The Mets’ deadline move with the White Sox came with the kind of instant-fantasy reaction that always follows a fresh arm in a new uniform. New York sent Huascar Brazoban to Chicago for a pair of pitching prospects, and the name drawing the loudest buzz is Gabe Davis.
Davis was a fifth-round pick in 2025, so nobody should be treating his place in the Mets system as set in stone. Even so, that hasn’t stopped some fans from getting carried away. For a certain corner of the fan base, the first look at Davis’ profile was enough to spark one very familiar comparison: Jacob Misiorowski.
The appeal is obvious. Davis is listed at 6-foot-9, and that kind of size always gets attention.
Some of the early scouting language around him lines up in a way that has fans dreaming big. But the numbers tell a much rougher story right now, and they are impossible to ignore.
Davis has posted an 8.31 ERA in Double-A this season, and the damage has been especially ugly in one area. He has allowed 11 home runs in 10 starts across 34.2 innings, which has done the most harm to his stat line. For now, that’s the reality the Mets are working with.
Still, there’s a reason some people are willing to squint and see something more. Davis is 22 and in his first professional season, so a bumpy start was always part of the equation.
Misiorowski, after all, didn’t exactly burst out of the gate either. He opened with a 5.57 ERA in his first 21 innings in Double-A before climbing toward the level that made him one of the league’s best pitchers.
Misiorowski’s path has already become the template for hope. He was a 4.36 ERA pitcher as a rookie in 2025, and now sits at a ridiculous 1.63 ERA. That rise is exactly why fans are eager to believe another towering arm might be next.
For Davis, though, the gap between projection and production is still wide. One pitch, or even one physical trait, won’t decide whether he turns into a major league stud. He’ll have to prove he can keep the ball in the yard first.
And while the comparison to Misiorowski may be premature, it has already been enough to put Davis in some pretty rare company among Mets draft picks.
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