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New York Mets: Francisco Alvarez Ranked 4th Best Catching Prospect

Francisco Alvarez is the prized catching prospect for the New York Mets, and MLB has noticed the 19-year old. Alvarez is ranked fourth among the top 2021 catching prospects and the lone teenager in the top-10.

Francisco Alvarez, fresh off being named the #4 catching prospect in baseball, clearing the palm trees in BP: pic.twitter.com/fgW8MQsoUY

— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) January 22, 2021

Alvarez is in elite company behind former number one-pick Adley Rutschman and two catchers with MLB experience, Joey Bart and Luis Campusano.