While the Mets’ The programming planned for the opening day does not currently present a very praised prospect Luisangel AcuñaIt seems that the team does not intend to restrict its opportunities to play at the level of the major leagues the coming season.
Detal manager Carlos Mendoza shared his expectations for Acuña at the Amazin ‘Day on Saturday afternoon at the Citi Field, revealing that the 22-year-old is one of the young people who will compete in the team in the spring training team. But that’s not all: Mendoza placed the particularly high bar for Acuña.
“He will play an important role, he will play a huge role,” said Mendoza. “I said (Jeff) McNeil Go be a large part of our team – Luisangel is there too. We do not stop saying that young players will have opportunities. Luisangel will have his. He takes bullets on the ground at the third goal, so he is part of this mixture. He showed us that he could play at this level and he will continue to have opportunities. “
Acuña, who made his MLB debut last September and provided the Mets an essential spark in just 14 games, has demonstrated his talents even more offseason. The rapid utility prospered in the Venezuelan winter league, with an average of .337/.419/.495 with three circuits, five doubles, 18 stolen goals and 17 points produced in 31 games.
His cup of coffee in the Queens and his positive impact also arrived at a timely moment, while the food forced Acuña to act while Francisco Lindor Relicated with a back injury. During its brief passage in the big league, Acuña produced an impressive .966 ops with six additional strokes in 40 marble appearances and offered a stable defense in the middle.
For the moment, the role of Acuña in 2025 is indeterminate. By taking rehearsals in the third goal, he joined Brett Baty And Ronny Mauricio as internal options for the hot corner, assuming that the food does not keep the hitter Pete Alonso And Marc Venos becomes a candidate for the first goal. Regarding the second goal, Acuña competes with the veteran McNeil.
A good performance at the camp will only strengthen the status of Acuña, although the president of baseball operations of the dishes David Stearns I took the time to congratulate him During a round table to Citi Field on Saturday.
“That Acouna arrives and intervenes – let’s put aside the offensive contributions for a second – to play this type of defense that he made in situations with such a strong lever effect, it is really impressive,” said Stearns. “That a young player finds himself in this situation, for the first time in the big leagues, and does what he did in a very positive way on what he can do in the future.”
