Francisco Alvarez, Photo by Dan Fritz

It’s no secret that New York Mets star prospects Brett Baty and Francisco Álvarez were amongst the top of the league when it came to talent and potential. As the two were given the opportunity to team up again, along with another top prospect Ronny Mauricio, they’ve created a black hole for pitchers in the middle of this Brooklyn Cyclones lineup.

While Mauricio finds himself struggling as of late, Baty and Álvarez continue to scorch opposing pitchers. Going into Friday night’s game against the Wilmington Blue Rocks, Álvarez and Baty have recorded the two hardest-hit baseballs this year for the Cyclones. Francisco’s being a 112.5 MPH double and Brett’s being a 111.2 MPH ground out.

As of yesterday, these are the hardest hit balls for the Cyclones this season. Francisco Álvarez and Brett Baty find themselves on it 13 times. Baty has a lot more “hard hit” balls, but the chart only shows 105 MPH and above. #Mets #MetsTwitter @Metsmerized @Mets_Minors pic.twitter.com/7zbV3JlcAK

— Joseph Langan (@JosephLangan2) June 19, 2021

The dominance for the two doesn’t stop there, though, as Álvarez and Baty find themselves on the hardest hit baseballs chart for Brooklyn 13 times. With each going for 105 MPH or more, it’s no surprise that the two find themselves amongst the hard-hit percentage leaders in all of Minor League Baseball.

Another line-drive hit off the bat of Francisco Álvarez. He puts the Cyclones in the hit column in the bottom of the second. #Brooklyn #Cyclones #Mets #MetsTwitter @Mets_Minors pic.twitter.com/DHVcoyfiG6

— Joseph Langan (@JosephLangan2) June 9, 2021

Sports Info Solutions gathered data across the MiLB and put together the top five prospects who lead in the hard-hit percentage category. Being the only Single-A players on the graphic, Álvarez and Baty sit at numbers two and three, respectively. The two are surrounded by major league-ready talent, with Keibert Ruiz at No. 1 and Jared Duran at No. 4.

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On the season for Brooklyn, Álvarez is slashing a modest .246/.333/.462 with an OPS of .795 and a hard-hit rate of 33%. As for Baty’s monstrous season, he is slashing .317/.417/.521 with an OPS of .939 and a hard-hit rate of 29%. If the two continue on this same trend throughout the season, there’s not telling the damage they can do.

HE DOES IT AGAIN! Baty continues to blast homers, another one to the opposite field. Here’s an on-field look of this kids incredible swing. @Mets_Minors @Metsmerized #Brooklyn #Cyclones #Mets #MetsTwitter pic.twitter.com/sHogKqVEmg

— Joseph Langan (@JosephLangan2) June 10, 2021

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