Author: Spencer Reyes
Editor: Aaron Mesco
Mets fans have a lot to be excited about for the 2021 season, and they can watch how their new team will shape up in Spring Training. The Mets have made a lot of moves within the organization to contend in the postseason by adding a big group of MLB veterans and upgrading their farm system.
Although he has only played in five games, Mark Vientos is doing the best out of the rookie prospects with a batting average of an even .500 as a designated hitter. He traditionally is a third baseman, but so far hasn’t played in the field in 2021. His fielding counterpart, 19-year-old shortstop Ronny Mauricio, has been lighting it up on defense and has shown a lot of promise as the next shortstop for the Mets. He has a lot to prove after the Mets dealt away Amed Rosario and Andres Gimenez, who made up the shortstop core in New York. So far, Mauricio has led the rookies to success with a .375 batting average.
A lot of other prospects like Pete Crow-Armstrong, Khalil Lee, and Johneshwy Fargas are still easing into big-league status, but other players like Jake Hager have become accustomed to hitting well against major league pitchers. He even was able to capitalize on his birthday and hit a home run the same day as Pete Alonso hit a grand slam against Houston. You can definitely expect to see more playing time for the top 100 prospect duo of Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez, as they are the shining stars of the future for the New York Mets.
As Spring Training progresses, we will see more prospects shine with playing time, as the Mets manager Luis Rojas has been very open to giving a decent amount of playing time for young players, even if they aren’t slated to make the opening day roster for 2021. It will be interesting to see how all of these new Mets will play with one another and show their future worth for New York. Stay tuned to the Sport and Mets Universes to listen, watch, and read about the progress of these young guns.
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