Mets Promoting Top Prospect Francisco Álvarez
Heading into their most important series of the year, the Mets plan to promote top prospect Francisco Álvarez per multiple reports. Álvarez, 20, is currently listed as the No. 1 prospect in baseball according to MLB pipeline. Per Joel Sherman, the plan is for Álvarez to get designated hitter at-bats against lefties. The first pitcher the Mets are scheduled to face on Friday is lefty Max Fried....
