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By Brian Joura

Of the prospects that the Mets picked up in their numerous deadline deals, the one that had the most success after being acquired was outfielder Drew Gilbert, who was part of the package received from the Astros for Justin Verlander. Gilbert had forced an in-season promotion while with the Houston organization, going from Hi-A to Double-A. When he joined the Mets, Gilbert was assigned to Double-A Binghamton, where he raked.

Gilbert did exceptionally well in Hi-A, earning a promotion after just 95 PA, something that hasn’t happened in seemingly forever with a Mets prospect involving a full-season league. But he wasn’t all that great for Corpus Christi, where he posted a .713 OPS in 264 PA. It looked like barring a massive turnaround that Gilbert would need a repeat season at the Double-A level. But that’s exactly what happened for him in Binghamton.

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