As we enter the Top 20 we no longer see players who have so-so ceilings or little likelihood of reaching the majors. Most teams can boast a reasonably elite Top 20. The Mets are not as elite as some and their lack of depth is visible if you compare them to the deepest farm systems [...]
To start this quintet we have five players who appear to be a little higher than they deserve. Carpio is ranked higher than Ramos, Cespedes is ranked higher than Stuart and Woodmansee is ranked higher than 40th. These are all aggressive rankings for one reason or another and some people will disagree. Most people should [...]
As we break into the Top 30 prospects we start to see some players that are more purely “Groveman’s Guys”. Peterson and Palsha would likely rank lower on a number of lists but relievers have done better in these rankings because of how rankings were weighted. While relief pitchers are not typically the big impact [...]
For most Mets fans, when they think of the organization's top prospect, the likes of Amed Rosario or Dominic Smith. Sure, these young position players are fantastic prospects and may pan out to be quality major league players. They have earned the right to be brought up in the conversation, due to their stellar play [...]
As we flip back to our Top 50 prospect countdown we reach a group of players that minor league fans should know about. From here on out there are fewer and fewer surprises and almost none for those of you who follow my minor league reports should see a name you’ve never heard of. Last [...]
As we continue to progress through the Top 50 prospect list we begin to get a little bit of name recognition. Some of these players you may have heard of before. Maybe they were very strong in 2015 and fell off the radar in 2016 or maybe they came out of relative obscurity and produced [...]
We continue our Top 50 countdown with five prospects who are either flawed or too far away from the majors to factor higher. It is interesting when ranking players how you determine a player’s value. Where is the floor and where is the ceiling? What is their ETA to the majors? What key stats do [...]
That magical time of year is around again. Retail stores are filling our ears with holiday music, we’re ordering relatives chachkies on Amazon.com and we are all wondering what Sandy Alderson has up his sleeves. To keep your mind off the tenuous future of Jay Bruce, Curtis Granderson and the Met bullpen we at Mets360 [...]
Once upon a time I wrote about Rafael Montero and Jacob deGrom. Stating that “While Montero has gotten more attention, with his pin-point control, deGrom seems like the prospect with the higher ceiling.” How long can a blogger brag about being right about deGrom? I’ll tell you as soon as I’m done bragging. The fact [...]
The Arizona Fall League has become a tool for the MLB. Teams evaluate their potential impact players for the next season, try new positions on for size and allow 29 year old former college football players to establish some credibility. David Roseboom - LHRP: In 2016 Roseboom spent all of his season pitching for AA [...]
The Mets selected Steven Matz 72nd overall in the 2009 amateur draft. They had no first-round pick and Matz was a high risk/high reward option. A kid with great stuff who seemed likely to suffer injuries. As a result of those injuries, he did not make his professional debut until 2012. Thankfully the reward was [...]
Completing the series, what follows is a prediction for the AAA affiliate of the New York Mets and I’m more than sure that folks will not agree with me. Before you begin burning my effigy and throwing bricks through my window you need to understand that this isn’t necessarily what I want the Mets to [...]