Prospects Mitch Voit and Jonathan Santucci making Mets take notice with award-winning seasons

Odds are, Marcus Semien will be back with the Mets to begin next season because of the $46 million he is still owed. Odds are, Sean Manaea will be back with the Mets to begin next season because of the $25 million he is still owed.  Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.In each case, the Mets will want to see what the veteran has left to offer before viewing an established, expensive player as a sunk cost. But if and when the Mets move on from the second baseman and back-end starter, respectively, a couple top prospects who could further emerge as next in line for those jobs visited Citi Field on Monday. Infielder Mitch Voit and lefty starter Jonathan Santucci earned a step into the spotlight this season as the organization’s player and pitcher of the year. Voit was a first-round pick just last season who already has hit his way to — and nearly through — Double-A Binghamton.

The infielder, who still sees some time at his more natural second base but has slid over and impressed Mets officials at shortstop, started his first full professional season without much promise.On May 23, he was hitting .210 with a .651 OPS with High-A Brooklyn. And then he went on a run that rivaled any minor leaguer, getting hot in Brooklyn and bringing that heat to Binghamton.

From May 24 through the end of the season, he hit .300 with an .866 OPS, 32 of his 45 steals and just 58 strikeouts with 40 walks. The switch that flipped was more mental than mechanical, Voit reiterated while being honored before the Mets opened a series with the Orioles.The 21-year-old from the University of Michigan began learning where he liked the ball and which pitches to swing at. “I’m trying to figure out my strengths in the box and how do my strengths match up against this pitcher? And how can I maximize this at-bat to bring the most value in that moment?” said Voit, who is the club’s N...