The New York Mets are next on our Players Likely to Debut series. In case you missed it, here’s a look at all the teams that we have covered so far.
AL East: Red Sox — Yankees — Orioles — Blue Jays — Rays
NL East: Marlins — Braves — Phillies
Below, you will find a list of three prospects from the respective organization. Each prospect will have a number score next to their name — this number will represent the estimated amount of time we anticipate that player seeing at the big-league level. Players that have already made their big-league debut will not be included on this list.
BREAKDOWN OF TIME ON ROSTER SCORES:
1 — September call-ups / guys that are likely to see less than 20-25 games on the roster
2 — 1/4 of the season (roughly 40 games on roster)
3 — 1/2 of the season (roughly 80 games on roster)
4 — 3/4 of the season (roughly 120 games on roster)
5 — Full season on the MLB roster
New York Mets
Position — Name (Time on Roster Score)
LHP-Thomas Szapucki (4)
Szapucki came back from Tommy John to post some solid strikeout numbers between three levels in 2019, and was healthy in 2020 at the team’s alternate camp. He features a fastball, a sweeping slurve, and a changeup that he has been working on. There’s a strong chance he could make the rotation out of camp, but if not, he would be a good arm out of the bullpen with a fastball that can touch 95mph.
3B-Brett Baty (1)
Baty, the first-round draft pick in 2019 and the first pick at third baseman by the Mets since David Wright, was added to the 60-man roster in 2020. He has a slugger’s build at 6’3, 215 lbs and based on reports, seems to be a bat-first profile. Depending on how the Mets are doing in the standings in September, and if Baty hits in his newest assignment, he could see a few at-bats in September. Now I don’t see him lighting it up but the Mets could call him for the exposure.
RHP-Sam McWilliams (3)
The Mets got into a bidding war for McWilliams when they signed him in December 2020. The 6’7 right-hander got the attention of teams by sharing his Trackman data from the Rays alternate site and it stood out. McWilliams has touched 99 MPH and features a four-seam fastball and a slider. He, more than likely, will be a bullpen arm.
Notable:
Catcher Patrick Mazeika could get a call up at some point. The 27-year-old catcher should get the opportunity to see what he can do at the major league level. Another catcher to get to know in the system is Francisco Alvarez.
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