Brandon Sproat Photograph: Jim Rassol-Imagn Photographs
Beneath is an evaluation of the prospects within the farm system of the New York Mets. Scouting reviews had been compiled with data offered by business sources in addition to my very own observations. That is the fifth yr we’re delineating between two anticipated reduction roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll see within the “place” column under: MIRP for multi-inning reduction pitchers, and SIRP for single-inning reduction pitchers. The ETAs listed typically correspond to the yr a participant needs to be added to the 40-man roster to keep away from being made eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Guide changes are made the place they appear acceptable, however we use that as a rule of thumb.
A fast overview of what FV (Future Worth) means will be discovered right here. A a lot deeper overview will be discovered right here.
All the ranked prospects under additionally seem on The Board, a useful resource the positioning gives that includes sortable scouting data for each group. It has extra particulars (and up to date TrackMan knowledge from numerous sources) than this text and integrates each workforce’s record so readers can evaluate prospects throughout farm programs. It may be discovered right here.
Different Prospects of Notice
Grouped by sort and listed so as of desire inside every class.
Older DSL Arms
Eris AlbinoRHP
Jose LopezRHP
Franyel DiazRHP
Albino is a 21-year-old righty within the DSL who, till this yr, hadn’t pitched in an precise recreation since 2022. He’s buzzing within the 94-97 mph vary with tail, and has a terse, 87-91 mph low-spin slider. Neither pitch has nice motion, however let’s see how Albino developments as he really will get right into a routine and has publicity to stateside instruction. Lopez is a 21-year-old DSL righty who has had a six-tick spike this yr. He’s solely made a few appearances, so you possibly can’t actually belief that can maintain, however he’s been within the 94-96 mph vary with uphill angle and trip and is killing spin on a median changeup. He’s properly balanced all through his supply and appears athletic sufficient to throw this difficult, although groups ought to vet the veracity of his fastball’s motion as a result of he’s pitched in entrance of a TrackMan unit that groups suppose runs a bit of scorching (just like the Rangers’). The 6-foot-7 Diaz is again after lacking all of 2024 and has had a five-tick velo spike, sitting 94 and touching 96 after he sat 89 in 2023. The 20-year-old is a well-below-average athlete and strike-thrower.
Younger DSL Arms
Jose VielmaRHP
Anderson OzunaRHP
Henderson HernandezRHP
Vielma is a thin 18-year-old righty whose energetic fastball is averaging 92 and touching 95 within the DSL. He has a plus-flashing slider and is throwing strikes. He must maintain the velo and strikes throughout greater than the couple of innings he’s thrown up to now. Ozuna will bump 92 and has a slider/cutter factor that can peak round 87. He’s very small and thin, however he’s an important athlete and is simply 18. Hernandez, 18, is a sophisticated, 6-foot-2 righty who instructions a 90-ish mph tailing fastball and lengthy, blunt sweeper to either side of the plate. He has starter elements as an athlete and craftsman, simply not the rate but.
DSL Bats
Justin RamirezOF
Yensi Rivas. 3B
Diover of AzaINF
Josmir ReyesC
Junior AmparoUTIL
Hector FrancisOF
Ramirez is a big-framed, 6-foot-4 20-year-old in his third DSL season. He rotates onerous for a hitter his dimension, however lever size has hindered his contact high quality. He’s near hitting his method as much as the FCL. Rivas is a bodily, medium-framed 2B/3B with above-average bat velocity and below-average really feel for contact. De Aza is a switch-hitting multi-positional infielder (SS/2B final yr, extra 1B/2B this yr) with spectacular low ball energy. That is his second DSL season, however he’s nonetheless solely 17 and hanging out half as typically as he was in 2024 (small pattern caveats apply). Reyes is a stocky, lefty-hitting catcher who has been powerful to make swing and miss up to now this season. He’s extremely brief to the baseball however lacks nice pure bat velocity. Amparo, 18, is in his first professional season. He has plus bat velocity, however the small-ish righty batter is simply in a position to entry it within the middle-in portion of the zone. He’s enjoying everywhere in the diamond, largely at first base. Francis may be very projectable and has thrilling hip/hand separation, however he has very crude really feel to hit.
