Here’s the latest on some of the Mets’ top young talent in the early stages of the minor league season…
Jett the Met surging early
Jett Williams has picked up right where he left off following his strong showing in big-league camp — reaching base safely in all but one of Binghamton’s games thus far this season.
The 21-year-old played a huge role during the Rumble Ponies doubleheader split on Friday afternoon, as he lined a single in the second during Game 1 and then cracked a three-run homer a few innings later.
Then in Game 2, he led off the bottom of the first with a single and swiped his first stolen base of the season before coming around to score on a Nick Lorusso long ball.
Williams has struck out seven times over the first six games — but he’s also drawn a pair of walks while putting together two doubles, a home run, and an impressive .348 on-base percentage.
He was plagued by the injuries last season, so a return to form would help continue his quick rise through the system.
Gilbert begins rehab assignment
The Mets played things safe with Drew Gilbert during spring training after he missed significant time last year due to a hamstring issue — but he’s officially back on the field as the minor league season gets underway.
The youngster is beginning things on a rehab assignment with the St. Lucie Mets, and he’s gotten off to a surging start at the plate.
Gilbert has reached base safely two or more times in each of the past three games and he’s left the yard on back-to-back nights — giving him an impressive .350 average and 1.135 OPS through 20 at-bats.
While those type of numbers are expected from a 24-year-old playing down two levels, it’s certainly encouraging to see him get off to this type of start after the sluggish and injury-plagued campaign he had.
Like Williams, a return to form would go a long way towards Gilbert making his big-league debut.
To this point he’s logged appearances in all three outfield positions, but two of them have come in center field — a spot he could potentially provide a significant boost to in the majors later this season.
McNeil 1B + Alvarez BB + Gilbert 3R HR = 3-1 Mets lead! This is a good trio! pic.twitter.com/JEsD9GLiOW
— St. Lucie Mets (@stluciemets) April 11, 2025
Serrano a sleeper?
If you don’t already know Eli Serrano III, you may want to start getting familiar with him.
Serrano landed with the organization in the fourth round of last year’s draft — and he was widely praised for the strong offensive skillset that he displayed during his time at NC State.
The 21-year-old showcased that in a very small sample size towards the end of last year, compiling seven extra base-hits in 17 games as he made his pro ball debut with the St. Lucie Mets.
He was bumped up to High-A Brooklyn to begin this year — and he’s been able to carryover that production on both sides of the ball thus far.
Serrano has a double, two homers, three stolen bases, seven walks, eight hits, a .457 on-base percentage, and an incredible 1.013 OPS through six games. He also gunned down a runner at the plate with a tremendous throw from center and made a pair of leaping catches at the fence in left.
He comes into the year as the 22nd prospect in the system according to SNY’s Joe DeMayo, but will certainly climb up those rankings quickly if he’s able to keep this up.
Zuber building off strong spring
Tyler Zuber certainly looked the part of a big leaguer during spring training.
The right-handed reliever walked four batters but he did well to limit the damage, allowing just one run while striking out six across 7.2 innings of work.
Thus far he’s been able to carry that success over to Triple-A Syracuse — bringing his ERA down to a strong mark of 2.08 ERA across four appearances after putting together a scoreless frame on Thursday.
He’s allowed just one run and two hits while walking one, striking out three, and generating eight groundball outs.
The 29-year-old struggled in the minors following a trade deadline deal with the Rays, but after spending a full offseason working with the Mets’ pitching lab, he appears ready to contribute at the big-league level.
There aren’t any openings in the Mets’ bullpen at the moment, but if Zuber can keep this rolling his opportunity may come before you know it.
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