<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-brett-baty-leaves-diamondbacks-game-concerning-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brett Baty leaves Mets-Diamondbacks game with concerning injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Mets-news-Brett-Baty-leaves-Diamondbacks-game-with-concerning-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Brett Baty leaves Mets-Diamondbacks game with concerning injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-13T19:40:03-07:00">September 13th, 7:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-13T19:40:03-07:00">September 13th, 7:40pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2023 season has not been kind to the New York Mets. The roster for this team was loaded heading into the season, but early injuries derailed everything and it’s been a disappointing season in New York. The Mets had playoff aspirations heading into the season, but unfortunately, that’s not going to happen. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-free-agent-targets-2024" rel="noopener">Right now, the Mets</a> are 66-78 and sit 29 games back of the first place Atlanta Braves in the National League East division. The wild card standings are looking much better as New York is eight games out of the final spot, but still, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-new-york-poaches-brewers-gm-david-stearns-for-new-president-role" rel="noopener">Mets are not going to</a> be making the postseason this year.</p><p>This season has been bad enough, but to make matters even worse, Mets third baseman Brett Baty <a href="https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1702136972272079273" rel="noopener">left Wednesday’s game</a> against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a groin injury, according to Anthony DiComo on Twitter. Baty was experiencing left groin soreness and he will have an MRI done to figure out what the issue is.</p><p>In a season like this one, the last thing you want is players to get injured at the end of the year when the games don’t really mean anything. At this point, the Mets were hoping to build momentum at the end of the season to start getting ready for next year, and injuries right now are the worst scenario.</p><p>This season, Brett Baty has struggled a bit at the plate for the Mets. He is hitting just .212 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs, but this is a step up from last year as he hit .184 in his little time playing with the team. In the field, Baty has nine errors at third base on 130 attempts which is good for a .955 field percentage. Hopefully his groin soreness is nothing serious and he can make his return to the Mets lineup sooner rather than later. The last thing this team needs is more injuries.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brett Baty leaves Mets-Diamondbacks game with concerning injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-new-yorks-brett-baty-roster-call-up-september');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets’ Brett Baty roster move will excite fans amid otherwise forgettable season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Star-eyes.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets’ Brett Baty roster move will excite fans amid otherwise forgettable season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-31T13:44:25-07:00">August 31st, 1:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-31T13:44:25-07:00">August 31st, 1:44pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>To say the New York Mets underachieved this season with be an understatement. But while playoffs might be out of the picture, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-make-several-front-office-moves-amid-failed-2023-season" rel="noopener">Mets still wanted to ensure</a> they ended their season in exciting fashion.</p><p>In doing so, New York is <a href="https://twitter.com/mikemayer22/status/1697327016482111545" rel="noopener">planning to call up</a> top prospect Brett Baty on Friday, via Mike Mayer of Metsmerized. Baty’s call up corresponds with MLB rosters expanding at the start of September.</p><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-mets-pete-alonso-trade-stance-eye-opening-new-report" rel="noopener">Mets out of contention</a>, they have more of an incentive to see what their future might hold. Getting another chance in the majors, Baty will have an opportunity to prove why he should start next season with the big league club.</p><p>To earn that opportunity, Baty will look to improve on the performance he put on with the Mets earlier this season. Through 86 games, Baty hit just .216 with seven home runs and 27 RBI. Including his first 11 games in the majors back in 2022, Baty is hitting .212 with nine home runs and 32 RBI through his first 97 games with the Mets.