Flawed Excessive-Profile Guys
Kevin ParadaC
D’Andre SmithINF
Trey SnyderINF
Simon JuanOF
Parada was the eleventh total choose in 2022 and has struggled to regulate to professional sliders or evolve as a catching defender. He’s received a 112 wRC+ as a 23-year-old in his second go-around at Double-A. Smith is a compact, short-to-the-ball OF/3B out of USC whose shot at a utility job took a success when he stopped enjoying different infield positions. He hit his approach to Binghamton this yr. Snyder signed for $1.3 million in final yr’s fifth spherical and has been assigned to Low-A since then. He has fairly good barrel really feel however below-average bat velocity and poor palms on protection. His points on D are dangerous sufficient that Snyder most likely isn’t an infielder in any respect, and the facility to be a nook outfielder isn’t there. Juan signed for $1.9 million in 2022 and is lastly in full-season ball. He’s hanging out 31% of the time however has massive energy already at age 19.
Italian Nicks
Nick MorabitoCF
Nick Lorusso1B/3B
Nick Roselli2B/LF
He can actually run, and he’s been an above-average offensive performer at each degree, however I nonetheless don’t suppose Morabito’s swing will maintain water towards massive league stuff. It requires an excessive amount of effort and is susceptible to excessive heaters. Underlying indicators that that is true have begun to crop up this yr, as Morabito’s in-zone whiff charges have exploded. Lorusso was a ninth rounder out of Maryland in 2023 who slashed .262/.367/.462 in 2024. He’s within the “of curiosity to KBO groups” space as a righty nook bat. Roselli is a lefty-hitting pull energy second baseman who slugged .738 in his draft yr at Binghamton, was taken within the eleventh spherical, after which crushed the FSL after the draft. He’s struggling up to now this season.
No. 6/7 Starter Sorts
Joander SuarezRHP
Zach ThorntonLHP
RJ GordonRHP
Suarez, 25, is a strike-throwing Venezuelan depth starter who sits 91, has a great curveball, and has run single-digit stroll charges for many of his profession. Thornton is a spindly lefty out of Grand Canyon who throws strikes however lacks precision. His stuff is mild. Gordon was a Day Three select of Oregon final yr who has improved his changeup in professional ball and is having bat-missing success at Brooklyn. He’s a possible spot starter.
Too Few Strikes for Predominant
Cameron FosterRHP
Hunter HodgesRHP
Chandler MarshRHP
Juan ArnaudRHP
Brett BanksRHP
Nicolas CarrenoLHP
John ValleRHP
Jace BeckRHP
Wilson LopezRHP
Cristofer GomezRHP
Foster is a 26-year-old former 14th spherical select of McNeese who has developed a plus slider (and a pair different good breaking balls). He has a center reduction shot though he’s a a lot older man. Hodges has a number of plus breaking balls and pitches off a nasty cutter, however the undrafted free agent out of TCU is struggling to throw strikes in St. Lucie. Marsh was an undrafted free agent out of Georgia who is flourishing as a reliever at Brooklyn due to his vertical slider and a 94-97 mph fastball that performs down as a consequence of a scarcity of management. Arnaud sits 96 with sink and can contact 99. He’s had bother throwing sufficient strikes to go away A-ball, particularly in relation to his slider. Banks is a bodily 6-foot-3 reliever from UNC Wilmington with a reasonably commonplace mid-90s fastball and slider combo, however with out the command to essentially weaponize it. Carreno is an FCL lefty who came visiting from Pittsburgh in final yr’s Josh Walker commerce. He’s sitting 97, however can’t throw strikes. Valle scattered 94-97 mph fastballs throughout my FCL look. Beck is a 6-foot-9 25-year-old at Brooklyn who has been with the org since he was picked out of highschool in 2019. He has good arm velocity for his dimension and can bump 95. Lopez is a 22-year-old A-ball reliever sitting 96 however scuffling with walks. Gomez, 22, is a 6-foot-4 righty who’ll contact 96 with flat angle. He’s working a number of innings out of the St. Lucie bullpen.
