1) Nolan McLean
April: 6 G (6 GS), 35.1 IP, 20 H, 12 R, 10 ER (2.55 ERA), 10 BB, 45 K, .234 BABIP (MLB)
May: 6 G (6 GS), 31.0 IP, 30 H, 24 R, 21 ER (6.10 ERA), 14 BB, 32 K, .328 BABIP (MLB)
June: 5 G (5 GS), 29.0 IP, 21 H, 10 R, 9 ER (2.79 ERA), 12 BB, 36 K, .269 BABIP (MLB)
July: 5 G (5 GS), 30.1 IP, 25 H, 11 R, 6 ER (1.78 ERA), 9 BB, 35 K, .289 BABIP (MLB)
August: 5 G (5 GS), 30.0 IP, 18 H, 8 R, 7 ER (2.10 ERA), 16 BB, 24 K, .205 BABIP
2026 Season: 27 G (27 GS), 155.2 IP, 114 H, 65 R, 53 ER (3.06 ERA), 61 BB, 172 K,
.260 BABIP (MLB)
Grade: A (HOLDING)
McClean’s August was almost identical to his strong June and July, with the exception that he was a bit more hittable, walked a few more batters, and struck out fewer batters. Even with that being the case, he was still a well above-average pitcher. While he find himself just outside the league leaders in various pitching categories, his overall body of work at this point has to have him in strong contention for National League Rookie of the Year.
2) Carson Benge
April: 27 G, 93 AB, .186/.247/.279, 16 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 7 BB, 21 K, 6/6 SB, .222 BABIP (MLB)
May: 28 G, 108 AB, .306/.375/.426, 33 H, 7 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 9 BB, 23 K, 3/5 SB, .378 BABIP (MLB)
June: 24 G, 101 AB, .277/.330/.475, 28 H, 1 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 7 BB, 24 K, 2/2 SB, .319 BABIP (MLB)
July: 23 G, 86 AB, .302/.371/.430, 26 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 9 BB, 22 K, 6/7 SB, .387 BABIP (MLB)
August: 26 G, 101 AB, .317/.367/.515, 32 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 7 BB, 22 K, 2/3 SB, .365 BABIP (MLB)
2026 Season: 132 G, 399 AB, .277/.336/.421, 138 H, 18 2B, 3 3B, 16 HR, 39 BB, 119 K, 19/23 SB, .334 BABIP
Grade: A+ (UP from A)
A few months ago, Carson Benge was closer to being sent down to Triple-A than he was to being a Rookie of the Year candidate, but here we are. Since May, Benge has hit nearly .300, with August being his best month to date. He might not have the back-of-the-baseball-card numbers counting numbers to impress voters and win some hardware (and draft picks), but Benge is very easily among the best rookie players in the National League this season.
3) Jonah Tong
April: 6 G (6 GS), 25.1 IP, 20 H, 19 R, 16 ER (5.68 ERA), 15 BB, 38 K, .288 BABIP (Triple-A)
May: 3 G (3 GS), 12.2 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 8 ER (5.68 ERA), 9 BB, 17 K, .185 BABIP (Triple-A) / 2 G (0 GS), 6.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, .150 BABIP (MLB)
June: 4 G (4 GS), 18.0 IP, 25 H, 17 R, 13 ER (6.50 ERA), 10 BB, 16 K, .386 BABIP (Triple-A) / 1 G (0 GS), 3.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER (10.80 ERA), 2 BB, 4 K, .333 BABIP (MLB)
July: 5 G (5 GS), 24.2 IP, 19 H, 10 R, 10 ER (3.65 ERA), 14 BB, 29 K, .268 BABIP (Triple-A)
August: 5 G (5 GS), 26.1 IP, 16 H, 8 R, 7 ER (2.39 ERA), 11 BB, 26 K, .148 BABIP (Triple-A)
2026 Season: 23 G (23 GS), 107.0 IP, 88 H, 64 R, 54 ER (4.54 ERA), 59 BB, 126 K, .261 BABIP (Triple-A) / 3 G (0 GS), 10.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 4 ER (3.60 ERA), 7 BB, 7 K, .219 BABIP (MLB)
Grade: B (UP from C+)
Tong had his best month of 2026 in August, a seven-inning one-hit shutout on the 29th the bow on a very productive month. Both his fastball and cutter were more effective than they have been all season, especially his cutter; batters hit .125/.239/.325 against his fastball and .158/.238/.158 against his cutter in August as opposed to .213/.353/.386 and .300/.386/.540 entering the month. None of the underlying metrics for either pitch, such as velocity or spin rate or movement, were appreciably different, meaning the impressive surface numbers might be more attributed to a .148 BABIP than a skill improvement, but part of pitching is limiting damage, and Tong is a pitcher who can induce poor quality contact in addition to striking batters out.
