JUPITER, Fla. — Mark Vientos needed in on the motion.
One of the Mets’ most heralded prospects in camp this yr, Vientos has lengthy been recognized for his energy on the plate nevertheless it was two different prospects — shortstop Ronny Mauricio and third baseman Brett Baty — who had been doing many of the dwelling run hitting for the Mets till Saturday.
Vientos made up for misplaced time with two homers within the Mets’ win over the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. The two dwelling runs capped a monster day for Vientos, who went 3-for-4 with 5 RBI and two runs.
“Vientos reminded us that he’s got a good hit tool,” supervisor Buck Showalter mentioned.
There appears to be some wholesome competitors between the Mets’ prime prospects. Vientos performed in Triple-A final season with Baty and catcher Francisco Alvarez, one other one of many Mets’ power-hitting prospects, and the trio ought to be joined in Syracuse by Mauricio this season.
“I was messing around with Brett and Ronny the other day. I was like, ‘You guys have some, now I’ve got to get me one,’” Vientos mentioned. “Two today, so it was nice to get them out of the way.”
While Vientos clearly enjoys his Syracuse teammates, the 23-year-old is hoping extra dwelling runs and the flexibility to play a number of positions will assist him get again to the massive membership in Queens and extra importantly, assist him keep there.
Vientos began at third base for the primary time this spring on Saturday after having performed principally at first over the previous week of video games. He additionally has an outfield glove with him. Drafted as a 3rd baseman, he’s conscious of what the depth chart seems like with Baty and Eduardo Escobar, the latter of which has helped him work on his protection on the place.
With the assistance of Escobar, infield coordinator Joey Cora and bench coach Eric Chavez, Vientos thinks he’s able to play third base day-after-day within the Major Leagues. He had a chat with Chavez earlier than the sport about receiving floor balls and his pre-pitch setup at third and he feels his first-step quickness improved over the winter.
But Vientos is assured at each nook infield positions and needs to play anyplace he’s wanted.
“I’m happy to be on the field every day, no matter where that is,” Vientos mentioned.
REELING IN THE BIG TUNA
Bill Parcells was in attendance on Saturday and visited Showalter previous to the beginning of the sport. An space resident, the Hall of Fame former coach of the Jets, Giants and Dallas Cowboys is a longtime pal of Showalter, courting again to their days teaching in New York and Dallas.
TRAINERS ROOM
Left-hander David Peterson was taken again to Port St. Lucie for X-rays on his left foot after being hit with a comebacker within the fourth inning. Showalter mentioned he was “sore” and the extent of concern was minimal. Peterson tossed two scoreless innings, strolling two and putting out one in his second Grapefruit League look this season.
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