The New York Mets top two prospects Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith were taking batting practice today in Port St. Lucie. Rosario and Smith finished the 2016 playing for the Double-A Binghamton Mets manning shortstop and first base respectively.
Mets outfield prospect Wuilmer Becerra was added to the 40-man roster this offseason to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Becerra had surgery on his throwing shoulder last summer, but told our photographer that he felt great and hasn’t had any setbacks in his recovery.
Infield prospect Gavin Cecchini gained some upper body strength during his workouts this offseason as you can see. The 23-year old is known for having a good line drive stroke while hitting the ball to all fields.
The right-handed Corey Taylor capped off a strong 2016 with 1.93 ERA and 0.93 in 14 Arizona Fall League innings. He was the Mets seventh round pick in the 2015 and could be on the fast track to the majors after getting an invite to big league camp this spring.
Cecchini is expected to play second base for the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s in 2017 after struggling mightily defensively at shortstop the past two seasons.
Mets manager Terry Collins watching some of the younger guys take batting practice. Shortstop Luis Guillorme and outfielder Champ Stuart were also in the prospect hitting group with Becerra and Rosario.
The noticeably slimmer Dominic Smith showed off some power during batting practice today. He set a career with 14 home runs in 484 at-bats for Binghamton during the 2016 season.
All photos were taken by Ed Delany.