4) A.J. Ewing
April: 18 G, 63 AB, .349/.481/.571, 22 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 17 BB, 15 K, 12/13 SB, .426 BABIP (Double-A) / 3 G, 12 AB, .583/.615/.833, 7 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB, 0 K, 1/1 SB, .583 BABIP (Triple-A)
May: 9 G, 34 AB, .235/.316/.294, 8 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 5 K, 4/4 SB, .276 BABIP (Triple-A) / 19 G, 63 AB, .238/.333/.317, 15 H, 0 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 9 BB, 24 K, 4/7 SB, .368 BABIP (MLB)
June: 27 G, 90 AB, .300/.379/.478, 27 H, 7 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 11 BB, 20 K, 4/7 SB, .359 BABIP (MLB)
July: 24 G, 97 AB, .258/.302/.402, 25 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 7 BB, 31 K, 6/6 SB, .381 BABIP (MLB)
August: 27 G, 105 AB, .171/.243/.219, 18 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 9 BB, 30 K, 8/9 SB, .240 BABIP (MLB)
2026 Season: 18 G, 63 AB, .349/.481/.571, 22 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 17 BB, 15 K, 12/13 SB, .426 BABIP (Double-A) / 12 G, 46 AB, .326/.392/.435, 15 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 5/5 SB, .366 BABIP (Triple-A) / 97 G, 355 AB, .239/.311/.352, 85 H, 17 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 36 BB, 105 K, 22/29 SB, .317 BABIP (MLB)
Grade: C- (DOWN from A)
Ewing cooled off a bit in July after starting out his major league career strong, but now his bat has completely fallen off a cliff. In105 August at-bats, the outfielder has posted a 28 wRC+ and has been the fifth worst hitter in baseball, behind Nasim Nunez (-12 wRC+), Spencer Horwitz (7 wRC+), Jonah Heim (20 wRC+), and Moises Ballesteros (22 wRC+). I wrote last month that I might start feeling a bit worried if he has a poor August, and here we are. Obviously there is rebound potential since Ewing is just 21-years-old, but baseball history is also littered with one-hit wonder players who had a strong few weeks/months before disappearing from relevancy.
5) Jacob Reimer
April: 20 G, 70 AB, .186/.329/.314, 13 H, 6 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 13 BB, 26 K, 3/4 SB, .279 BABIP (Double-A)
May: 22 G, 80 AB, .225/.340/.413, 18 H, 6 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 15 BB, 24 K, 7/8 SB, .278 BABIP (Double-A)
June: 8 G, 29 AB, .241/.313/.517, 7 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 7 K, 3/3 SB, .250 BABIP (Double-A)
July: DNP
August: 22 G, 86 AB, .302/.380/.407, 26 H, 6 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 10 BB, 15 K, 1/2 SB, .357 BABIP
2026 Season: 72 G, 258 AB, .236/.343/.391, 61 H, 19 2B, 0 3B, 7 HR, 41 BB, 71 K, 14/17 SB, .293 BABIP (Double-A)
Grade: B- (UP from C+)
After missing most of June and all of July because of separate groin and hip injuries, Jacob Reimer returned to the field in August and is apparently fully healthy, posting numbers we are more accustomed to from him than the poor numbers he was putting up at the beginning of the year. I feel like we’ve said this for years now, but with Reimer having Rule 5 eligible in 2027, it will be imperative for him to really have that marquee kind of season sooner rather than later.
