The Mets look better, but suddenly, they seriously need left-handed relief. Their two main pen southpaws, AJ Minter and Danny Young, revealed they had injuries that allowed them to be put aside throughout the season.
The hope is that just signed Brooks Laurie helped them promote another veteran, Genesis Cabrera. There's a slim picking there. If the injured oriole falls further, Keegan Akin and Gregory Soto may make sense, but most non-contenders lack a strong pen left wing.
Mets people say they are not worried about top-ranked prospect Brandon Sprout despite an ERA of 5.48 and slower speeds. They attribute the rough start of the right sprout to Syracuse weather.
St. Lucy Mets RHP Raymontgomez is not ranked in any way among top 30 Mets prospects, but he hits a minors record of 104.5 mph and looks like “man” as they say. …
