It sounds like the Mets will have Francisco Alvarez in the dugout when the playoffs begin, whether he’s part of the bench or not.
MLB’s top-ranked prospect finished the regular season Wednesday by making his first career start at catcher and drawing two walks in four plate appearances as theIt was an important encore to his first two career hits — including a 439-foot home run — in the second-to-last game.
The Mets have until noon Friday to finalize their 26-man playoff roster for the wild-card round against the San Diego Padres. If included, Alvarez, who made his MLB debut last week when the Mets were swept by the Atlanta Braves in a pressure-packed series, could provide a power bat off the bench. No. 3 catcher insurance also allows for in-game maneuvering and guards against injury to Tomas Nido and James McCann.
MLB rules allow teams to have a reasonable number of non-roster players in the dugout throughout the postseason.With all the attention on the playoffs, Alvarez’s development sparked a premature thought in Showalter’s head. He doesn’t want Alvarez to miss any part of Mets spring training to join Team Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic in March 2023.
Before then, Alvarez might get a chance to help the Mets in a big October moment, like so many other late-season call-ups turned postseason X factors have during teams’ deep playoff runs.
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