Mets Daily Prospect Report, 4/21/23: One Alex good, one Alex bad

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (11-7)

GAME 1: DURHAM 8, SYRACUSE 4 / 7 (BOX)

Alex Valverde’s poor start was too much for the Mets to overcome in Game 1. Hurt by a Ronny Mauricio error, Valverde gave up six runs in only three innings. A three-run home run by Luke Ritter inched things closer, but a couple more late runs sealed the Mets’ fate in this one.

• CF Khalil Lee: 0-5, 2 K
• LF Danny Mendick: 0-3, R, BB
• 3B Mark Vientos: 2-3, 2B, BB
• 2B Jonathan Arauz: 0-2, RBI, BB
• RF Jaylin Davis: 3-4, R, 2B
• SS Ronny Mauricio: 1-4, R, E (5)
• 1B Luke Ritter: 1-3, R, HR (1), 3 RBI, BB, 2 K
• DH Carlos Cortes: 2-4, K, SB
• C Nick Meyer: 1-4, 2 K
• RHP Alex Valverde: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, L (1-1)
• RHP Nolan Clenney: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
• RHP Seth Elledge: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

GAME 2: SYRACUSE 3, DURHAM 1 / 7 (BOX)

The second half of the doubleheader was a much cleaner affair all around, and the Mets came out on top this time. Michael Perez’s two-run home run in fifth proved to be the decider, while spring training star Grant Hartwig recorded his second save of the year (though he did give up a run, only the second he’s allowed so far in 2023).

• CF Lorenzo Cedrola: 0-3, 2 K
• DH Danny Mendick: 1-3, R, 2B, SB (2)
• 1B Mark Vientos: 0-3, 2 K
• 1B Luke Ritter: 0-0
• 2B Jonathan Arauz: 0-2, RBI
• RF Jaylin Davis: 0-3, 2 K
• SS Ronny Mauricio: 1-1, R, CS (2)
• C Michael Perez: 1-2, R, HR (1), 2 RBI
• 3B Jose Peraza: 0-2
• LF Carlos Cortes: 0-1, BB, K
• RHP David Griffin: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
• LHP Josh Walker: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, W (1-0)
• RHP Grant Hartwig: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, S (2)

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (5-7)

HARTFORD 1, BINGHAMTON 0 (BOX)

Three hits for your whole offense isn’t gonna get it done, no other way to slice it. That said, the Mets’ pitching performance wasn’t quite as good as it appeared; Dominic Hamel lasted only four innings and had more walks than strike outs, and the bullpen relied more on batted ball luck than any sort of dominant performance.

• SS Wyatt Young: 0-3, BB, K, SB (2)
• DH Matt Rudick: 0-3, BB, K
• 1B JT Schwartz: 1-4, 2B, K
• LF Brandon McIlwain: 1-4, K
• RF Tanner Murphy: 0-4, 3 K
• 3B Mateo Gil: 0-4
• 2B Branden Fryman: 0-4
• CF Rowdey Jordan: 1-2, BB
• C Matt O’Neill: 0-2, BB, K
• RHP Dominic Hamel: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, L (0-2)
• RHP Sammy Tavarez: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• RHP Hunter Parsons: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (4-8)

BROOKLYN 7, WILMINGTON 1 (BOX)

I’m not quite sure how Brooklyn scored seven runs in this one. They had only seven hits, only one of which went for extra bases (a double from Cesar Berbesi). Three walks helps but isn’t an astounding total. Wilmington made only one error and didn’t allow a stolen base. Bunching the majority of your offense in one inning will help, and that’s basically what the Cyclones did in the five run six inning. Alex Ramirez had the only real standout performance, driving in three with a pair of singles.

• 2B Kevin Kendall: 1-4, R, K
• CF Alex Ramirez: 2-4, R, 3 RBI
• DH Kevin Parada: 0-3, RBI, K
• RF Jaylen Palmer: 0-3, R, BB, 3 K
• C Drake Osborn: 0-2, RBI, BB
• 3B Chase Estep: 0-3, RBI, BB, K
• 1B Warren Saunders: 1-4, RBI
• LF Joe Suozzi: 1-4, 2 R, E (1)
• SS Cesar Berbesi: 2-3, 2 R, 2B, K
• RHP Raimon Gomez: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
• RHP Trey McLoughlin: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W (1-0)
• RHP Jace Beck: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• LHP Harris Brodey: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Single-A: St. Lucie Mets (4-8)

LAKELAND 6, ST. LUCIE 3 (BOX)

Bit of an ugly game here, particularly for my personal brand. Back at shortstop, Jett Williams committed a pair of errors, and Jacob Reimer booted a ball at third as well. On the flip side, at least Jordany Ventura looked better, though he’s still struggling to find the strike zone a bit. Seven strikeouts in three innings is at least a little exciting regardless.

• SS Jett Williams: 1-4, RBI, BB, K, 2 E (4)
• 2B Kevin Villavicencio: 0-5, 3 K
• 3B Jacob Reimer: 1-3, BB, E (4)
• RF Carlos Dominguez: 1-1, SB (2)
• PR-RF Adrian Hernandez: 0-2, 2 R, BB, K, SB (1)
• DH Junior Tilien: 0-2, BB
• LF Jefrey De Los Santos: 0-4, 2 K
• 1B Eduardo Salazar: 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, K
• C Fernando Villalobos: 0-4, 3 K
• CF Rhylan Thomas: 3-4, R, 2B
• RHP Jordany Ventura: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
• RHP Jawilme Ramirez: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, L (0-1)
• RHP Miguel Alfonseca: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• LHP Brian Gursky: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Star of the Night

Alex Ramirez

Goat of the Night

Alex Valverde