6) Ryan Clifford
April: 28 G, 98 AB, .224/.306/.429, 22 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 12 BB, 44 K, 2/4 SB, .340 BABIP (Triple-A)
May: 27 G, 103 AB, .233/.308/.534, 24 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 12 BB, 34 K, 2/2 SB, .250 BABIP (Triple-A)
June: 22 G, 76 AB, .105/.218/.158, 8 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 11 BB, 36 K, 2/2 SB, .179 BABIP (Triple-A)
July: 19 G, 70 AB, .157/.272/.286, 11 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 10 BB, 31 K, 2/2 SB, .250 BABIP (Triple-A)
August: 7 G, 26 AB, .038/.138/.038, 1 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 16 K, 0/0 SB, .100 BABIP (Triple-A)
2026 Season: 104 G, 378 AB, .175/.267/.344, 66 H, 14 2B, 1 3B, 16 HR, 47 BB, 164 K, 8/10 SB, .249 BABIP (Triple-A)
Grade: F (HOLDING)
Clifford’s doldrums continued into August, and around the middle of the month, the organization placed him on the Developmental List. The Developmental List, for those who are unfamiliar with it, is a designation that allows teams to temporarily deactivate healthy players. It can be used for players who are having children or going through periods of bereavement; it can be used for players who are working on playing adjustments; it can be used for players who need a physical or mental breather. Given that, in Clifford’s case, it is likely related to his subpar performance, it isn’t a good thing that the Mets had him take a break from active play, but it isn’t necessarily a death sentence, either.
7) Will Watson
April: 5 G (5 GS), 19.1 IP, 23 H, 17 R, 15 ER (6.98 ERA), 10 BB, 19 K, .344 BABIP (Double-A)
May: 1 G (1 GS), 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER (54.00 ERA), 2 BB, 0 K, .500 BABIP (Double-A)
June: DNP
July: DNP
August: 1 G (1 GS), 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER (3.00), 2 BB, 2 K, .143 BABIP (Double-A)
2026 Season: 7 G (7 GS), 23.0 IP, 27 H, 22 R, 20 ER (7.83 ERA), 14 BB, 21 K, .333 BABIP (Double-A)
Grade: C (UP from D)
After being put on the injured list in early May, Watson finally returned to the mound for some rehab games with the St. Lucie Mets and Brooklyn Cyclones before being activated at the end of the month and making a single start.
8) Jack Wenninger
April: 5 G (5 GS), 22.1 IP, 16 H, 5 R, 4 ER (1.61 ERA), 12 BB, 26 K, .273 BABIP (Triple-A)
May: 5 G (4 GS), 22.2 IP, 19 H, 13 R, 10 ER (3.97 ERA), 13 BB, 20 K, .262 BABIP (Triple-A)
June: 5 G (3 GS), 23.0 IP, 23 H, 17 R, 15 ER (5.87 ERA), 14 BB, 22 K, .262 BABIP (Triple-A)
July: 4 G (4 GS), 18.1 IP, 18 H, 11 R, 10 ER (4.91 ERA), 11 BB, 16 K, .333 (Triple-A)
August: 4 G (3 GS), 18.0 IP, 8 H, 11 R, 10 ER (5.00), 11 BB, 26 K, .129 BABIP (Triple-A)
2026 Season: 19 G (16 GS), 86.1 IP, 76 H, 46 R, 39 ER (4.07 ERA), 50 BB, 84 K, .281 BABIP (Triple-A)
Grade: C+ (HOLDING)
Wenninger’s month was split in half by a quick stint on the 7-Day Injured List; Prior, he allowed 8 earned runs in 10.0 innings, scattering 5 hits, walking 7, and striking out 14, and after, he allowed 2 earned runs in 8.0 innings, scattering 2 hits, walking 4, and striking out 12. On the whole, his gyroscopic and sweeping slider were both much more effective in August, limiting batters to a .176/.263/.412 line against him as opposed to the .277/.367/.458 line batters were hitting against them in the prior four months.
