Mets call up No. 2 prospect Brett Baty
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Outside of 20-year-old catcher Francisco Álvarez, Baty is the most heralded prospect in the Mets’ farm system. The team could have called up fellow third baseman Mark Vientos, who has been in the organization since 2017 and has more experience than Baty in the upper Minors. But Vientos is striking out at a 30 percent clip at Syracuse, and his defense may be even more of a question. Baty is also left-handed and has been far more effective than Vientos against right-handed pitching, slashing .331/.431/.549 this season in those situations.
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