KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Francisco Alvarez is flourishing in a minor league uniform, maybe leaving open solely the query of when he’ll return to the Mets.
The catcher homered for a 3rd time in two video games on Sunday for Triple-A Syracuse, the place he owns a 1.196 OPS in July.
It has additionally been famous by Mets officers that pitching prospect Brandon Sproat’s consecutive excellent begins occurred with Alvarez behind the plate.
Alvarez was optioned by the Mets to Syracuse on June 22 to work on all features of his sport.
“It’s the work ethic, since Day 1 — how positive he has been,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated earlier than the Mets misplaced 3-2 to the Royals. “Everything has been phenomenal. He is doing everything we are asking him to do, and he continues to put himself in a position where like, ‘Hey, you know I am here.’ ”
Requested if Alvarez was a candidate for recall instantly after the All-Star break, Mendoza stated he could be discussing the subject with president of baseball operations David Stearns.
“The good thing is [Alvarez] is doing a lot of the things we are asking him to do,” Mendoza stated.
“He’s watching the film and driving the ball to all fields and defensively there’s been a lot of improvement as well, whether it’s receiving, the blocking, we know the throwing has been there. A lot of good things are happening.”
José Buttó, who was positioned on the injured listing (retroactive to July 1) with an sickness, is scheduled to pitch in a minor league rehab sport on Tuesday for Single-A St. Lucie, in response to Mendoza.
The best-hander might be evaluated afterward for a attainable return to the Mets.
Max Kranick was examined Thursday and is deciding his subsequent step — Tommy John surgical procedure is a chance, in response to Mendoza.
Kranick was positioned on the IL final month with a proper elbow pressure.
Mendoza is ready till later within the week earlier than asserting his beginning pitching alignment popping out of the All-Star break.
Among the many issues for Friday’s sport towards the Reds are if David Peterson is used within the All-Star sport and the way Sean Manaea feels following his 65-pitch look on Sunday in his season debut.
