Sunday morning, the New York Mets announced the team’s first round of major-league camp cuts. Specifically, position players OF Drew Gilbert, C Kevin Parada, and INF Jett Williams were all sent to minor league camp. In addition, pitchers RHP Eric Orze, RHP Cam Robinson RHP Christian Scott, RHP Mike Vasil, and LHP Danny Young were also sent to minor league camp.

Additionally, the Mets announced that INF Luisangel Acuña and LHP Kolton Ingram were optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.

Of the position players above, Acuña has led the bunch as far as performance goes. He went 3-for-8 at the plate with two walks. Williams showed flashes as well, going 2-for-6 at the dish with a stole base. Gilbert struggled going 1-for-9 with two strikeouts while Parada registered one hit over five at-bats.

Each are among the best position player prospects in the Mets’ system. It’ll be another very important year in each of their respective developments.

As far as the pitchers go, both Orze and Robinson have thrown two innings, respectively. They allowed multiple hits and Orze allowed two runs to Robinson’s one. Both Vasil and Scott have gotten an inning each, Scott allowed one run on one hit and Vasil posted a scoreless inning with a strikeout. Meanwhile, both Young and Ingram have not appeared in a spring game yet.

Young was signed to a minor-league deal by the Mets after electing free agency from the Atlanta Braves last season. The 29-year-old was impressive in a short major-league stint in 2023 posting a 2.42 FIP and 11 strikeouts across 8 1/3 innings out of the bullpen. He has a career 3.90 ERA in the minor leagues.

Meanwhile, Ingram was claimed off waivers from the Detroit Tigers in February. He made his major-league debut last year with the Angels, allowing eight hits and seven runs across 5 1/3 innings out of the bullpen. The 27-year-old, who is listed at five-foot-nine, has a career 3.17 ERA in the minor leagues.

Meanwhile, Scott and Vasil are valued as top pitching prospects in the Mets’ system. Vasil struggled at the Triple-A level after strong season in Double-A last year. Meanwhile, Scott had a meteoric rise of such, posting a 2.57 ERA and 107 strikeouts across 87 2/3 innings of minor-league ball in 2023.

Note, each of the above players can still play in a spring game. The moves just basically means they will be working out in the minor league camp rather than with the others that remain in the major league camp.

These are just the first of many cuts to come in the following weeks.