Morning Briefing: Francisco Álvarez Now MLB’s No. 1 Prospect

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Good morning, Mets fans!

Francisco Álvarez has moved up on MLB’s list of top prospects. The Mets’ No. 1 prospect now sits a top as MLB’s No. 1 prospect in baseball.

The Mets took round one of the Subway Series on Tuesday, taking down the Yankees 6-3. Taijuan Walker wasn’t at his best but turned in a gutsy performance, and Edwin Diaz recorded a four-out save with all four outs coming on strikeouts.

Game two of the dual-game set kicks off tonight at 7:10 p.m. ET with Max Scherzer on the mound for his birthday.

Latest Mets News

According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, Mets first base coach Wayne Kirby has returned to the team following prostate surgery and will resume his duties as first base coach on Wednesday.

Per Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline and MLB.com, the Mets officially signed their second round draft pick, right-handed pitcher Blade Tidwell (No. 52 overall) for $1.85 million (slot value of $1,457,100). Tidwell has a fastball between 93-96mph that touches 99, a low-80’s slider to 88mph with sweep and depth, as well as a sinking changeup.

Also according to Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline and MLB.com, the Mets have also signed their supplemental second round pick Nick Morabito for $1 million. (slot 75 value was $873,700). He was a Virginia Tech commit.

Per Tim Britton of The Athletic, Mets catcher James McCann may begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Trevor May is expected to throw on Wednesday and go back-to-back Saturday and Sunday. Should those sessions go as planned, May could rejoin the Mets after that.

According to Michael Mayer of Metsmerized, Jim Bowden reported that Billy Eppler has made contact with the Los Angeles Angels to inquire about the availability of Shohei Ohtani.

Per SNY Mets, Francisco Alvarez is now baseball’s top prospect according to MLB.com.

Latest MLB News

Jeff Passan of ESPN talks about what he’s hearing one week from the MLB trade deadline.

New York Yankees public relations announced that the Yankees made the following roster moves prior to Tuesday night’s subway series opener:

Placed outfielder/DH Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to July 24) with left Achilles tendonitis.
Recalled outfielder Tim Locastro (#33) from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Detroit Tigers are willing to part ways with and trade Tarik Skubal to “just about everyone.”

Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post and MLB.com, the Miami Marlins are willing to engage in trade conversations on anyone on the roster except those named Sandy Alcantara.

According to Zach Buchanan of The Athletic, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, Druw Jones, selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks, hurt his shoulder taking batting practice Monday and might miss the rest of the season.

Per Christopher Smith of MassLive.com, the Boston Red Sox’s Chief baseball Officer Chaim Bloom told the media the team is ‘trying to make the postseason’ as the trade deadline approaches.

Latest on MMO

Sam Klein recaps the last week of Mets minor league affiliate action in his weekly report that includes discussing Alex Ramirez hitting well in Brooklyn.

Andrew Steele-Davis talks about the Mets’ interest in Wilson Contreras and David Robertson.

Alex Horowitz looks at the Metsmerized’s players of the week: Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz.

James Villani wrote an MMO Trade Profile on left-handed pitcher Matt Moore.

Brian Wright goes back in time and looks at the last 25 years of Mets vs Yankees subway series history.

Liz Evangelou previews the two-game subway series between the Mets and Yankees at Citi Field.

Andrew Steele-Davis discusses the Mets’ interest in Shohei Ohtani and their contact to discuss his availability.