NY Mets prospect bound to replace Marcus Semien is the club’s next “psycho”

In the most endearing way, New York Mets rookie Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing have adopted a new adjective to describe their style of play. Their exciting defense has them calling each other psychos and Juan Soto agrees. There is something psychopathic about the way they play defense.

Not without their mistakes, Benge especially a few times this year in the outfield, the web gem-quality with which they track down fly balls and do so excitedly has convinced many Mets fans to buy into this part of David Stearns’ run prevention plan. This is an organization that hasn’t had a Gold Glove winner since 2014 when center field Juan Lagares won it. Starved for another, their flashy glovework combined with some deadly speed on the base paths has made them quick fan-favorites.

A different style than the previous influx of young Mets positions players who came up, this pair should eventually be joined by another who might just fit their way of playing. First-round pick Mitch Voit hasn’t set the world on fire in the minor leagues. However, some recent success down in Single-A along with a boat load of stolen bases has helped create a situation where maybe he can fit right in with the psychos already in Queens.

Mitch Voit is bound to replace Marcus Semien and maybe he fits right in as the next psycho

A second baseman currently playing shortstop as well, Voit has been really good defensively thus far in his young career. No errors at second base in 51 chances and only one at shortstop in 93 opportunities, a part of his game we had to take the scouts’ word for has looked good. He’s certainly not in the running to take Francisco Lindor’s job anytime soon. What he should do is line up well to become the next second baseman once the Mets move on from Marcus Semien.

Two more years after the current one with Semien under team control aligns well with Voit debuting in late 2028 or early 2029. A few years away still, his fiery brand of baseball shown in college, maybe in excess, made the Mets drafting him a larger story. Even if you don’t follow college baseball, you probably saw his celebration go viral.

Voit hasn’t had any of those same moments since going pro, but there’s no doubt feistiness left in him. The 21-year-old has been an unexpected beast on the base paths, swiping 20 bases in 21 tries last year. He added another 18 in 22 attempts thus far in 2026.

The offense hasn’t quite taken off with just a .228 batting average this season. Fortunately, he has hit 7 home runs after only knocking one out of the ballpark last year in a brief 22-game sample. Hit by 9 pitches already this season in only 195 trips to the plate, Voit has a lot of the makings of being a pain for other teams even when other parts of his game aren’t great. Who doesn’t love a guy who’ll lean into a pitch then steal a bag after?

The .228/.328/.395 slash line this year isn’t eye-popping but over the last 28 days he’s hitting a much better .258/.392/.484. Not every high draft pick adjusts as quickly as others. 

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