The New York Mets have optioned their top-rated prospect, Francisco Alvarez, to Triple-A Syracuse, putting an end to his chances of being on the team’s Opening Day roster.
This move hardly comes as a surprise. With the Omar Narvaez addition in free agency and Tomas Nido, it was always going to be an uphill battle for Alvarez to be with the team to start the 2023 regular season. Also, the fact that Alvarez had to recover from offseason surgery which led to some missed time early in Spring Training made his chances that much harder.