9) Mitch Voit
April: 19 G, 76 AB, .224/.314/.382, 17 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 7 BB, 20 K, 10/11 SB, .264 BABIP (High-A)
May: 18 G, 67 AB, .224/.316/.403, 15 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 7 BB, 23 K, 4/6 SB, .279 BABIP (High-A)
June: 21 G, 82 AB, .305/.426/.476, 25 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 13 BB, 13 K, 12/13 SB, .328 BABIP (High-A)
July: 17 G, 65 AB, .215/.325/.323, 14 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 9 BB, 13 K, 10/14 SB, .235 BABIP (High-A) / 3 G, 12 AB, .417/.563/.750, 5 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 2 K, 2/2 SB, .500 BABIP (Double-A)
August: 19 G, 75 AB, .400/.489/.600, 30 H, 9 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 10 BB, 16 K, 4/5 SB, .491 BABIP (Double-A)
2026 Season: 76 G, 293 AB, .242/.349/.396, 71 H, 12 2B, 0 3B, 11 HR, 37 BB, 70 K, 36/44 SB, .278 BABIP (High-A) / 22 G, 87 AB, .402/.500/.621, 35 H, 11 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 14 BB, 18 K, 6/7 SB, .493 BABIP (Double-A)
Grade: A+ (UP from B-)
Mitch Voit was promoted to Double-A Binghamton at the end of July and went on one of the hottest hot streaks I can remember following. The streak extended into August, and basically for the entire month, there was no getting Voit out. He missed a few days in the middle of the month with a bruise on his arm from a HBP, but as soon as he was cleared to get back on the field, he continued doing what he was doing. In a way, this hot streak is a bit annoying from an analysis point of view because it’s hard to take a look at his numbers and try to pinpoint exactly what it is that he’s doing, since a few of his metrics are basically impossibly unsustainable, but you know what? He can keep on posting a 195 wRC+ and boo-hoo everything else.
10) Jonathan Santucci
April: 4 G (4 GS), 17.1 IP, 13 H, 12 R, 11 ER (5.71 ERA), 11 BB, 26 K, .364 BABIP (Double-A)
May: 6 G (6 GS), 28.2 IP, 25 H, 13 R, 11 ER (3.45 ERA), 11 BB, 32 K, .323 BABIP (Double-A)
June: 5 G (5 GS), 22.0 IP, 16 H, 8 R, 7 ER (2.86 ERA), 13 BB, 25 K, .273 BABIP (Double-A)
July: 4 G (4 GS), 22.2 IP, 14 H, 9 R, 7 ER (2.78 ERA), 10 BB, 37 K, .341 BABIP (Double-A)
August: 5 G (5 GS), 19.0 IP, 21 H, 16 R, 14 ER (6.63 ERA), 17 BB, 25 K, .388 BABIP (Triple-A)
2026 Season: 19 G (19 GS), 90.2 IP, 68 H, 42 R, 36 ER (3.57 ERA), 45 BB, 120 K, .314 BABIP (Double-A) / 5 G (5 GS), 19.0 IP, 21 H, 16 R, 14 ER (6.63 ERA), 17 BB, 25 K, .388 BABIP (Triple-A)
Grade: A (UP from B+)
Santucci was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse at the end of July on the power of a strong body of work in Double-A Binghamton, and no doubt he deserved it, but I had my concerns when it was finally announced. I wrote last month, “I have a feeling the left-hander is going to run into a wall in Triple-A, much like some of the other Mets’ top pitching prospects have, since much of his success comes from expanding the zone and getting batters to get themselves out” and that’s basically what has happened so far. Batters have been swinging at less of Santucci’s stuff outside of the zone than league average, so he is throwing more stuff in the zone than he had while pitching with Binghamton and batters are doing damage. It’s a small sample size in the southpaw’s first taste of Triple-A baseball, so it’s not something to be worried about per se, but I think that it highlights Santucci’s strengths and weaknesses as a pitcher, making future evaluations as to his theoretical future role clearer.
11) Elian Peña
April: 22 G, 85 AB, .353/.467/.482, 30 H, 8 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 17 BB, 16 K, 9/10 SB, .420 BABIP (Single-A)
May: 23 G, 88 AB, .216/.343/.307, 19 H, 0 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 15 BB, 23 K, 6/10 SB, .283 BABIP (Single-A)
June: 19 G, 64 AB, .219/.407/.266, 14 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 18 BB, 18 K, 9/11 SB, .298 BABIP (Single-A)
July: 19 G, 79 AB, .266/.326/.405, 21 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 4 BB, 18 K, 2/2 SB, .322 BABIP (Single-A)
August: 12 G, 45 AB, .333/.423/.622, 15 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 7 BB, 18 K, 2/4 SB, .500 BABIP / 10 G, 45 AB, .178/.296/.200, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 8 BB, 17 K, 2/2 SB, .276 BABIP (High-A)
2026 Season: 96 G, 365 AB, .271/.388/.397, 18 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 61 BB, 94 K, 28/37 SB, .343 BABIP (Single-A) / 10 G, 45 AB, .178/.296/.200, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 8 BB, 17 K, 2/2 SB, .276 BABIP (High-A)
Grade: B+ (UP from B-)
Peña was promoted to High-A Brooklyn near the end of the month, and while there certainly have been growing pains, it is encouraging that the 18-year-old was promoted to Brooklyn in the first place. He was tapping into some more of his power in the last few days he spent with St. Lucie, which is really what we need to see more of from him, but it is a bit ironic because a player like Peña, who maximizes doing damage by pulling and lifting flyballs, is uniquely suited to struggle in Maimonides Park, a stadium that dampers pulled flyballs the most.
