The New York Mets are calling up infield prospect Mark Vientos to help them as they try to turn a disappointing season around.
Vientos, the owner of a .333/.416/.688 line with a 1.104 OPS and 13 home runs in 166 Triple-A plate appearances, has the potential to help in that regard.
He should not be seen as the Mets’ savior: their issues go deeper than just having a powerful young prospect in the bigs.
They have suffered countless injuries, they have aging veterans, and they are not deep enough in certain areas.
Having Vientos around, however, can help inject some talent into the lineup.
Fans, of course, offered their takes on Twitter and mostly welcomed the kid to Queens.
BTW I’m not expecting Mark Vientos to turn this season around I’m just hoping watching him will be less brutally boring than watching Tommy Pham.
— #WriteInNimmo (@WriteInNimmo) May 17, 2023
As stated: Vientos alone won’t save the Mets, but he can be the start of something good.
The kid is really talented, even though he struggled with a .546 OPS in 41 trips to the plate in the majors last season.
As most prospects, Vientos doesn’t come without flaws, and it’s important to keep this in mind to somewhat temper expectations.
The power is great, but his plate discipline makes it hard to buy in hard
Mark Vientos in AAA (min 75 BIP, 156 Batters):
90th EV: 109.5 mph (98)
Max EV: 112.8 mph (90)
Barrel%: 16.4% (98)Z-Contact%: 78.0% (15)
Z-Swing%: 69.2% (65)
O-Swing%: 28.4% (51)
Whiff%: 28.1% (29)— Thomas Nestico (@TJStats) May 17, 2023
He hits the ball really hard, but he is still trying to learn and adjust.
Still, it’s hard to ignore the ceiling because it’s considerable.
Mets fans all over the country and the world are already excited, as another one of their young crew of position player prospects will be showcasing his talent in the majors.
We finally get to see Mark Vientos, Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty all in the starting lineup tonight for the New York Mets #LGM pic.twitter.com/Ck0D7NFI4w
— Nathan💫 #OhtaniToQueens (@MarteMoonshot) May 17, 2023
Fans are generally happy to see Vientos get another chance in MLB, as he adds potential and increased the lineup’s ceiling considerably.
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