Acuna has forced himself onto the roster as a utility player. He is a good base stealer and above average defender. We have seen him play at shortstop and second base without a problem. Right now, centerfield is an offensive problem for the Mets. If he can prove that he can play centerfield then he could increase his number of at bats. He is only 23 years of age and can improve at the major league level. His .366 BABIP is unsustainable but he does contribute in more ways than one for the team.
I agree. I was not a big believer in Acuna coming into the year, and I still would rather see Baty getting more at bats than him since I think Baty has a much higher upside, but there definitely seems to be a super utility role for Acuna, with occasional starts in the IF and OF, to go along with some pinch running opportunities when he's not starting. I'm coming around on him and like what we've seen.
I’d keep Baty up over Acuna. Acuna has held his own, but he still can benefit more by time in AAA. For Baty, this is it, he needs to OPS .750 or above to stick. It’s now or never.
Baty was optioned to Syracuse. The choice was apparently between Baty and Azocar. Azocar had no options left, can play all outfield positions, has speed and a lucky lottery number of .429 BABIP. Baty would be the third string second baseman and has a .597 OPS. They don't want have Baty breathing down the neck of Vientos either.
Acuna has forced himself onto the roster as a utility player. He is a good base stealer and above average defender. We have seen him play at shortstop and second base without a problem. Right now, centerfield is an offensive problem for the Mets. If he can prove that he can play centerfield then he could increase his number of at bats. He is only 23 years of age and can improve at the major league level. His .366 BABIP is unsustainable but he does contribute in more ways than one for the team.
I agree. I was not a big believer in Acuna coming into the year, and I still would rather see Baty getting more at bats than him since I think Baty has a much higher upside, but there definitely seems to be a super utility role for Acuna, with occasional starts in the IF and OF, to go along with some pinch running opportunities when he's not starting. I'm coming around on him and like what we've seen.
I’d keep Baty up over Acuna. Acuna has held his own, but he still can benefit more by time in AAA. For Baty, this is it, he needs to OPS .750 or above to stick. It’s now or never.
Baty was optioned to Syracuse. The choice was apparently between Baty and Azocar. Azocar had no options left, can play all outfield positions, has speed and a lucky lottery number of .429 BABIP. Baty would be the third string second baseman and has a .597 OPS. They don't want have Baty breathing down the neck of Vientos either.