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The Francisco Alvarez show is back on in Queens, and it couldn\u2019t come at a better time for the inconsistent New York Mets.<\/p>\n
The Mets intend to recall Alvarez from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, just over a month after the team demoted their former top prospect. Alvarez hit 11 home runs in 19 minor-league games, with seven of those homers coming over his final six outings.<\/p>\n
It is unclear if Alvarez will immediately become the full-time catcher again, or if he\u2019ll split duties with veteran backup Luis Torrens. The Mets are expected to send Hayden Senger to Triple-A in a corresponding move.<\/p>\n
Alvarez, who doesn\u2019t turn 24 until November, batted .236 with three homers, 11 RBIs, and a .652 OPS in 138 plate appearances. He missed the start of the season following surgery on a broken hamate bone in his left hand.<\/p>\n
Alvarez struck out in 27.5 percent of his at-bats before the demotion.<\/p>\n
Much of the talk surrounding the Mets in recent weeks has involved two specific topics: losing and the trade deadline. The Mets lost two of three to the Cincinnati Reds this past weekend, extending a prolonged slump that\u2019s seen the former NL East leaders go 11-19 since June 13.<\/p>\n Francisco Alvarez hits one OVER the batter’s eye for his 11th home run in the last 16 games for Triple-A Syracuse \ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/IDR3Rnkol2<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNY_Mets\/status\/1946981663218536798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n Recent online trade proposals have suggested the Mets add a starting pitcher or outfielder before the July 31 trade deadline. Others have theorized the Mets will trade for a third baseman to replace Brett Baty and Mark Vientos.<\/p>\n At no point, though, have there been any credible trade ideas or rumors about the Mets adding another catcher. Torrens is a fine backup, and Senger would have needed an injury or an unprecedented hitting streak to last on the big-league roster. Instead, Senger went 8-for-46 and didn\u2019t embarrass the Mets over 21 games. For all intents and purposes, Senger did his job.<\/p>\n The plan was always for Alvarez to reclaim his starting job when the Mets felt he was ready, and his 1.129 OPS at Syracuse is ideally a sign of things to come. The three-headed monster of Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor, and Pete Alonso can\u2019t carry the Mets forever, especially not with a half-game deficit in the NL East; every win matters, and the Mets still have seven games left against the Phillies.<\/p>\n It\u2019s time for Alvarez to prove why he was once a consensus top-10 prospect. Otherwise, the Mets might find themselves on the outside looking in when the postseason begins, which could lead to significant <\/em>changes in Queens.<\/p>\n The Francisco Alvarez show is back on in Queens, and it couldn\u2019t come at a better time for the inconsistent New York Mets. The Mets intend to recall Alvarez fro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":81755,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Francisco Alvarez needs to reclaim his rightful spot in the Mets lineup<\/h2>\n