The Mets have had a frustrating farm system this season, and Mitch Voit has fit into that broader picture in a way that’s hard to ignore. He hasn’t exactly been a breakout star, but he has kept himself in the conversation.
After finishing his run with High-A Brooklyn at .242/.349/.396 with 11 home runs, he also showed off a speed element that has become one of the more surprising parts of his game. Voit stole 36 bases in 44 attempts after going 20-for-21 the year before.
His production has jumped in Double-A. Through 38 plate appearances, he’s hit .594/.658/.969 with seven doubles and a home run, while also drawing six walks against four strikeouts.
The bat isn’t the only thing that changed this season. Drafted as a second baseman, Voit spent 58 games at shortstop for Brooklyn and only 18 at second base. That trend has continued in Double-A, where he has been at shortstop frequently before recently sliding over to second base in favor of Jefferson Rojas, who could be more of a third base option.
That shift opens the door to a few possible readings, and the most straightforward one is also the simplest: the Mets want to find out what he can do there. Second base is often where a player ends up when shortstop is no longer realistic, but Voit’s case is different. He moved from first base at Michigan in 2023 to second base in 2024, and at 6’0 and 201 pounds, he has the kind of frame that can fit in a few places.
Giving him shortstop reps could also be part of a bigger plan. If he can handle the position, it raises his value across the board. A player who can cover shortstop tends to draw more attention than one who is boxed into second base, and that could matter later even if the Mets are nowhere near talking trade now.
There’s also the obvious question that hangs over any Mets shortstop discussion: Francisco Lindor. Even if the speculation never really leaves, the idea of a future replacement is going to keep surfacing.
Elian Pena has looked like the cleaner bet to become the long-term shortstop in Flushing, while Voit is further away in age and MLB readiness. His shortstop timeline likely doesn’t come into focus until the end of 2027 at the earliest, and more realistically sometime in 2028.
With Rojas and Samm Stafura added to the farm after the trade deadline, the competition for those infield spots is already taking shape. The most likely explanation for Voit’s movement is that the Mets are trying to widen his defensive range.
If he’s limited to second base, that narrows the path. If he can handle middle infield duties and maybe even get some looks at third base down the road, his profile gets a lot more interesting.
Voit has been a strange prospect in some ways, but the first-round pick label keeps the expectations high. Between the on-base ability and the speed, he at least has the ingredients to project as a credible part-time player for a long time.
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