12) Zac Thornton
April: 4 G (4 GS), 21.0 IP, 21 H, 10 R, 10 ER (4.29 ERA), 7 BB, 20 K, .333 BABIP (Double-A)
May: 1 G (1 GS), 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 2 BB, 7 K, .375 BABIP / 3 G (3 GS), 16.1 IP, 15 H, 9 R, 9 ER (4.96 ERA), 5 BB, 15 K, .256 BABIP (Triple-A) / 1 G (1 GS), 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER (8.31 ERA), 2 BB, 3 K, .231 BABIP (MLB)
June: 4 G (3 GS), 13.2 IP, 16 H, 10 R, 7 ER (4.61 ERA), 9 BB, 14 K, .333 BABIP (Triple-A) / 1 G (1 GS), 6.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER (1.50 ERA), 1 BB, 7 K, .333 BABIP (MLB)
July: 2 G (2 GS), 7.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER (2.35 ERA), 4 BB, 9 K, .133 BABIP (Triple-A) / 3 G (3 GS), 19.1 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 3 ER (1.40 ERA), 4 BB, 12 K, .196 BABIP (MLB)
August: 6 G (6 GS), 31.2 IP, 37 H, 13 R, 12 ER (3.41 ERA), 7 BB, 23 K, .327 BABIP
2026 Season: 5 G (5 GS), 25.0 IP, 24 H, 10 R, 10 ER (3.60 ERA), 9 BB, 27 K, .338 BABIP (Double-A) / 9 G (8 GS), 37.2 IP, 34 H, 22 R, 18 ER (4.30 ERA), 18 BB, 38 K, .270 BABIP (Triple-A) / 11 G (11 GS), 61.1 IP, 57 H, 21 R, 20 ER (2.93 ERA), 14 BB, 45 K, .284 BABIP (MLB)
Grade: A (HOLDING)
It’s hard to find fault with Thornton’s August performance. He was quite a bit more hittable than he was in July, which does not bode well for a guy that doesn’t have dynamic stuff, but that’s nit-picking. Few expected quality innings from the southpaw, let alone high quality innings, let alone this many high quality innings, so anything that he does in that regard is found money.
13) Nick Morabito
April: 26 G, 90 AB, .256/.376/.444, 23 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 14 BB, 23 K, 7/9 SB, .297 BABIP (Triple-A)
May: 19 G, 75 AB, .240/.329./.293, 15 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 9 BB, 23 K, 8/8 SB, .346 BABIP (Triple-A) / 5 G, 11 AB, .000/.083/.000, 0 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 BB, 9 K, 0/1 SB, .000 BABIP (MLB)
June: 23 G, 87 AB, .287/.380/.460, 25 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 11 BB, 25 K, 11/11 SB, .373 BABIP (Triple-A)
July: 21 G, 74 AB, .230/.367/.311, 17 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 14 BB, 20 K, 7/7 SB, .288 BABIP (Triple-A)
August: 23 G, 90 AB, .222/.294/.344, 20 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 8 BB, 15 K, 9/11 SB, .236 BABIP
2026 Season: 114 G, 425 AB, .254/.355/.388, 14 2B, 2 3B, 13 HR, 57 BB, 106 K, 42/46 SB, .307 BABIP (Triple-A) / 5 G, 11 AB, .000/.083/.000, 0 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 BB, 9 K, 0/1 SB, .000 BABIP (MLB)
Grade: C- (DOWN from C+)
Morabito has struggled over the last two months; he puts a lot of balls in play as a consequence of the type of hitter that he is, but more often than not, he has been unable to hit balls with much authority, leading to routine out after routine out. He has more than doubled his prior career high in home runs (6) and is running a career-high ISO (.135), but that aside, the International League environment has not been particularly rewarding for his style of play.
