You look at guys who at least could certainly be ready for Triple-A at some point in the course of this year just based on what they’ve done in the past. (Kevin) Plawecki and (Matt) Reynolds will both certainly be there. They finished the year there last year – most of the second half last year was in Triple-A. Dilson Herrera made the leap from Double-A straight to the big leagues. He certainly could play in Triple-A. Brandon Nimmo spent the second half of the season last year in Double-A. He could certainly be Triple-A ready. So those are four of our better guys. Three of them in the top 10 according to Baseball America. And they could all be in Triple-A at the same time in 2015. This isn’t a situation where all of our good guys are in A-ball and we have to wait three of four years before they’re ready. We’ve waited the three or four years and now we’re at the point where these guys, fortunately, have continued to perform and have maintained or improved their prospect status and now they’re very close. They’re very close. That isn’t to say they won’t still have growing pains, either at Triple-A or the major league level, because that happens for most young players. But they’re certainly right on the cusp of potentially being in New York.
Source: Mike Vorkunov on NJ.com
*****
If you prefer longer articles, that’s our specialty here at Mets360. Just click on “Perspectives” or “Minor Leagues” or “History” on the grey menu bar above this article’s headline and you will be taken to a list of over 1,800 articles written since the beginning of 2010.
If you enjoy the quick hitters, click on “Quotes” in the same menu bar to see our archive.
*****