Top 25 Mets Prospects for 2020, #14: Junior Santos

Name: Junior Santos

Position: RHP

Born: 8/16/01

Height: 6’8”

Weight: 220 lbs.

Bats/Throws: R/R

Acquired: IFA, July 2, 2018 (Santiago, Dominican Republic)

2019 Season: 14 G (14 GS), 40.2 IP, 46 H, 29 R, 23 ER (5.09 ERA), 25 BB, 36 K, 6 HBP, 0 BLK, 5 WP, .333 BABIP (Rookie-APPY)

Junior Santos was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, a city of roughly 1.2 million on the north-central side of the island, Junior Santos had enough talent to be recognized by baseball evaluators, but if nothing else, he had size on his side; when he turned sixteen, the young right-hander was 6’6”. He impressed the Mets’ scouting contingent after working out in front of them, and on June 2, 2018, the very first day of the…