Lefty reliever A.J. Minter has been progressing on his rehab assignment, which will come to an end on Thursday, May 7. Pitching for Low-A St. Lucie, High-A Brooklyn and Triple-A Syracuse, Minter has posted a 1.17 ERA, a 0.78 WHIP and four strikeouts across eight appearances and 7.2 innings. Although Minter's statistics are good on the surface level, there's one concern the New York Mets should have. The southpaw's velocity has been sitting in the low-90s on his rehab assignment. This is worrying given Minter is coming off surgery to repair a torn lat muscle. He has also been injury prone over the last few years, undergoing surgery to fix a torn labrum in his hip in 2024. Prior to tearing his lat, Minter averaged 94.5 mph on his four-seam fastball, according to Baseball Savant. His cutter averaged 89.4 mph, which is his second most thrown pitch. Minter threw in front of Mets officials during the team's last homestand. “I am confident with myself and know I can get big league hitters out.…