New York Mets Top Prospect Francisco Alv

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18.10.2022 @ 08.45

A tough break.According to multiple reports, Mets top prospect catcher Francisco Alvarez is dealing with ankle injury that could cause him https://www.prohurricanessto… to mi s significant time.As reported, Alvarez will undergo testing in New York in the next few days. The Mets, who don't believe the injury is anything serious, will then determine whether to sit him for the rest of the season or not.Overall, the 20-year-old backstop has posted a .859 OPS and 24 home runs acro s 99 games between https://www.prohurricanessto… Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse in 2022. However, since being promoted to Triple-A, Alvarez was hitting an anemic .180 prior to injuring his ankle.Per multiple sources, Alvarez still needed to face more out-pitch breaking balls in the minors, before being deemed https://www.prohurricanessto… ready for a call-up. He also must continue to develop his receiving/framing skills behind the dish.Scroll to ContinueAlvarez is currently MLB Pipeline's No. 1 prospect in all of baseball. The hope is https://www.prohurricanessto… that he will not mi s the rest of the season, so he can continue to develop in https://www.prohurricanessto… the minor leagues in order to potentially be ready for the big-leagues by Opening Day 2023. The chances of Alvarez making his major league debut for the Mets in 2022 now appears to be slim to none due to injury, development and performance.-- -