</p><p>However, Baty is still just 23-years-old. He ranked as the team’s <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/2022/mets/" rel="noopener">second-best prospect</a> behind just Francisco Alvarez heading into the season, via MLB Pipeline. Furthermore, Baty has tore it up at the Triple-A level this season, hitting .298 with 10 home runs and 31 RBI through 26 games.</p><p>At 61-73 the Mets won’t be competing for anything this season. However, they’ll at least get a solid look at the potentially near future of their ball club. Brett Baty is looking for his name to be written into New York’s future plans in pen. The end of the season will give the top prospect an opportunity to once again prove he belongs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets’ Brett Baty roster move will excite fans amid otherwise forgettable season

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Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As one of the best prospects in the New York Mets system, Brett <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-brett-baty-can-breathe-sigh-of-relief-with-injury-update" rel="noopener">Baty has the potential</a> to be a difference maker for a long time. With injuries and underperformance currently hurting their roster, the Mets have decided to see <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-francisco-alvarez-brett-baty-5-must-watch-prospects-spring-training" rel="noopener">what they have in Baty</a> sooner rather than later.</p><p>The Mets <a href="https://twitter.com/martinonyc/status/1647648433459679232?cxt=HHwWgMC-8ajhz90tAAAA" rel="noopener">have called up</a> Baty from AAA, via Andy Martino of SNY. Baty was raking at the AAA level before his call up, hitting .400 with five home runs, 15 RBI and two stolen bases over nine games.</p><p>Baty got his first taste of the MLB level with the Mets last season. His first taste of the big leagues lasted 11 games, as he hit .184 with two home runs and five RBI. Baty will now look for his scorching start at the AAA level to transfer to the Mets. Calling him up this early in the season, New York will give their top prospect a much longer leash than 11 games.</p><p>With the way Eduardo Escobar has been hitting, Baty will have an opportunity to supplant him at third base. Escobar has hit .167 with a home run and six RBI over the first 13 games of the season. He has more strikeouts (12) than he does hits (5). With Baty having 182 minor league games of experience at third base, the Mets could look to jump start their offense at the hot corner. Alongside third base, Baty has spent some time in the outfield.</p><p>Regardless if he is immediately inserted in the lineup, Brett Baty will be a major addition to the Mets. He is ranked as the second-best prospect in their organization and the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/top100/" rel="noopener">19th-best</a> prospect in all of baseball, via MLB Pipeline. As the Mets chase a World Series, they’ll look to Baty for an early season spark.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets make major Brett Baty decision

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This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets have not particularly been off to the strongest of starts during the 2023 campaign. Through six games, they have gone 3-3. Of course, there is plenty of baseball left to be played. But after getting shut out in two consecutive games by the Milwaukee Brewers, the last thing the Mets will need is a serious injury to one of their most promising prospects in Brett Baty, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-new-york-no-2-prospect-brett-baty-injury" rel="noopener">injured his thumb</a> in his latest game for the Mets’ Triple-A affiliate in Syracuse.</p><p>Nevertheless, the latest injury report on the 23-year old third baseman should cause Mets fans to breathe a sigh of relief. According to Tim Britton of The Athletic, the imaging on Baty’s thumb “<a href="https://twitter.com/TimBritton/status/1643638088969715717" rel="noopener">did not show any structural damag</a>e” and that he’s simply day-to-day with inflammation on his right thumb.</p><p>What made this such a pressing point of concern for the Mets was that this was the same thumb Brett Baty injured last September, when he received a call-up to the majors after tearing the cover off the ball in all minor league levels. Baty’s 2022 major league cup of coffee went cold quickly when he needed to undergo surgery to repair a torn ligament.</p><p>Before Baty injured his thumb, the 23-year old third baseman was once again back to his eye-popping offensive exploits in the minors, further proving that he’s ready for the big time. In 17 plate appearances thus far for the Syracuse Mets, Baty has tallied an impressive .400/.471/.867 slash line.