One of the New York Mets' first-round draft picks and former top prospects is moving up in the farm system. First reported by Mike Mayer of Metsmerized, catcher Kevin Parada has been promoted from the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets.
The 11th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, catcher Kevin Parada, looks to be a wasted pick by the New York Mets after he fell out of MLB Pipeline's updated Top 30 prospect rankings this spring.
The New York Mets already have a promising young catcher on their big league roster in Francisco Alvarez, but they could very well add another. Kevin Parada went No.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
It was a winning afternoon in the Mets organization on Wednesday, as the five affiliates combined for a 3-2 record. Binghamton hit three home runs en route to their win, and a good pitchers duel in Brooklyn ended in a walk-off.
Sunday was a bit of a microcosm of how the Mets’ minor league affiliates’ seasons have gone. The three highest levels (Triple-A, Double-A, High-A) won, and each of these affiliates now holds a record above .500.
Sunday in the Mets’ minor leagues featured several fantastic performances, headlined by two struggling prospects, Luisangel Acuña and Kevin Parada. Acuña and Parada are considered top prospects for a reason, but they haven’t lived up to that while part of the Mets organization.
Across the five levels of Mets minor league affiliates, they combined to score 38 runs. Top prospects on every team seemed to perform, namely Luisangel Acuña, Kevin Parada, Ryan Clifford, and Boston Baro, all of whom had multi-hit efforts.
While the 2023 season was extremely disappointing for the New York Mets at the big league level, at least they used the down-year productively to bolster their farm system.
Next on our list is a catcher. Name: Kevin Parada Position: C Born: 8/03/2001 Height: 5’11” Weight: 200 lbs. Bats/Throws: R/R Acquired: 2022 MLB Draft,