14) R.J. Gordon
April: N/A
May: 4 G (4 GS), 9.2 IP, 17 H, 13 R, 9 ER (8.38 ERA), 5 BB, 10 K, .517 BABIP (Double-A)
June: 5 G (5 GS), 18.0 IP, 21 H, 17 R, 15 ER (7.50), 11 BB, 13 K, .317 BABIP (Double-A)
July: 5 G (5 GS), 27.0 IP, 29 H, 14 R, 13 ER (4.33 ERA), 11 BB, 26 K, .345 BABIP (Double-A)
August: 5 G (5 GS), 29.0, 21 H, 10 R, 7 ER (2.17 ERA), 10 BB, 27 K, .256 BABIP (Double-A)
2026 Season: 19 G (19 GS), 83.2 IP, 88 H, 54 R, 44 ER (4.73 ERA), 37 BB, 76 K, .321 BABIP (Double-A)
Grade: B (UP from C)
Gordon has progressively gotten better since he began the 2026 season late, turning in his best month to date. The right-hander has been a lot more hittable than you’d like until this point before snapping out of it this past month, limiting batters to a .198/.267/.264 batting line as opposed to the .305/.376/.527 they were hitting against him in the three months prior.
15) Chris Suero
April: 19 G, 63 AB, .159/.349/.397, 10 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 18 BB, 28 K, 3/5 SB, .188 BABIP (Double-A)
May: 22 G, 76 AB, .197/.354/.368, 15 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 15 BB, 29 K, 12/12 SB, .286 BABIP (Double-A)
June: 21 G, 76 AB, .237/.363/.487, 18 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 12 BB, 27 K, 5/6 SB, .311 BABIP (Double-A)
July: 18 G, 71 AB, .183/.318/.324, 13 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 13 BB, 25 K, 4/6 SB, .244 BABIP (Double-A)
August: 23 G, 80 AB, .250/.386/.500, 20 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 16 BB, 23 K, 9/11 SB, .278 BABIP (Double-A)
2026 Season: 104 G, 370 AB, .211/.357/.422, 78 H, 20 2B, 2 3B, 18 HR, 74 BB, 133 K, 34/41 SB, .269 BABIP (Double-A)
Grade: B- (UP from C-)
Like many other players in the system, Suero had his best month in 2026 in August. His power returned, he hit for a decent average, was frisky on the basepaths, and got more playing time in centerfield, adding to his versatility. The contact issues will always be an anchor around his neck, but Suero is maximizing every other aspect of his game to mitigate that as much as possible.
16) Dylan Ross
April: 1 G, 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER (27.00 ERA), 2 BB, 1 K, .500 BABIP (Triple-A)
May: 11 G (0 GS), 10.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER (5.91 ERA), 11 BB, 14 K, .190 BABIP (Triple-A)
June: 9 G (0 GS), 8.2 IP, 17 H, 13 R, 13 ER (13.50 ERA), 11 BB, 14 K, .577 BABIP (Triple-A)
July: 6 G (0 GS), 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER (1.80 ERA), 0 BB, 4 K, .308 BABIP (Triple-A)
August: 11 G (0 GS), 11.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER (3.97), 7 BB, 12 K, .214 BABIP (Triple-A)
2026 Season: 38 G, (0 GS), 26.1 IP, 37 H, 28 R, 28 ER (6.94 ERA), 31 BB, 45 K, .337 BABIP (Triple-A)
Grade: C+ (UP from C-)
Ross continued turning his poor season around and was solid in August. His walk rate was still a bit high and his strikeout rate lower than you’d want- his splitter’s whiff rate is down almost 20% since the All-Star Break- but the right-hander benefited from an extremely low BABIP and was able to limit the damage done against him.
