The Mets may already be in offseason mode, but two of their young talents have been able to carry their strong minor league seasons into the early days of the Arizona Fall League.
Nick Morabito and Chris Suero have been two of the top performers thus far for the Scottsdale Scorpions.
Morabito slotted right back into the leadoff spot for the squad on Sunday night and he made an immediate impact, starting the bottom of the first with a second pitch single up the middle.
The speedster would steal both second and third, and scored the games opening run on a throwing error.
He would reach base twice during the 12-run bottom of the second, drawing a walk and scoring on an RBI double, then lining his second single of the game right back up the middle when his turn came back around.
The game was called early after the ballpark was evacuated for a fire alarm going off, so Morabito finished the night 2-for-4 to bring his average to a stellar .391 through six AFL games.
He also has a double, triple, six stolen bases (in seven attempts), and a 1.039 OPS to this point.
The 22-year-old has established himself as one of the up-and-coming outfield prospects in the system, hitting .273 with an incredible 49 stolen bases (60 attempts) and a .348 on-base percentage in Binghamton this year.
Suero received the night off on Sunday, but he’s been swinging a good bat early in the Fall League, as well.
The Bronx-native has kept his power-stroke going, hitting a double and two homers over his first five games. He also has two steals and continues to show his versatility, seeing time at all three of his positions (C, 1B, LF).
Like Morabito, Suero enjoyed a bit of a breakout campaign this year, reaching Double-A at just 21 years old.
He finished with 16 homers, 35 stolen bases, 68 RBI, and a .379 OBP between Binghamton and Brooklyn.
The two are ranked back-to-back (15th and 16th) on Joe DeMayo's midseason Top-30 list.
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