After most thought the New York Mets did not get a great return from the Oakland Athletics in a trade for Jeurys Familia, the organization did a lot better in an intra-division deal on Friday. By trading Asdrubal Cabrera to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Mets got back a talented right-handed pitching prospect named Franklyn Kilome.
For a two-month rental, the Mets got back the 10th best prospect in the Phillies farm system according to MLB Pipeline. Here is what they had to say about his pitch arsenal:
“Pure stuff-wise, Kilome is as good as just about any pitching prospect in the system, with a fastball that touches the upper-90s consistently combined with a curve that often flashes plus.