Mets' top prospect thrives in latest start; could call-up be nearing?

Before his outing on Wednesday, Sproat's ERA in his six starts of the season for Syracuse was at 5.48. He has now lowered the mark to 4.82 across 28 innings pitched.

This was certainly the outing New York was anticipating out of Sproat at the Triple-A level after producing a solid spring training for the Mets. In two games during the spring, the righty hurler went 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA and 1.25 WHIP, with three strikeouts across four innings pitched.

With Sproat finally being able to find consistency during his first season in Triple-A, could the Amazins' consider calling up their top pitching prospect, whom they are very high on? While his latest start was a step in the right direction, there has yet to be any indication on the Mets planning to call up Sproat in the near future.

With Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns explaining during spring training that he would like to see Sproat find sustainable success in the minor leagues, the right-hander will have to build off his best start in Triple-A thus far if he wants to create a path to the big leagues this year.