</p><p>Baty even had a stellar Spring Training showing, hitting for a .325/.460/.425 slash line across 50 plate appearances; instead, the Mets <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/brett-baty-mark-vientos-optioned-mets-triple-a-syracuse" rel="noopener">decided to option him back</a> to the minors to work on his defense. Of course, it also helps that they aren’t yet using up his service time.</p><p>Nevertheless, it’s only a matter of time before Baty takes over on the hot corner, and this thumb injury doesn’t seem like it would delay the Mets’ plans at all. Eduardo Escobar, the Mets’ incumbent third baseman, should get to hitting, as Baty will definitely be coming for his position as soon as he recovers fully from his thumb injury.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets top prospect Brett Baty can breathe sigh of relief with injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-francisco-alvarez-brett-baty-5-must-watch-prospects-spring-training');   ga('set', 'title', 'Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty among Mets’ 5 must-watch prospects in Spring Training');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Francisco-Alvarez-Brett-Baty-among-Mets-5-must-watch-prospects-in-Spring-Training.jpg"></figure><h1>Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty among Mets’ 5 must-watch prospects in Spring Training</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-08T08:49:23-08:00">February 8th, 8:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-08T08:50:25-08:00">February 8th, 8:50am</time><address><a>Jim Cerny</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s much excitement <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/from-justin-verlander-to-kodai-senga-grading-mets-mlb-free-agency-moves" rel="noopener">around the New York Mets</a> as they get ready to open Spring Training next week. Much of that excitement is stirred by a bevy of offseason additions, including reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander. But there’s reason to be juiced by several of the Mets’ top prospects, too. We’ll examine who the must-watch prospects are at Mets Spring Training.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="es">Francisco Álvarez, Brett Baty, and Mark Vientos are in the cages this morning. <a href="https://t.co/UjyUApC1FH">pic.twitter.com/UjyUApC1FH</a></p><p>— SNY (@SNYtv) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/1622977149908004865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Keith Law ranked the Mets’ prospect list as <a href="https://theathletic.com/4138444/2023/02/02/mlb-farm-system-ranking-prospects/">15th-best</a> in MLB. It’s a top-heavy group of prospects. Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty and Mark Vientos are knocking on the door of the Major Leagues, and Ronny Mauricio is probably a year behind them. Young stud Alex Ramirez was invited to major league Spring Training, as was the Mets’ top pick last year, Kevin Parada. They represent the next wave of New York’s best prospects.</p><p>That said, let’s dig into who the must-watch prospects at Mets Spring Training.</p><h2><b>5. Grant Hartwig – P</b></h2><p>Grant Hartwig is the No. 22 Mets prospect per MLB Pipeline and ranks 11th among pitchers. He deserves a close look this spring because he very well could be in the majors at some point this season.</p><p>The 25-year-old, who was an undrafted free agent out of Miami (Ohio) in 2021, had an eye-opening first full professional season in 2022. He pitched at four levels, from Single-A St. Lucie to Triple-A Syracuse, and combined for a 1.75 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and .187 batting average against in 39 appearances (56 1/3 innings). He struck out 83 batters and allowed just one home run.</p><p>He only pitched in two games in Triple-A, so it’ll be interesting to see how he fares against big-league hitters this spring. Expect him to start the season in Syracuse, where he’ll be a phone call away from joining the Mets, a distinct possibility with an organization that is light on quality arms in the upper levels of its system.</p><h2><b>4. Ronny Mauricio – SS/3B</b></h2><p>The MVP of the Dominican Winter League, Ronny Mauricio is the Mets’ No. 6 prospect. The switch-hitter had his best minor league season in 2022, hitting 26 home runs, stealing 20 bases and driving in 89 runs at Double-A Binghamton. He is an electric player and long been considered an intriguing prospect.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ronny Mauricio homers in the Dominican League!