One of the season’s biggest surprises for the Mets, particularly in the last few days, has been none other than swift-footed infielder Luis Guillorme.

Always known for his crisp fielding but a high-contact, low-power bat, Guillorme has succeeded since he started receiving regular playing time on Tuesday.

With his performance on Friday, in which he recorded three hits including a double and drew a walk, he extended his hitting streak to five games and his slash line on the season to .474/.522/.579, good for a 1.101 OPS.

Of course, this is all in addition to his typically outstanding defense, as he has formed a beautiful up-the-middle duo along with rookie Andres Gimenez.

Guillorme has already been worth 0.2 fWAR in just 19 plate appearances across seven games, the same amount he was worth last year.

He was serviceable in 2019, providing an 87 wRC+ and two DRS at second base in 45 games.

He’s also generally graded out as an above-average baserunner; his speed isn’t going to blow anyone away, but he’s still swift and quick enough that he’s far from a liability on the base paths.

Of course, Guillorme is likely never going to be a superstar hitter, but if his recent patterns are any indication of his future, then he has the chance to be a very valuable player.

With a low strikeout rate and a high walk rate, along with stellar defense at multiple infield spots in the infield, he’s at the very least a solid backup going forward.

While the metrics support Guillorme’s early success to some degree, it is clear that he’s not a guaranteed above-average hitter just yet.

His BABIP is .462, which will obviously regress.

His exit velocity and hard hit percentage are both up significantly on fastballs and off-speed stuff, but down on breaking stuff, according to Baseball Savant.

It’s worth noting that it’s still a really small sample size and to take these stats with a grain of salt, but it’s something to keep an eye on going forward nevertheless.

It’s going to be interesting to see how the Mets infield ends up shaping out in the coming years, with Gimenez challenging Amed Rosario at shortstop and Guillorme coming into his own as a solid utility player.

You also have a guy like J.D. Davis, who is quite possibly the polar opposite of Guillorme in that all of his potential value comes from his bat and not his glove.

The main area Guillorme lacks in is power, and even this brief hot stretch has been no exception, but the potential is clearly there to succeed in a lot of other facets of the game.

He even pitched a scoreless inning on Wednesday.

The kid is still 25 years old, and despite many people’s doubts about him, appears to be quietly carving out a solid future for himself if he can even remotely keep this up.