The farm went 1-3 on Sunday, April 12, and the one bright light was Syracuse, where Nick Morabito cracked a go-ahead two-run bomb in the eighth to carry the day. Binghamton lost but still nearly stole the finale late, Brooklyn got blanked, and St. Lucie wore a crooked number straight to the face. Baseball. Beautiful, dumb, unforgiving baseball.
Minor League Player of the Game
Nick Morabito, Syracuse
He went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, delivered the biggest swing in the system, and was named the day’s “Star of the Night” in the Mets prospect roundup. No debate here. He gets the belt.
Why Nick Morabito as the Minor League Player of the Game
Morabito gets the crown because he delivered the single most valuable offensive swing in the system, a 442-foot, 109.1 mph two-run homer that flipped Syracuse from trailing to leading in the eighth. Add in that he’s also been one of the names getting repeated in the daily prospect reports all week, and this was not some random cheapie. The arrow is pointing the right way.
Top 5 Hot Mets Minor Leaguers
Based on the last 7 games / recent daily prospect reports
- Nick Morabito – big swing Sunday, two-hit game earlier in the week, steady impact at Syracuse
- A.J. Ewing – hit streak/on-base run has kept showing up in multiple reports
- Chris Suero – keeps stacking extra-base damage and traffic on the bases
- Mitch Voit – three-hit game Saturday, doubled again Sunday, one of Brooklyn’s few live bats
- Elian Peña – seven-game hit streak just ended, but the streak itself earns the spot
Top 5 Cold Mets Minor Leaguers
Based on the last 7 games / recent daily prospect reports
- Dakota Hawkins – Sunday fourth inning blew up the game
- Joel Lara – five runs in two innings on Sunday, rough start at St. Lucie
- Joel Díaz – Sunday loss in Brooklyn turned when his command went sideways
- Marco Vargas – had the last chance Sunday and finished 0-for-5
- Antonio Jimenez – Brooklyn’s offense is stuck in mud and he went 0-for-4 in the shutout
Mets Top 20 Prospects Daily Tracker
April 13, 2026 | Using MLB Pipeline’s current opening-season Mets prospect assignments
| Rank |
Player |
Level |
Daily Box Score |
RMF Read |
| 1 | Carson Benge | MLB | 0-for-3 | Quiet day with the big club |
| 2 | Jonah Tong | Syracuse | Did not pitch | No Sunday appearance |
| 3 | A.J. Ewing | Binghamton | 1-for-4, 2B, R, BB | Still getting on base, still moving |
| 4 | Ryan Clifford | Syracuse | 1-for-4, 2B, R | Impact contact showed up again |
| 5 | Jacob Reimer | Binghamton | 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI | Thunder showed up even in a loss |
| 6 | Jack Wenninger | Syracuse | Did not pitch | No Sunday appearance |
| 7 | Mitch Voit | Brooklyn | 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB | Only Brooklyn bat that felt alive |
| 8 | Elian Peña | St. Lucie | 0-for-4, RBI | Hit streak ended, still drove one in |
| 9 | Jonathan Santucci | Binghamton | Did not pitch | No Sunday appearance |
| 10 | Will Watson | Binghamton | Did not pitch | No Sunday appearance |
| 11 | Wandy Asigen | Extended Spring | N/A | Still not in domestic game action |
| 12 | Nick Morabito | Syracuse | 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI | System’s best swing of the day |
| 13 | Eli Serrano III | Binghamton | 0-for-3, R, HBP | Not much contact, still sparked late inning |
| 14 | Zach Thornton | Binghamton | Did not pitch | No Sunday appearance |
| 15 | Chris Suero | Binghamton | 2-for-3, 3B, R, BB | Absolute pain in the ass to get out |
| 16 | Antonio Jimenez | Brooklyn | 0-for-4, K | Rough day in a dead lineup |
| 17 | Ryan Lambert | Syracuse | 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K, W | More clean leverage work |
| 18 | Dylan Ross | Injured | N/A | Arm fatigue |
| 19 | R.J. Gordon | Injured | N/A | Lat injury |
| 20 | Marco Vargas | Binghamton | 0-for-5 | Had the last chance, couldn’t cash it |
System Snapshot
Farm record on Sunday: 1-3
Syracuse
Won 3-2
Morabito HR, Clifford 2B, Pache RBI 3B, Lambert W
Binghamton
Lost 7-5
Reimer HR, Ramos HR, Suero 3B, late rally fell short
Brooklyn
Lost 7-0
Voit doubled and walked twice, offense otherwise flatlined
St. Lucie
Lost 13-6
Paulino 2-for-4, Juan 2 RBI, offense hit, pitching cracked
System Snapshot
Syracuse won 3-2.
That was the cleanest game in the system. Morabito landed the knockout shot, Clifford doubled, Pache tripled in a run, and Lambert finished with the win. That is what a grown-up Triple-A game looks like, even when the offense wastes chances.
Syracuse Mets | Triple-A
Syracuse 3, Buffalo 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| SYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Top Mets Performers
• Nick Morabito: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
• Ryan Clifford: 1-for-4, 2B, R
• Cristian Pache: 1-for-4, 3B, RBI
• Ryan Lambert: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K, Win
Binghamton lost 7-5.
The fourth inning was the arson scene. Dakota Hawkins got tagged, Somerset built the cushion, and Binghamton’s late punch came too late. Reimer and Ramos both went yard, Suero was a menace, and the Ponies still nearly stole the damn thing.
Binghamton Rumble Ponies | Double-A
Somerset 7, Binghamton 5
Game flow: Somerset broke it open with a five-run 4th, Binghamton punched back late but ran out of outs.
| Team | R | H | E |
| Somerset | 7 | 11 | — |
| Binghamton | 5 | 6 | — |
Top Ponies Performers
• Jacob Reimer: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
• Chris Suero: 2-for-3, 3B, R, BB
• Jose Ramos: 1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI
• A.J. Ewing: 1-for-4, 2B, R, BB
Brooklyn lost 7-0.
The offense managed three hits and basically showed up in witness protection. Voit was the only real nuisance, reaching three times. Cota did his job. Then the middle innings turned into a shovel to the face.
Brooklyn Cyclones | High-A
Jersey Shore 7, Brooklyn 0
Game flow: Scoreless through four, then Jersey Shore put together a 3-run 5th, added 1 in the 6th, and hung 3 more in the 8th.
| Team | R | H | E |
| Brooklyn | 0 | 3 | — |
| Jersey Shore | 7 | 10 | — |
Top Cyclones Performers
• Mitch Voit: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB
• Vincent Perozo: 1-for-2, HBP
• Irving Cota: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, K
St. Lucie lost 13-6.
The weirdest part is the offense was not the problem. Ten hits, three walks, five-for-five with runners in scoring position, and still a seven-run loss because the pitching staff lit itself on fire before the game settled down. Minter’s rehab inning was one of the few clean things on the field.
St. Lucie Mets | Single-A
Dunedin 13, St. Lucie 6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
| Dunedin | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| St. Lucie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Bottom line
Syracuse gave you the only clean story. Binghamton still showed fight. Brooklyn needs someone besides Mitch Voit to start breathing. St. Lucie’s bats deserved way better than the pitching they got. That’s the farm right now, one clutch swing at the top, smoke coming out of the engine everywhere else.