</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLBPipeline</a>) <a href="https://t.co/nkoG9SGL2q">pic.twitter.com/nkoG9SGL2q</a></p><p>— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1583968481485393920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Mauricio still has plenty to work on with his game. He’s a free swinger, undisciplined at the plate and will face a big challenge as a 22-year-old in Triple-A this season. He needs to get on base more (.296 OBP last season), strike out less (125 times in 2022) and refine his vast skill set. He may also need to learn a new position with Francisco Lindor set at shortstop for the next decade in Queens.</p><p>Spring Training will be an opportunity to see how his MVP season in Winter Ball carries over and provide a glimpse of what’s in the Mets’ future, perhaps as early as 2024.</p><h2><b>3. Kevin Parada – C</b></h2><p>The Mets selected Kevin Parada in the first round (No. 11 overall) of the 2022 draft. So, this will be his first big-league camp. Naturally, there will be plenty of eyeballs on him, especially after he was ranked as the No. 3 catcher prospect by MLB Pipeline. That gives the Mets two of the top three prospects at the position, along with Francisco Alvarez (No. 1).</p><p>A standout hitter in college at Georgia Tech, Parada could advance quickly through the system. In 55 plate appearances after being drafted, he slashed .275/.429/.455. He could start the season at Double-A Binghamton, but there’s no reason to rush Parada with Alvarez ahead of him.</p><p>One thing to watch this spring is how Parada looks behind the dish, where it has been reported he still needs work. It’ll be fun to compare Parada and Alvarez, each of whom is 21, and try to predict who might be the No. 1 Mets catcher in a few years, and who could be the full-time DH.</p><h2><b>2. Francisco Alvarez – C</b></h2><p>Francisco Alvarez is the Mets’ top prospect and the No. 1 catcher prospect in all of baseball. So, why isn’t he atop our list of must-watch prospects at Mets Spring Training? The reason is about splitting hairs with third baseman Brett Baty, really. Baty will be battling Eduardo Escobar for the starting role in Queens, and it’s pretty much a given that Alvarez will begin the season at Triple-A after listening to GM Billy Eppler speak recently.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="ro">BP for Francisco Álvarez 💪 <a href="https://t.co/4OLnJ6TFKC">pic.twitter.com/4OLnJ6TFKC</a></p><p>— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1622613662279122952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That said, all eyes will be on the stud catcher from Venezuela, who said a few weeks ago he plans on starting the season in New York. The 21-year-old blitzed through the Mets’ minor league system and has hit (.274/.384/.526 in three seasons) and hit for power (51 homers the past two seasons) at each level. He was overmatched against the Atlanta Braves in a late September call-up to the Mets, but there’s zero concern he won’t hit in the bigs.</p><p>Alvarez needs to work on his defense, pitch framing and calling of a game, the main reasons why he’s almost assured a ticket back to Syracuse after camp. But the sense is he’ll contribute to the Mets this season. It starts for him in Spring Training, when his every move will be analyzed.</p><h2><b>1. Brett Baty – 3B</b></h2><p>Let’s start with this: it’s highly likely that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-brett-baty-epic-hr-shows-that-michael-harris-isnt-the-only-impactful-rookie-in-the-nl-east" rel="noopener">Brett Baty</a> begins the year in Triple-A. In fact, the 23-year-old has fewer at-bats (22) at the Triple-A level than Alvarez. And with a solid veteran like Escobar on the roster, there’s no reason to rush Baty.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Is this a magical year or is this a magical year? Brett Baty homers on the first swing of his major league career.</p><p>Goosebumps. <a href="https://t.co/cZBYoOwX0T">pic.twitter.com/cZBYoOwX0T</a></p><p>— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGelbs/status/1560049800493547520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>But like Alvarez, expect Baty to contribute this season at the big-league level. Don’t discount him winning the job outright in Spring Training, which makes him the No. 1 must-watch prospect in camp.</p><p>There’s so much to like about Baty, their first-round pick (No. 12 overall) in the 2019 draft. He killed it at Double-A last season (.312/.406/.544) and has filled out physically, making him a power threat now (19 home runs at Binghamton, two in 38 at-bats with the Mets), to go along with a smooth stroke to all fields. Plus, he seems super motivated, undeterred by the fact the Mets nearly signed Carlos Correa for the next dozen years to play his position.</p><p>Let’s see how Baty delivers under the spotlight when Mets Spring Training begins next week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.353	4	11	1.186	1

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