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Scouts explain why Ronny Mauricio could be Mets next homegrown star

MLB.com currently considers 19-year-old Mets minor-leaguer Ronny Mauricio to be their third-best prospect, slotting just behind 20-year-old shortstop Andres Gimenez.

Last week, Mauricio cracked MLB.com's Top 100 Prospect List for the first time during his brief career, though it's worth noting they ranked him at exactly 100.

In either case, the hype train beneath Mauricio is gaining momentum, and I predict by the end of this summer, he and Gimenez will both be talked about the same way we pumped up Amed Rosario in 2016.

In spring training, I talked with a few talent evaluators (one with the Mets, two with other NL organizations), all of whom watched Mauricio in rookie ball the previous summer.