It’s a big spring for catcher Francisco Alvarez and third baseman Brett Baty. After making their big league debuts last season, the hope is that the Mets’ top prospects will be ready to produce consistently at that level this season.
Alvarez, Baty and others will get plenty of opportunities to make the roster out of camp with so many key players leaving part of the way through to represent their respective countries in the World Baseball Classic. The Mets are losing their entire infield and catcher Omar Narvaez, so the club will use Alvarez, Baty, third baseman Mark Vientos and shortstop Ronny Mauricio heavily during the Grapefruit League season.
The plan for the prospects is to move some of them around the diamond to get them defensive reps at other positions. This makes sense for some of them since the Mets are thin on outfield depth and Vientos could end up slotting in behind Pete Alonso at first base.