17) Ryan Lambert
April: 10 G (0 GS), 8.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER (6.23 ERA), 9 BB, 12 K, .278 BABIP (Triple-A)
May: 7 G (0 GS), 7.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER (3.68 ERA), 4 BB, 13 K, .182 BABIP (Triple-A)
June: 3 G (9 GS), 2.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER (13.50 ERA), 2 BB, 3 K, .667 BABIP (Triple-A)
July: 4 G (0 GS), 4.2 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 4 ER (7.71 ERA), 8 BB, 2 K, .000 BABIP (Triple-A)
August: DNP
2026 Season: 24 G (0 GS), 22.2 IP, 16 H, 17 R, 16 ER (6.35 ERA), 23 BB, 30 K, .277 BABIP (Triple-A)
Grade: D (DOWN from C+)
In mid-July, Lambert was placed on the 7-day Injured List with an undisclosed issue, the second time he’s been placed on the injured list this season. At the end of August, he began a rehab assignment with the St. Lucie Mets.
18) Antonio Jimenez
April: 20 G, 77 AB, .143/.193/.247, 11 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 4 BB, 22 K, 3/4 SB, .167 BABIP (High-A)
May: 6 G, 21 AB, .238/.407/.286, 5 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 2/2 SB, .313 BABIP (Single-A) / 5 G, 20 AB, .050/.136/.050, 1 H, 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 8 K, 0/0 SB, .083 BABIP (High-A)
June: 19 G, 68 AB, .191/.349/.324, 8 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 13 BB, 26 K, 8/13 SB, .268 BABIP (Single-A)
July: 18 G, 69 AB, .304/.355/.536, 21 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 4 BB, 16 K, 5/7 SB, .340 BABIP (Single-A) / 3 G, 10 AB, .200/.333/.200, 2 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 3 K, 0/0 SB, .286 BABIP (High-A)
August: 19 G, 59 AB, .203/.382/.356, 12 H, 2 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 16 BB, 21 K, 5/7 SB, .297 BABIP (High-A)
2026 Season: 44 G, 107 AB, .247/.358/.414, 40 H, 9 2B, 0 3B, 6 HR, 22 BB, 50 K, 15/22 SB, .315 BABIP (Single-A) / 48 G, 170 AB, .153/.264/.259, 5 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 22 BB, 55 K, 8/11 SB, .204 BABIP (High-A)
Grade: C- (DOWN from C)
Jimenez has hit a bit better at High-A after performing extremely poorly earlier in the year and spending a few months down at Single-A, but his numbers still leave a lot to be desired. He hits a fair amount of fly balls and goes to the right field a bit, so Maimonides Park may be getting in his head, but his plate discipline numbers are so poor that even in a more neutral or even hitting-positive environment, I would not expect a major offensive turnaround.
19) Edward Lantigua
April: 2 G, 8 AB, .125/.125/.250, 1 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 BB, 3 K, 0/0 SB, .200 BABIP (Single-A)
May: 7 G, 22 AB, .182/.300/.273, 4 H, 2 2B, O 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 7 K, 4/4 SB, .267 BABIP (Single-A)
June: DNP
July: DNP
August: DNP
2026 Season: 9 G, 30 AB, .167/.265/.267, 5 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 10 K, 4/4 SB, .250 BABIP (Single-A)
Grade: C- (HOLDING)
After beginning the 2026 season late, nursing a core injury, Lantigua was placed on the 7-day injured list on May 10 after hurting himself while sliding and then the 60-day injured list a week later.
20) Eli Serrano III
April: 21 G, 71 AB, .239/.371/.451, 17 H, 6 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 13 BB, 22 K, 0/0 SB, .320 BABIP (Double-A)
May: 23 G, 87 AB, .161/.250/.264, 14 H, 6 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 11 BB, 29 K, 4/5 SB, .224 BABIP (Double-A)
June: 10 G, 34 AB, .176/.293/.294, 6 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 9 K, 2/3 SB, .200 BABIP (Double-A)
July: DNP
August: 5 G, 20 AB, .250/.286/.600, 5 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 7 K, 0/0 SB, .273 BABIP (Double-A)
2026 Season: 59 G, 212 AB, .198/.303/.363, 42 H, 14 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 30 BB, 67 K, 6/8 SB, .250 BABIP (Double-A)
Grade: C+ (UP from D)
After being placed on the 7-Day Injured list in mid-June and then being transferred to the 60-Day Injured List, Serrano officially returned to game action at the end of the month.
