Minors Weekly Report: Mitch Voit Breaks Out with Stellar Week

The Mets’ first-round pick from this summer’s draft, Mitch Voit, had a pretty slow start to his professional career. He officially broke out in the St. Lucie Mets’ latest series.

Voit went 7-for-15 with his first professional home run. He also walked four times, stole a ridiculous nine bases, and scored seven runs while also driving in four runs. Voit recorded a 1.246 OPS over the four-game stretch, and he now has 20 stolen bases in 22 games.

Triple-A

The Syracuse Mets went 3-3 in their last series against the Buffalo Bisons, winning in blowout fashion in all three victories and playing tighter games in their three losses. That led to a 37-22 run differential in favor of Syracuse despite the series split. The Mets are now 39-24 in the second half and 70-68 overall.

José Azocar was the Mets’ best bat in their series with Buffalo, leading the team with nine hits in 22 at-bats. Azocar recorded two doubles, a home run, two walks, and two stolen bases. He also drove in three runs and scored five. It was a fantastic week in an otherwise rough year for Azocar, who has a .661 OPS in 60 games for Syracuse.

Ryan Clifford also stood out, going 5-for-19 with a double and a home run. He walked three times and led the team with seven RBIs. Clifford has looked solid in Triple-A with a .753 OPS, but his performance is certainly not at the level it was when he was in Double-A.

Yonny Hernández continued his excellent season with Syracuse by going 8-for-21 with a double, a walk, two RBIs, and a team-high six runs scored. Hernández has been sensational in 85 games with Syracuse, recording a .351 average and an .875 OPS.

Tylor Megill made two rehab starts for Syracuse and did not perform particularly well, allowing eight runs in six innings across the two starts. Megill has now made four rehab starts in Triple-A and owns a 6.60 ERA in 15 innings. He’s now been shut down and is likely out for the rest of the year.

Brandon Waddell, however, pitched a gem by tossing six scoreless innings on six hits, a walk, and four strikeouts in his start. Waddell owns a 4.41 ERA in Syracuse on the year.

Double-A

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies also split their latest series, doing so against the Akron RubberDucks. Binghamton also won the run differential battle, outscoring Akron 30-24. The Rumble Ponies are now 40-23 in the second half of the season and 85-45 overall.

JT Schwartz had a great week at the plate for the Rumble Ponies, going 6-for-19 with two doubles, four walks, and a team-high seven RBIs. Schwartz has underwhelmed for most of the year, though, as he possesses a .633 OPS in 79 games with Binghamton.

Nick Morabito also looked good, going 8-for-25 with two doubles, three walks, and four stolen bases. Morabito drove in four runs and scored four runs as he raised his OPS for the year to .734.

A.J. Ewing had an interesting week, going 10-for-29 but going without an extra-base hit or a walk. That led to a .345 batting average but a .678 OPS. Ewing did steal a base and score five runs, and he now owns an .823 OPS in 23 games with the Rumble Ponies.

Jonathan Santucci was outstanding in his start against Akron, allowing just one run over six innings. He allowed six hits and no walks while striking out six batters. Santucci continues to look excellent against Double-A batters, lowering his ERA over nine starts at the level to 2.80.

Joander Suarez made two appearances on the week, one start and one relief appearance, and looked good in each. In total, Suarez allowed just a run over 5 1/3 innings. He allowed two hits and a walk while striking out five, lowering his ERA through 20 games (15 starts) to 3.05.

High-A

The Brooklyn Cyclones played just five games due to rain in their final series of the regular season, going 1-4 against the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. Brooklyn finished the second half of the season just 26-39 but went 72-59 overall. Because of their first-place finish in the first half, Brooklyn is set to play a best-of-three playoff series against the Greensboro Grasshoppers.

Corey Collins had an encouraging week at the plate. He only recorded 10 at-bats, but he had four hits, including a home run, and he also stole a base while driving in two runs and scoring a run. Collins has dealt with injury and a lack of productivity since being drafted by the Mets in 2024. In 41 games with Brooklyn, he owns just a .566 OPS.

Yohairo Cuevas looked great, going 5-for-13 with a double, two walks, and two stolen bases. Cuevas drove in two runs and scored four to lead the team. He’s also struggled to the tune of a .560 OPS across 30 games with Brooklyn.

No pitcher on Brooklyn’s staff went more than 4 2/3 innings in the series against Jersey Shore. Some of the bullpen standouts were Irving Cota (4 IP, ER, 2H, 3 BB, 4 K), Cristofer Gomez (2 2/3 IP, 0 ER, o H, 3 BB, 3 K), and Austin Troesser ( 3 IP, 0 ER, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K).

Low-A

The St. Lucie Mets also played just five games due to rain in their final series of the regular season. They won two games and dropped three to the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. St. Lucie finished the second half of the season 43-22 to clinch a playoff berth. They’ll be playing the Daytona Tortugas in a best-of-three series. The Mets’ overall record for the regular season was 77-53.

In addition to Mitch Voit’s outrageous week at the plate and on the basepaths, Simon Juan looked great for St. Lucie. Juan went 5-for-13 with two doubles, three walks, and five stolen bases. He also recorded five RBIs and scored three runs. Juan owns a .630 OPS for the season.

AJ Salgado excelled by going 7-for-19 with two doubles, two walks, and three stolen bases. Salgado also drove in three runs and scored six, which trailed Voit by one for the team lead. Salgado has been good since signing as an undrafted free agent, recording a .728 OPS in 23 games.

Randy Guzman had a good week as well, going 5-for-19 with three doubles, a triple, and two walks. He drove in four runs and scored three as he continues to impress since joining St. Lucie. In 26 games with the club, he owns a .985 OPS.

Four innings was the most a St. Lucie pitcher threw in this series. Two of the pitchers to do so, Nicolas Carreno and Jose Chirinos, looked solid with Carreno allowing no runs on three hits and five strikeouts, and Chirinos allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits, four walks, and three strikeouts. Carreno owns a 1.50 ERA in two appearances with St. Lucie, while Chirinos owns a 3.20 ERA in 15 appearances (10 starts).

Organizational Leaders

Batting

AVG – Yonny Hernández (BNG/SYR) – .322

OPS – Carson Benge (BRK/BNG/SYR) – .882

HR – Ryan Clifford (BNG/SYR) – 27

SB – A.J. Ewing (STL/BRK/BNG) – 69

Pitching

ERA – Jonah Tong (BNG/SYR) – 1.43

SO – Jonah Tong (BNG/SYR) – 179

WHIP – Zach Thornton (BRK/BNG) – 0.812

Players of the Week

Offense – Mitch Voit, IF St. Lucie

Voit has been a menace on the basepaths ever since joining St. Lucie, but his bat is finally starting to get going. He’s demonstrating all the tools the Mets were infatuated with when they made him their first-round selection this summer, and he ended St. Lucie’s season with by far his best series with the team.

Pitching – Jonathan Santucci, P Binghamton

Santucci has had an interesting season. In his first six starts with High-A Brooklyn, he was 0-4 with an 8.14 ERA. In 18 appearances since, across two levels, he’s 9-0 with a 2.06 ERA. With just Double-A Binghamton, he’s 4-0 with a 2.80 ERA. He’s turned his season around after an awful start, and he’s quietly been one of the best starters in the Mets’ system this year.

Upcoming Schedule – September 9-14

• Triple-A Syracuse: vs. Worcester
• Double-A Binghamton: vs. Portland
• High-A Brooklyn: @/vs. Greensboro – Division Series, Best of Three
• Low-A St. Lucie: @/vs. Daytona – Division Series, Best of Three

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