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Nick Morabito could do the math. As someone who was drafted and signed when he was 19 years old, he expected to be on a different timeline than his fellow prep peers in the 2022 Draft.
“It wasn’t something new to me,” he said. “I kind of knew about it all along.”
And now, that time has come. The Mets’ No. 16 prospect will be Rule 5-eligible for the first time this offseason, making his assignment to Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League his last opportunity to prove to the Mets he’s worthy of a 40-man roster spot — or to the other 29 teams that he’s deserving of a Major League look.
The best version of the 2022 75th overall pick is one that makes the most of his plus-plus speed and potentially plus defense in center field, and those might be the attributes that force the issue. If he gets picked in the Rule 5 Draft, he could be a fifth outfielder for an MLB club who could provide value off the bench with his wheels and glove.
The speed has long been there. The former Virginia Tech commit has stolen 108 bags over his last two seasons, including 49 this year for Binghamton — third-most at Double-A.
Read more here: https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/mets-nick-morabito-hopes-afl-gets-him-to-majors-in-spring.html
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