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Kevin Parada
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Headed to AFL
CNew York Mets  AA
September 22, 2023
Parada will play in the Arizona Fall League this October, Jonathan Mayo and Sam Dykstra of MLB.com report.
ANALYSIS
The 22-year-old backstop will headline the Mets' contingent at this year's AFL after slashing .265/.340/.447 through 87 games at High-A Brooklyn in 2023, although he stumbled to a .185/.250/.389 line during a 14-game stint in Double-A to close out the season. Parada has Francisco Alvarez blocking his path to a big-league starting job in Queens, but neither player is a defensive standout -- whichever one improves behind the plate the most over the next couple years could end up being the team's long-term answer at catcher.