"Pache, 27, was once considered one of the sport's top outfield prospects during his earlier days in the division-rival Braves organization. He's long been touted as a plus-plus defender in center field - a rangy outfielder with good speed and solid raw power but a shaky hit tool that didn't allow him to get to that pop often enough. That lack of hit tool has indeed held Pache back."
"Pache hasn't hit in the majors during any of his stops. He's taken 610 plate appearances at the MLB level and carries just a .181/.243/.275 batting line with a troublesome 30.8% strikeout rate. He has indeed strong defensive grades, but Pache hasn't hit enough to even profile as a viable fourth outfielder in the majors. Pache's numbers in the upper minors have been better but are still lackluster, particularly considering how hitter-friendly most of the environments in which he's played have been."
"In parts of five Triple-A seasons, Pache carries a .257/.332/.397 batting line. He spent the 2025 season with the D-backs' top affiliate in Reno, hitting .251/.351/.389 in 288 plate appearances. That looks decent on the surface, but in that exorbitantly hitter-friendly setting, it's actually about 20% worse than league-average production, by measure of wRC+. In many ways, Pache is an even more extreme version of Tyrone Taylor, who's already on the Mets' big league roster."
The Mets signed outfielder Cristian Pache to a minor-league contract and will invite him to major-league spring camp as a non-roster player. Pache, 27, was once a top prospect in the Braves system and is known for plus-plus defense in center field, speed and raw power but a weak hit tool. He has been traded and moved through multiple organizations and has a poor MLB batting line (.181/.243/.275) with a 30.8% strikeout rate over 610 plate appearances. Triple-A production (.257/.332/.397 across five seasons; .251/.351/.389 in Reno in 2025) was below league average by wRC+. Pache profiles as elite defense with insufficient offense to secure a regular major-league outfield role.
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