Mets: 3 players who won’t be on the roster by Sept. 1

Mets rumors: Jonathan Araúz will likely be replaced by another prospect this month

Just recently, the Mets announced they were calling up Jonathan Arauz to play infield while optioning Brett Baty to Triple-A. This decision shouldn’t surprise many, as it’s increasingly likely that New York will continue to play different young players in order to find out what they have with each one for the future. The bad part, for Arauz, is that one of these young players is coming for his spot and he’s a top prospect in the organization.

Of course, this prospect is Ronny Mauricio, the Mets’ third-ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline. Mauricio also grades out as MLB Pipeline’s 54th-ranked prospect in baseball and he is MLB-ready whenever they decide to call him up. On the season, the 22-year-old shortstop is slashing .289/.338/.479 with 16 home runs and 26 doubles. He already looks like the future of the Mets’ middle infield.

But this eventual call-up will certainly spell the end of Arauz’s time with the 2023 Mets, though he will likely be up during September call-ups and into next year. Unless the young infielder can show some serious improvements over the next couple of weeks, he may see his 2023 MLB season come to an end.