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Becerra

Becerra batted .250/.359/.375 with no homers in 39 plate appearances this summer in the Gulf Coast League. The 18-year-old outfielder is about as raw as it gets.

Becerra drove in a career-high five runs as the Mets rolled to a 17-0 triumph over Jupiter. He finished a triple shy of the cycle. Becerra hasn’t hit for much power this year—his slugging percentage is south of .400—but he leads the Florida State League in batting average at .316. The 21-year-old has always been a good contact hitter, batting .287 over 1,048 career minor league at-bats.

Becerra needs more seasoning, but the Mets didn’t want to risk losing him in the Rule 5 Draft. The 22-year-old batted .312/.341/.393 with one homer and seven steals at St. Lucie in 2016.

Becerra is now off the Mets’ 40-man roster. The 23-year-old was once one of the better outfield prospects in the Met system, but he has yet to have an OPS above .734 in a level above Low-A, and hit just .267 with a .335 slugging percentage in High-A St. Lucie this year. Becerra was acquired from the Blue Jays in the R.A. Dickey deal back in December of 2012.

The 19-year old Becerra was the lottery ticket the Mets received in the R.A. Dickey trade with the Blue Jays. He has shown above-average power in batting practice, but it has yet to consistently show up in games. However, he has gone 7-for-8 with two doubles and two home runs in his last two games, which could be some sort of harbinger of his development. He is very raw, and is unlikely to reach the major leagues until 2018, if at all.