Cedric Mullins will replace Tyrone Taylor as the starting center fielder for the New York Mets. However, it’s someone else he will replace altogether on the roster. Barring a final hour trade at the deadline, one of their young players is getting sent to the minors. Ronny Mauricio has hit far too well this past week to be in the conversation, leaving the Mets with essentially a choice between Brett Baty and Luisangel Acuna.
Acuna is the simple choice. He is pretty irrelevant despite having his use as a speedster off the bench. But demoting him for all of August will burn through his final minor league option.