It was certainly a mixed bag of outcomes on Thursday in the Mets’ farm system, though they did get solid pitching performances from both Triple-A Syracuse starters. Binghamton Rumble Ponies catcher Kevin Parada continued his hot stretch and they got a lights-out relief outing from Justin Jarvis.
The Mets scored two runs on two hits in the first inning, but had only one hit the rest of the game. Iglesias and Bannon continue to battle for a potential bench spot with the big league club.
Tidwell had an uneven Triple-A debut as he limited runs, but walked a season-high four and tied a season-low with only three strikeouts. He had his fastball up to 98 mph in the outing. Reliever Danny Young let one of two inherited runners from Tidwell score.
Ritter and Brosseau would like to throw their hats in the ring for a promotion to the majors as well. The 27-year-old Ritter leads the Mets’ minor leagues with 35 home runs going back to the start of 2023. Brosseau has a .999 OPS in 19 games with Syracuse.
Vasil has struggled mightily in Triple-A, but Thursday night was one of his best outings and he had this nasty strikeout. Orze has 31 strikeouts while limiting opponents to a .165 average in 23 1/3 innings this season.
The Rumble Ponies exploded for eight runs in the top of the eighth inning. Parada has a .899 OPS and 14 RBIs over his last 12 games.
It’s been a struggle for Jarvis since coming over to the Mets in the Mark Canha trade. However, he was lights out in long relief on Thursday.
Lorusso is tied for sixth in the South Atlantic League with six home runs and 24 RBIs, and his .912 OPS ranks fifth.
The 19-year-old Baez is fourth in the Florida State League with 11 doubles.
Díaz was making his 2024 St. Lucie debut as he works his way back from Tommy John surgery.
The 17-year-old Rodríguez has six stolen bases on the season and has five multi-hit games out of 13 total this year.
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