# A CUT ABOVE: Don't Group Francisco Alvarez with the "Baby Mets" | Still the Catcher of the Future?

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Podcast: [Locked On Mets - Daily Podcast On The New York Mets](https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-mets-daily-podcast-on-the-new-york-mets-341003)
Published: 2026-07-01T12:11:35+00:00
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New York Mets fans have grown weary of the so-called Baby Mets, but does Francisco Alvarez deserve to be lumped in with the group's underperformers?

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