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\u2018Being able to pick his brain and see what he has to say, that\u2019s special\u2019<\/h2>\n

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The\u00a0Mets\u00a0have a terrific list of guest instructors visiting camp this season.<\/p>\n

Johan Santana<\/strong>\u00a0kicked things off last week in Port St. Lucie.<\/p>\n

Carlos Beltran<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0John Franco<\/strong>\u00a0have been around the club this week.<\/p>\n

Then on Thursday, there was another exciting visitor who joined them, as former Mets ace\u00a0Dwight Gooden<\/strong>\u00a0was spotted taking in batting practice and defensive drills from the Clover Park dugout prior to the game.<\/p>\n

Most of the time, these visits are just ceremonial, but they also present an opportunity for some of the current players to receive words of wisdom from some of the biggest legends in franchise history.<\/p>\n

That was the case for top pitching prospect\u00a0Brandon Sproat<\/strong>, who spent some time chatting with Gooden just one day before he takes the mound for his first Grapefruit League outing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was incredible,\u201d Sproat told\u00a0MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo on Thursday’s\u00a0MLB Tonight<\/em>. \u201cA guy of that caliber back in the day, I\u2019ve heard so many stories of him. Just being able to pick his brain and see what he has to say, that\u2019s special.\u201d<\/p>\n

It certainly is a terrific opportunity for the 22-year-old right-hander, who is coming off a season in which he cruised through three levels of the minors, and is now just one step away from reaching the big leagues.<\/p>\n

Sproat started the year allowing just three runs over six starts in Brooklyn. He quickly received a promotion to Double-A Binghamton, where he continued his domination, pitching to a 2.45 ERA and 0.86 WHIP across 11 appearances.<\/p>\n

But he finally hit a bit of a learning curve following a late-season promotion to Triple-A, where he struggled to the tune of a 7.85 ERA over his last seven starts, which was a topic of discussion between him and Gooden.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe asked how Triple-A was,\u201d Sproat said. \u201cI mentioned to him I kind of got away from who I am as a pitcher \u2014 that\u2019s trusting my stuff and being the aggressor out there. Wise words from Doc Gooden, that\u2019s special. What he said I\u2019m going to hold dearly and build on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even with the injuries in the Mets\u2019 rotation, Sproat is expected to begin the year back down in Syracuse, where he\u2019ll continue his development with that experience under his belt and now Gooden\u2019s advice in the back of his mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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