No. 20 Nick Morabito
B/T: R/R Age: 21 (5/7/2003)
Height: 5’10” Weight: 185 lbs
Acquired: Second round of the 2022 draft out of Gonzaga College HS (Washington, DC)
ETA: 2027
2024 Stats: Single-A Brooklyn: .294/.373/.374/.747, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 48 SB, 15 2B, 3 3B, 42 BB, 80 SO, 427 PA
Low-A St. Lucie: .397/.530/.513/1.043, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 11 SB, 18 BB, 18 SO, 101 PA
Overview
Nick Morabito started 2024 at Low-A St. Lucie and after dominating for a month the speedster earned a promotion to Single-A Brooklyn, where he put up excellent numbers as well. He finished second in the South Atlantic League in batting average (.294) among qualified players, fourth in on-base percentage (.373), and second in stolen bases (48).
He set new Cyclones single-season records for stolen bases and hits with 110 (surpassing JT Schwartz) despite playing in only 94 games. The 21-year-old led all Mets minor leaguers in batting average, on-base percentage, stolen bases, and hits.
Coming out of high school, a scouting report posted in Baseball Savant said Morabito reminded some of Chad Curtis or a “smaller Clint Frazier-type physically.” He has a short compact swing and above-average bat speed.
“Morabito has plenty of speed to burn,” the scouting report stated, “earning plus-plus grades for his wheels … it’s also a big reason – along with below-average arm strength – why he moved from his high school position of shortstop to center field, and early reviews on his ability to cover a ton of ground have been promising.”
Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs wrote last May that Morabito is a, “speedy outfielder with an oppo-geared swing that I am (and have been) skeptical will play against upper-level pitching.”
2025 Outlook
I would expect Morabito to start the year at Double-A Binghamton, where he will get the chance to show if he can handle better pitching. He will also try to improve his ability to hit left-handed pitching (odd since he’s a right-handed hitter). He was 17-for-77 (.221) versus southpaws in 2024 while he hit .331 against right-handed pitching.