21) Randy Guzman
April: 22 G, 77 AB, .234/.359/.468, 18 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 11 BB, 24 K, 3/3 SB, .286 BABIP (Single-A)
May: 24 G, 89 AB, .270/.330/.461, 24 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 7 BB, 30 K, 1/2 SB, .385 BABIP (Single-A)
June: 4 G, 10 AB, .200/.385/.200, 2 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0/0 SB, .333 BABIP (Single-A)
July: 9 G, 29 AB, .379/.486/.793, 11 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 6 BB, 8 K, 1/1 SB, .421 BABIP (Single-A) / 4 G, 16 AB, .438/.500/.500, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 5 K, 0/0 SB, .583 BABIP (High-A)
August: 3 G, 12 AB, .333/.333/.583, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/0 SB, .333 BABIP
2026 Season: 60 G, 208 AB, .274/.377/.514, 57 H, 10 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR, 28 BB, 66 K, 5/6 SB, .338 BABIP (Single-A) / 4 G, 16 AB, .438/.500/.500, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 5 K, 0/0 SB, .583 BABIP (High-A)
Grade: B (HOLDING)
Guzman was placed on the 7-Day Injured List at the beginning of August for undisclosed reasons, the second time that he was placed on the Injured List this season. He went 4-12 with a homer in the three games he appeared in in August, but had been on fire since being promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones a few days prior, going 11-28 in 7 games with a double, home run, and two walks to seven strikeouts; the injury could not have come at a worse time for Guzman and the Cyclones.
22) Daiverson Gutierrez
April: 20 G, 70 AB, .171/.326/.257, 12 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 9 BB, 18 K, 1/1 SB, .216 BABIP (High-A)
May: 22 G, 75 AB, .120/.223/.187, 9 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 8 BB, 15 K, 1/2 SB, .136 BABIP (High-A)
June: 20 G, 74 AB, .270/.341/.459, 20 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 8 BB, 10 K, 0/0 SB, .281 BABIP (High-A)
July: 20 G, 72 AB, .250/.309/.417, 18 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 6 BB, 13 K, 2/4 2B, .259 BABIP (High-A)
August: 17 G, 59 AB, .169/.279/.271, 10 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 6 BB, 12 K, 0/0 SB, .196 BABIP (High-A)
2026 Season: 101 G, 358 AB, .198/.297/.318, 17 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 37 BB, 68 K, 4/7 SB, .220 BABIP (High-A)
Grade: F (DOWN from D+)
Gutierrez got off to a very poor start to the season but looked like he might be righting the ship in June and July. The backstop has since reverted to his old ways, putting a lot of weakly hit balls in play and not hitting for much power. On the whole, Gutierrez’ batted ball data is not actually that bad and much of it is actually highly optimized, but he is still struggling with putting the ball in play effectively, as opposed to just putting it in play.
23) Boston Baro
April: DNP
May: DNP
June: DNP
July: DNP
August: DNP
2026 Season: DNP
Grade: N/A
Baro underwent right shoulder surgery over the off-season and began a rehab assignment with the FCL Mets in late May. He was shut down after appearing in just two games, but began anew in late August with the St. Lucie Mets.
24) Marco Vargas
April: 17 G, 66 AB, .212/.333/.303, 14 H, 2 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 12 BB, 21 K, 9/9 SB, .311 BABIP (Double-A)
May: 9 G, 34 AB, .206/.325/.265, 7 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 6 BB, 11 K, 3/3 SB, .250 BABIP (Double-A)
June: DNP
July: DNP
August: 19 G, 78 AB, .333/.369/.513, 26 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 5 BB, 28 K, 11/11 SB, .479 BABIP
2026 Season: 45 G, 178 AB, .264/.347/.388, 47 H, 7 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 23 BB, 60 K, 23/23 SB, .379 BABIP (Double-A)
Grade: B- (UP from C-)
After missing roughly two months due to injury, Vargas returned to action at the beginning of August. It’s been a weird stretch of baseball for the infielder; in the 26 games he played in August, he went 0-fer in 8 of them, logged one hit in 6 of them, logged two hits in 1 of them, logged three or more hits in 6 of them. He also swatted three home runs, setting a new career high, and accrued almost as many strikeouts as he did in April and May combined.
25) Peter Kussow
April: DNP
May: DNP
June: DNP
July: DNP
August: DNP
2026 Season: DNP
Grade: N/A
Kussow underwent season-ending labrum surgery on his right shoulder prior to the start of the season.