Accidents
Bryce JenkinsRHP
Matt AllanRHP
Jorge RodriguezRHP
Miguel MejiasRHP
Calvin ZieglerRHP
Jenkins was a $180,000 signee out of Tennessee in 2023 who I noticed throw stay BP on the advanced final month. He was sitting 93-94 with an important curveball, and is now formally again in actual video games. The Mets sacrificed a lot of their 2019 draft to signal Allan for $2.5 million within the third spherical. He has been injured and went a half decade between affiliated video games, a streak he broke this yr. He was peaking within the upper-90s earlier this season however struggled to throw strikes, and has been shut down but once more. Rodriguez is a 23-year-old righty who didn’t pitch final yr and has now made three rehab appearances within the FCL. He was as much as 96 yesterday. Mejias is a stout 20-year-old righty who missed all of 2024 with damage and was sitting 97 within the FCL for 2 video games in Might earlier than he was once more shut down. Ziegler has had a litany of significant accidents (and was shut down once more in Might) which have restricted him to seven whole innings since 2022. He was working with three above-average pitches when wholesome.
System Overview
The Mets have asserted themselves among the many orgs which might be greatest at pitching growth. The velocity with which lots of their pitchers enhance (and the magnitude of these enhancements) is astounding. Once I was in Port St. Lucie a couple of weeks in the past to see FCL and FSL motion, there was one attention-grabbing arm after one other all week lengthy, a few of whom have massive arm power however had been even too wild for the Others of Notice part right here. It’s not simply high-profile, early draft picks like Brandon Sproat and Blade Tidwell who’re thriving. All types of older dudes, small college guys, and pitchers who couldn’t get a foothold at one program and needed to switch to a different are right here and appear to have been made higher not lengthy after coming aboard. The speed development on this org has been absurd. I had the org-wide common fastball velo final yr at 92.1 mph; this yr it’s 93.7 mph. If I had been to restrict my pattern to simply the blokes I take into account prospects, the leap is even greater. The Mets have tapped into one thing on the dev aspect that’s paying developmental dividends, and the remainder of their division must be afraid of that.
This method can also be deep on successful place gamers, guys within the 45 and 40+ FV tiers who can play significant part-time roles across the massive stars like Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto. These are gamers who shouldn’t be the bedrock of your roster, however who you possibly can win with as contributors, and the Mets are in place for them to be precisely that. There have been some developmental wins on this space, too. The Mets have taken a number of mid-six-figure excessive schoolers who’ve gotten higher, going from sleepers to true prospects. They haven’t had the identical success on the very high of the draft or worldwide markets, the place the org’s hit fee has been extra combined. A lot of these guys (Colin Houck, Elian Peña, and so forth.) are prospects, however they aren’t within the categorical lane to the bigs, or massive arrow-up guys simply shifting into the general Prime 100. With the dev element of the org seemingly thriving, a “go-wide” strategy to expertise acquisition (in order that dev will be utilized to as many guys as attainable) could also be so as shifting ahead.
This method has above-average total depth, an above-average variety of Prime 100 guys, and a powerful excessive finish due to the variety of 45 FV prospects. Sproat slid subsequent to Chase Petty on the Hondo (sinker, decrease slot guys struggling considerably), Jonah Tong stayed in the identical spot, and Nolan McLean moved into the raft of huge league-ready no. 4 starters that begins round ninetieth total, whereas Carson Benge and Jacob Reimer slot in subsequent to friends (Roden within the subject and Three ‘Morganrespectively) who play comparable positions.
