Prince of Queens Prospect Weekly: Voit Erupts at Double-A, Smith and Pitre Land Running
By Olivia Reed ·
Mitch Voit's Double-A Statement
Mitch Voit (AA, 2B, Rank: 10) didn't ease into Double-A. Promoted from High-A Brooklyn on July 27, he went 11-for-21 across his first week in Binghamton, adding four doubles, a home run, and seven RBI in 25 plate appearances. Those aren't the numbers of a guy getting his footing; they're the numbers of a guy who was overdue for the jump. His Double-A debut included two doubles and a triple in the first game alone, and he never really cooled down from there. Over the last 30 days at High-A, he was slashing .338/.437/.541 with two home runs and 15 RBI before the promotion — the finishing kick that clearly prompted the Mets to make the move.
What makes this week particularly meaningful is where it fits in Voit's development arc. At 21, he's a 60 speed, 60 makeup second baseman with real on-base skills and a 40-stolen-base pace in his first full pro season. The 50 hit and 50 power grades have room to move, and nothing he did last week contradicts an everyday projection if the bat keeps translating. His combined .266/.370/.442 line across both levels before this week was already solid; fold in a .538 average in his first seven Double-A games and the conversation shifts from "will he stick?" to "how fast does he move through Binghamton?" The one area to watch remains his performance against advanced right-handed breaking balls, but this week offered zero evidence that Double-A pitching will slow him down immediately.
New Kids, No Adjustment Period: Smith and Pitre Hit the Ground Running
The Mets' deadline activity flooded the system with new names, and two of them put up immediate numbers. Aidan Smith (A+, OF, Rank: 9) arrived in Brooklyn via the Freddy Peralta trade with Tampa Bay and went 3-for-7 in his first 2 games as a Met. That makes him 8-for-21 with three home runs and nine RBI over the last week. That's a continuation of a scorching stretch rather than a debut fluke — over his last 30 days between his prior organization and Brooklyn, he's posted a .607 slugging percentage with six home runs in 72 plate appearances. The scouting profile carries a 45 power grade and a bench projection, and I'd take the over on both at this point. He's generating genuine pull-side damage with a frequency that suggests the power was always there; the question now is whether the hit tool (graded at 50) holds up against better stuff. His season-long strikeout rate is elevated at roughly one K per 3.4 plate appearances, so that answer isn't fully written yet, but the raw impact he's flashing over the past month is real.
His trade partner in the Peralta deal, Émilien Pitre (AA, 2B, Rank: 33), took a different path to the same result. Arriving at Binghamton from the Rays' organization, Pitre went 4-for-8 over his first 2 contests. Over the last week, he's 9-for-20 with five walks in 25 plate appearances and no strike outs. That matches his profile: a 55 hit tool, exceptional zone control, and a contact-and-walk game that can stick even without power. Across 90 combined games this season, he's hitting .313 with a .440 on-base percentage and 70 walks against just 40 strikeouts — the plate discipline that plays at any level. The 35 power grade is the ceiling limiter, and he'll need to prove he can handle Double-A spin to stay in the everyday conversation rather than settling into the utility role he projects to. But his first week in Binghamton gave no indication he'll need much time to adjust.
Quick Hits
Wandy Asigen (RK, SS, Rank: 5) · had one of the more eye-catching weeks in the complex: 5 hits, two home runs, a triple, and five walks in 18 plate appearances. The 16-year-old is slashing .296/.449/.574 over his last 30 days with three home runs and 12 walks against 21 strikeouts. A 55 hit tool, 55 power, and 60 speed on a teenager who can already draw walks — the floor here is interesting, never mind the ceiling.
Jacob Reimer (AA, 3B, Rank: 4) · returned from the 7-day IL on August 4 and wasted no time, going 5-for-17 with a double and a home run and driving in 4. Over his last nine games at Double-A, he's hitting .345/.486/.655 with two homers. The 55 power grade fits a guy who's up to 8 home runs in 251 combined plate appearances this season after hitting 17 across both levels in 2025 — the bat is trending the right direction as he pushes toward a second-division regular projection at third base.
Nicolas Carreno (A+, LHP, Rank: 24) · threw 5.1 hitless innings against zero earned runs, walking five but striking out eight. The control issues are the ongoing concern — he's posted 31 walks against 44 strikeouts through nine A+ starts this year and carries a 40 command grade for good reason. The strikeout rate is legit; the walk rate is the thing standing between him and a real rotation conversation. His 1.94 ERA across 41.2 innings at Single-A earlier this season is the optimistic data point; the 5.26 ERA at High-A before this start is the honest one.
R.J. Gordon (AA, RHP, Rank: 39) · struck out 17 over 13 innings across two starts, allowing 4 earned runs on 9 hits and just 1 walk. That's the version of Gordon that makes the 55 slider grade worth tracking — when the command is on, he can pile up strikeouts in a hurry. The season ERA sits at 5.64 through 60.2 Double-A innings, so this week represents a significant uptick; the walk rate this month (11 in 28 innings) remains the dividing line between back-end starter and swingman.
Elian Peña (A, SS, Rank: 1) · drove in 3 on 7 hits, including a pair of doubles, across 19 plate appearances. The Mets' top-ranked prospect is hitting .312/.376/.468 over the last 30 days with two home runs and 12 RBI — not bad for an 18-year-old in full-season ball. He's sitting at 5 home runs and 27 stolen bases in 87 games at St. Lucie, building the power-speed profile that makes his everyday projection credible despite a long road ahead.
Randy Guzman (A+, OF, Rank: 30) · went 7-for-22 with a homer and 3 RBI in his first week at Brooklyn after a promotion from St. Lucie. The 60 raw power grade is the calling card, and he's backed it up — 13 home runs in 294 combined plate appearances this season, with a .274/.377/.514 line at Single-A before the move. He'll need to prove that kind of production translates to High-A, where breaking balls and sequencing will test the elevated chase rate in his profile.
Marco Vargas (AA, SS, Rank: 45) · returned from the IL on August 4 and immediately homered in 12 plate appearances, finishing 3-for-8 with 2 RBI. He carries a 55 hit tool that hasn't fully shown up at Double-A this year (.224 in 28 games before the IL stint), but the walk rates have held and the contact feel is genuine. The power (1 home run entering the week) remains the biggest developmental question for a player whose best path to relevance runs through second base.
Jefferson Rojas (AA, SS, Rank: 6) · arrived in Binghamton via trade from Chicago, acquired for Clay Holmes and Tyrone Taylor. The 80Grade #6 prospect in the system joins a Rumble Ponies roster that's getting crowded in a hurry. No stats yet at Binghamton, but the acquisition cost signals the organization views him as a meaningful piece of the future up the middle.
Ryan Clifford (AAA, 1B, Rank: 3) · was placed on the 7-day IL at Syracuse on August 4. No timeline has been given; his absence bears watching given he's the system's third-ranked prospect and was presumably on the short list for big-league consideration.
Sammy Stafura (A+, SS, Rank: 11) · landed in Brooklyn after coming over from Pittsburgh in the Luke Weaver deal. Another deadline addition to watch at High-A, slotting in as an interesting middle-infield name to monitor as he gets acclimated.
Eli Serrano III (AA, OF, Rank: 14) · had his IL stint transferred from the 7-day to the 60-day at Binghamton, effectively ending his 2026 season. No update on the nature of the injury, but the move forecloses any comeback at the Double-A level this year.