The New York Mets’ farm system saw a mixed bag of results on Saturday night, splitting their four games into a 2-2 record.
Xzavion Curry made his debut within the organization, which feels more notable now than before in light of the Clay Holmes injury. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Double-A) and Brooklyn Cyclones (High-A) struggled at the plate again, as both continue to be offensive liabilities.
Down in St. Lucie (Single-A), the Mets won a high-scoring affair that saw Randy Guzman hit yet another homer, continuing to show incredible power.
Xzavion Curry. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images
Triple-A
Syracuse Mets 6, Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 2
- RHP Xzavion Curry: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (3.60 ERA)
- RHP Jonathan Pintaro: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (2.52 ERA)
- RHP Dylan Ross: IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, BB, 2 K (3.18 ERA)
Curry made his debut in the Mets’ system for the Mets, and turned in five solid innings. As the starting pitching depth of the big league club continues to be tested, look for the Syracuse Mets to see a few more veteran names starting games for them than before.
Pintaro, a 40-man roster arm, turned in two scoreless innings. Another 40-man arm, Ross, who was called up on the last day of the 2025 season, continued to impress in his return from the injured list.
- 1B Eric Wagaman: 2-4, 2B (.580 OPS)
- DH Christian Arroyo: 2-5, 2B (.725 OPS)
- 2B Jihwan Bae: 1-3, 2 BB (.781 OPS)
- RF Cristian Pache: 1-5 (.788 OPS)
The Mets scored four of their six runs in the 10th inning, taking advantage of the free runner and putting the heat on the RailRiders’ bullpen immediately.
Pache and Bae continued their solid starts to the season and could become factors in Queens as the injuries pile up for the Mets. Also of note, former first-round selection Kevin Parada made his debut in Triple-A, recording his first hit at the level in a 1-for-4 performance.
Chris Suero. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Double-A
Somerset Patriots 12, Binghamton Rumble Ponies 3
- RHP Jordan Geber: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (6.05 ERA)
- LHP Felipe de la Cruz: 2 IP, H, R, ER, 0 BB, 3 K (2.38 ERA)
- RHP Jefry Yan: 2 IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, BB, 2 K (4.32 ERA)
The pitching was not good for the Rumble Ponies on Saturday night. Geber was knocked around right out of the gates, but did himself no favors by issuing three free passes and only recording five outs.
Yan was the best arm to follow him, but the Ponies’ bullpen, not including position player Wyatt Young, who pitched the final inning, allowed five runs. Notably, veteran minor leaguer Bryan Metoyer allowed four runs in just over one inning of work
- 3B Nick Lorusso: 2-5, HR (.684 OPS)
- CF Jose Ramos: 2-3, 2B, BB (.639 OPS)
- C Chris Suero: 2-3, 2 BB (.887 OPS)
The hitting was not good for the Rumble Ponies on Saturday night. The trio of Lorusso, Ramos, and Suero recorded 10 total bases. The other six players in the Binghamton lineup recorded no total bases. The three of them were not enough to overcome the woes of the rest of their lineup, but it did not matter much considering how awful the pitching staff was.
Suero continues to impress and is making a case to be a top-10 prospect in the Mets’ system after the recent graduations of a handful of top names.
High-A
Rome Emperors 1, Brooklyn Cyclones 0
- RHP Irving Cota: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (0.83 ERA)
- RHP Parker Carlson: 2 IP, H, R, 0 ER, 3 BB, K (3.31 ERA)
- RHP Cristofer Gomez: 1.1 IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (3.45 ERA)
Irvin Cota has continued his strong start to the season for the Cyclones, but faced the same fate that most Brooklyn starters before him have: no run support. Cota has bounced up and down between Binghamton and Brooklyn so far this year, but has only allowed two runs in his tenure for the Cyclones this year, and has seen much worse luck in his time in Double-A.
- CF Sam Biller: 1-3, 2B (.669 OPS)
- SS Mitch Voit: 1-4, 2B (.669 OPS)
- LF John Bay: 1-3 (.713 OPS)
The Cyclones’ bats were poor again on Saturday night, but they were able to give a nice threat to the Emperors in the ninth inning. Voit doubled in the ninth and took third on a wild pitch, but was stranded on third as Brooklyn was shut out again.
The Cyclones have scored just 121 runs over their first 37 games, by far the worst mark in all of High-A baseball.
Elian Peña. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Single-A
St. Lucie Mets 7, Jupiter Hammerheads 6
- RHP Jose Chirinos: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, o BB, 2 K (2.93 ERA)
- RHP Justin Armbruester: IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)
- RHP Adbert Alzolay: IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (9.00 ERA)
Jose Chirinos has become the go-to starter for the Mets on Saturdays, and he has performed as such of late. He kept his season ERA under the 3.00 mark, but struggled more than he has lately. Most impressive was his control, not walking a single batter he faced, and he has now gone two straight starts without issuing a walk.
A pair of minor league veterans, Armbruester and Alzolay, followed Chirinos as they built up their young seasons.
- 1B Randy Guzman: 1-4, HR (.830 OPS)
- C Chase Meggers: 2-4 (.623 OPS)
- LF AJ Salgado: 2-3, BB (.791 OPS)
- CF JT Benson: 1-3, 2 BB (.970 OPS)
- SS Elian Peña: 1-4, BB (.819 OPS)
Randy Guzman punished a baseball for his eighth homer of the season, tops on this Mets team. The Mets’ bats were alive and well in the first inning, scoring five of their seven runs and providing an early lead that they would not look back from.
Peña was once again on base multiple times in a game, as he continues to build a solid campaign in his first season playing in the United States. JT Benson continues to be an interesting name to watch as he dominates the lowest full-season level of minor league pitching.
