JUPITER, Fla. — Francisco Alvarez, 20 years old and without a game at Double-A yet under his big belt, was never going to make the Mets out of camp. Still, in the catcher’s few weeks of play with t…
JUPITER, Fla. — Francisco Alvarez, 20 years old and without a game at Double-A yet under his big belt, was never going to make the Mets out of camp.Buck Showalter recently compared the top prospect to longtime major leaguer Jimmy Wynn — the “Toy Cannon” in the 1960s and ’70s with prodigious power from a 5-foot-9 frame. Alvarez, who appeared in five Grapefruit League games and went 1-for-4 with a home run, was among the 11 cut from major league camp Monday.
“He knows — most of it is the receiving,” the Mets manager said before Tuesday’s game against the Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium. “He’s showing he’s got a chance to be an offensive force and got good arm strength and got great energy. “But [he needs to work on] just the things you’ve got to do to make pitchers confident to throw to you. And he’s got that, he’ll figure that out. He’s got a chance to be a really good one.”
Alvarez, who posted an .889 OPS with 22 homers in 84 games with High-A Brooklyn last year, likely will begin his season at Double-A Binghamton.
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