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MMN Recap: Francisco Álvarez Hits 22nd Home Run

By Daniel Muras

September 13, 2021 No comments

Francisco Alvarez, Photo by Dan Fritz

AAA: Syracuse Mets (44-67) 10, Buffalo Bisons (68-43) 2  Box Score

The Mets’ offense had a huge day on Sunday, with Lee’s multiple home run game leading the way. It was the first time since 2016 that Lee has hit two or more home runs in a game and just the second time in his entire professional career. Overall, Lee has certainly impressed since joining the organization over the offseason and has found a new gear over the last month or two. During September, he is hitting .281/.425/.594. Nido was playing in his second rehab game in his return from injury and played seven innings at catcher before being removed for a pinch hitter in the eighth.

Eickhoff has managed a strong win-loss record despite a very high ERA, but was genuinely excellent in this outing. He only needed 82 pitches to tie a season high with 6.0 innings pitched and to strike out a season-high nine batters. Orze has ascended to Triple-A after being drafted just last year and beginning the season in Brooklyn and has been very good at each level at which he has pitched. For the season he has a 61:12 K:BB ratio in 45.2 innings pitched.

AA: Portland Sea Dogs (63-45) 10, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (46-56) 3  Box Score

The Rumble Ponies dropped their third straight with their revamped lineup since returning from a COVID-19 outbreak. The offense struggled all afternoon and were shut out until the eighth inning when Rincon blasted a three-run home run. While the team has not performed great as a whole recently, Mauricio has looked strong following his promotion to Double-A, with six hits and a walk in 13 plate appearances. Rincon continues to crush the ball and his .559 slugging percentage ranks 9th in the Double-A Northeast league among players who have appeared in at least 30 games.

Like the starting lineup, Binghamton’s pitching staff also featured several new names this weekend. Both Taveras and Franklin Parra made their Double-A debuts in this game, while Luc Rennie returned to Binghamton for the first time since a mid-season demotion. Lasko, another pitcher recently promoted from Brooklyn, was making his fourth Double-A start. It was his worst of the season in terms of duration and second worst in terms of runs given up, trailing only his 8 run outing his last time out. Taveras continues to impress out of the bullpen and now has a 60:6 K:BB ratio 45.2 innings for the season.

A+: Hudson Valley Renegades (68-46) 13, Brooklyn Cyclones (45-67) 9  Box Score

The Cyclones only had seven hits in this game but made the most of them, with three leaving the ballpark to drive in a combined seven runs. Reyes’ sixth inning three-run blast was his first of what has been mostly a lost season due to his struggles with injuries. He has looked good since returning while playing every infield position at least once. Álvarez continued his monstrous season with his 22nd home run of the year. While he has had a couple prolonged slumps since joining the Brooklyn lineup, he seems to have completely figured out High-A pitching during September. He is hitting .324/.415/.706 for the month.

The Cyclones were not the only ones who were a bit homer happy on Sunday, as the Renegades knocked Griffin out of the game with three homers in the second inning. Otanez has had an erratic season, but has generally been excellent after a terrible May; he has had a 3.12 ERA or less in each month after May. He still walks way too many batters but 56 strikeouts in 38.2 innings pitched and recent reports of him hitting 103 MPH make him a prospect to watch moving forward.

A: St. Lucie Mets (56-54) 5, Lakeland Flying Tigers (50-62) 2  Box Score

All of the scoring in this game for both teams occurred in the fourth inning, which featured the Mets batting through the lineup as they scored five runs. They did have some help in the inning, as Lakeland made three errors, including errors against the first two batters of the inning. Wold is hitting .304/.304/.652 through his first six games of September.

Kubichek has struggled since joining the St. Lucie rotation in August, but had his best and longest professional outing on Sunday, pitching three scoreless innings before running into trouble in the fourth. The offense would answer with five in the bottom half of the inning, and the bullpen would have little trouble making the lead hold up, tossing a combined five scoreless innings.

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Written by Daniel Muras

I fell in love with the Mets during the 2006 playoff run and became obsessed with the Mets minor league system while looking for a brighter future during the 2009-2014 era. I hope to provide interesting analysis of the minors and am excited to have the opportunity to write for MMO and MMN.

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