tenure is on thin ice at best.

Eric Wagaman is another AAAA type who is currently hitting just .191 though he owns a .245 average over parts of three seasons.  With an aggregate of 13 HRs over 595 ABs it would seem he has at best modest power and has not flexed his baseball muscles very much.

Outfielder Cristian Pache may be the most vulnerable of the three of them.  He’s a career .179 hitter over a total of a full year’s worth of ABs without power nor speed.  You could make a case for him leaving for Soto and one of the other two sent to Syracuse for Vientos.

On the pitching side of the equation it is less about injuries and more about competence.  Mid 30s final man on the roster Robert Stock should have made his final start for the Mets after his 7 run fiasco versus the Brewers.  At his age and lack of pedigree the club should have already seen quite enough of him and could instead use the rest of the season to test drive someone else in the fifth starter role.

The obvious in-house candidate right now would be Jonathan Pintaro who served as a starting pitcher for about half of his minor league career.  He was not a stellar prospect but with 31 minor league starts he would seem to be someone at age 28 whose prospect window is likely closed unless he can flash some starting pitching pedigree that surpasses the nearly 7.00 ERA Stock provides.

For now it would seem that the Mets need to begin an earnest evaluation of who should or shouldn’t be under roster consideration for the 2027 season. 


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MACK – THOUGHTS & OTHER TIDBITS

 




MACK – THOUGHTS & OTHER TIDBITS

 

Thoughts

 

Word on the street is that 3B Bo Bichette will NOT opt out and will remain a New York Met in 2027. I love the idea. He’s the perfect bridge candidate to hold down the hot corner next season, but the question being raised already is does this mean the Mets won’t go after a big-time starter to fill the SP-1 slot? Let’s face it… Bichette’s contract is a whopper and could restrict any attempt to sign Tarik Skubal. The true question going forward here is will Steve Cohen become a money-wussie.

Now, all the Mets brass are lighting candles, hoping the injury Bichette was taken out of the game on Wednesday night doesn’t get in the way for a return to wearing a Mets uniform next season.


Look... I'm going to write later on in this report about a bunch of minor league Mets starters who are pitching quite well right now. There is a lot of starter talent in this chain, but the fact remains that:

1. The Mets currently have only 3 decent YOUNG starters in the MLB rotation.

2. The Mets currently have zippo decent starters on the AAA rotation.

3. Every starter at every level has been erratic this season.

4. If you want to win in 2027, you need an ace starter to head this MLB rotation.

5. If you are willing to wait until 2028, you don't need to spend big bucks on a long contract from someone, at best, is in his late 20s.

 

Promotions

 

RP Connor Ware promoted from A-St. Lucie to A+ Brooklyn

RP Carlos Guzman promoted from AA-Binghamton to AAA-Syracuse

P Nate Isler activated and assigned to A-St. Lucie

P Zach Grotchfelt activated and assigned to St. Lucie

RHP Aiden Keenan – promoted from FCL-Mets to A-St. Lucie

RP Saul Garcia from AA-Binghamton to AAA-Syracuse

 

Prospect Color Changes

 

RP Brian Metoyer from BLACK to BLUE

RP Saul Garcia from RED to BLUE

C Chase Meggers from BLACK to BLUE

 

Minor Tidbits

 

AAA/Syracuse RHSP Jack Wenninger is being Jack Wenninger again.

Wenninger’s last outing (Friday) produced five scoreless and hitless innings, while striking out six. He had just come off a brief stint on the IL for a torn fastball, or something like that. My guess is there was a good chance that this was just a manufactured pause after a shitty start.

Me was pulled after 71 pitches which makes of little sense. You’re the SP1 of the team and am throwing a no-hitter and you get yanked? Sooo Mets.

 

Speaking of starters doing good things, it looks like Jonah Tong is finally figuring out to:

1.     Pitch with the AAA baseball

2.     Deal with the AAA umpire situation

3.     Find a decent sushi bar

4.     Mix that new 5-pitch repertoire

Saturday added 5.2 scoreless innings to a string of quality outings and lowered his ERA to 4.86. Forget the ERA and concentrate on the string. Tong may just be ready for the jump again to the Mets rotation.

 

Nd then, on Sunday, it was A+ Brooklyn RHSP Daviel Hurtado’s turn. The 21/year old RED Prospect gave up zero earned runs in 5.2-IP, while striking out five. Hurtado lowered his seasonal ERA to 2.14.  This was his 15th outing and 13th start with the Cyclones and maybe he’s ready to push someone out of the AA-Binghamton rotation before the season ends. There are four BLUE Prospect starters there now… Gary Gill Hill, Noah Hall, R.J. Gordon, Will Watson… but no red ones. Hurtado is a red one. Move the young man.

 

Speaking of Mets starters in recovery mode, AA-Binghamton RHSP, R.J. Gordon seems to be back on track. Sunday brought 6.0-IP, 4-H, 0-R, 5-K, but more important, his last four outings have produced 23-IP, 14-H, 4-ER, 21-K. That translated into a 4-ST, 3-0, 1.57, 0.96 outcome in August. He’s had 18-started this season for the B-Mets. You may see a move here before the season ends.

 

A-St. Lucie catcher, Yovanny Rodriguez, may be beginning to figure out the A-level (these things do take time, ya know). On Tuesday night, he clouted two home runs while going 3-5 overall and knocking in three runs. Sure, his Florida League stats may still be 3-HR, .213, .706-OPS, but his 2-team seasonal stat line reads 11-HR, .261/.809. Not bad for a 19-year old playing stateside for the first time. Me? I truly believe that Rodriguez will be starting Mets catcher, if there is no strike) on opening day 2029.

 

Let’s face it… we may just need to start realizing that the Mets snagged a potential top prospect in 21/yr. old MIF Jefferson Rojas. He hit his 20th AA home run on Tuesday and his combined AA stats through that game were 413-AB, .271-BA, 20-HR, 77-RBI, 18-SB, .819-0PS. Numbers like this, at this level, set him up to become the perfect candidate to follow Bo Bichette at third base after the 2027 season. Such a problem.


In Closing

 

I truly believe that Billy Amick is becoming the new Pete Alonso.

Let’s look at the numbers…  through 2026, Amick has played on three AA/AAA teams. He's had 461 plate appearances, producing 385 at-bats, 138 strikeouts, and 57 walks. This is so Pete. Moreover, he has 87 hits, 16 doubles, 33 homers, and has produced 99 runs batted in. Lastly, he is now playing over 75% of his games on first base. Trust me. This is not a coincidence.

I expect him to be assigned as a first baseman in the off-season Arizona Fall League (AFL) and open up in 2027 on the Mets first base. I also expect him to struggle that first year, hitting only around .220, but producing around 25-HRs.


The blossoming will begin in 2028 and Amick will possibly become the most successful Met obtained during this season’s trading deadline period. 







 

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