WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Bohan Adderley isn’t probably the most distinguished Mets prospect, having simply signed with the group final 12 months.
However the 18-year-old from the Bahamas already has some fairly good main league connections.
The Nassau native is shut with Jazz Chisholm Jr. and is regularly in contact with the Yankees infielder, as Chisholm grew up taking part in with Adderley’s older brother Bakari in The Bahamas.
“I’ve known him since he was a little kid,” Chisholm mentioned Sunday. “Seeing what he’s doing right now, I’m pretty happy for him. … Bro, I watched this man turn into a man. I watched him go from being like 5-foot-1 to being freaking 6-foot in the next year. It was crazy.”
Now a lanky 6-foot-3 infielder, the youthful Adderley performed final 12 months within the Dominican Summer season League and figures to graduate to the Florida Complicated League this 12 months.
On Sunday, he took half within the Spring Breakout at CACTI Park of the Palm Seashores, together with many different prime Mets prospects, the place they confronted among the Washington Nationals’ finest younger gamers.
The righty-swinging Adderley stood out with 27 stolen bases in 47 video games.
Nobody on the group had greater than 16.
“That’s always been part of my game,” Adderley mentioned. “My goal is to showcase it as much as I can.”
He’s additionally trying to have larger self-discipline on the plate and to change into calmer on the sector.
“I want to show what I can do,” Adderley mentioned. “Last year, I didn’t do that as much as I wanted to. I’m an emotional player. I have to learn to keep my composure when I go through the ups and downs.”
Having Chisholm to lean on ought to assist.
“I try to talk to him every day,” Adderley mentioned. “To pick his brain, learn from him, use him as a tool.”
Chisholm likened Adderley to prime Rangers prospect, shortstop Sebastian Walcott, 19.
“I think he’s going to be really good,” Chisholm mentioned. “I think he’s gonna be exactly like Sebastian. That’s the goal I got for him. Sebastian’s been doing his thing, so hopefully he can get to that.”
Ryan Lambert is seen by some as a future nearer — and he actually has the arm.
The 22-year-old right-hander, drafted within the eighth spherical final 12 months, mentioned Sunday that he topped out at 102 mph at Oklahoma whereas dealing with Wichita State.
He mentioned he’s “pretty curious” to see if he can throw any more durable.
“I’m an adrenaline guy,” Lambert mentioned. “I love big situations. I think they bring the best out of you. You feel really nervous, harness that energy and you never know what can happen. Who knows what I’ll touch in the future?”
Ryan Clifford hit a homer to lifeless heart, exhibiting the lefty energy that’s made him one of many prime prospects within the Mets system.
— Further reporting by Greg Joyce in Tampa
