Nov
25
2011

Harvey #45, Wheeler #51 and Familia #54 In S2S Top 100

An article by Hojo's Mojo

Here are a couple of posts by Seedlings To Stars, who ranked Matt Harvey (No. 45), Zack Wheeler (No. 51) and Jeurys Famila (No. 54) on their Top 100 MLB Prospects.

Matt Harvey - Harvey slots in just ahead of the two other bigtime Mets pitching prospects, Zack Wheeler (#51) and Jeurys Familia (#54). He doesn’t have Familia’s mechanical issues or Wheeler’s control problems, and he’s more consistent than either of the other two, so he’s a safer bet to have a long and productive MLB career. However, he may have the worst stuff of the trio (although all three have very good stuff), so he’s perhaps the least likely of the three to place in the top five in Cy Young voting at least once in his career. He should be a groundball machine with a good enough strikeout-to-walk ratio to be a very valuable rotation piece.

Zack Wheeler - Wheeler made some nice strides this season, and his arsenal of pitches suggests that he could evolve into a well-above-average starting pitcher, but he’ll need to prove a) that he can hold up for a full season and b) that he can maintain his control for a whole season. His immediate improvement upon switching organizations is a positive sign, and he looks like a great acquisition for a Mets team that is still building toward the future. There’s obvious upside here, and if he can erase the two lingering concerns about him in 2012, Wheeler could become one of the top pitching prospects in the game.

Jeurys Familia - Familia is fairly close to the majors, and he’s got two very dynamic pitches that could probably give major league hitters trouble right now (in a bullpen role, at least). Still, there are some major concerns with his consistency and durability, as he’s never thrown 140 innings in a season and has only put together one statistically excellent campaign. His upside is certainly enticing, but there are a fair amount of warts here. I can see Familia as sort of a right-handed Francisco Liriano – a pitcher who occasionally dazzles but often frustrates.

Check out their site for complete profiles on both players.

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6 Comments + Add Comment

steve November 25, 2011 at 12:21 pm

S2S is a great site. They just released theere Mets top 10 propects. Almost the same as Mack’s Mets. Cant wait to see those 2 plus Harvey in Buffalo. S2S Didnt have Gorski on there list but had Fullmer rated very high at #6???
Up Along First November 25, 2011 at 2:14 pm

Matt Harvey was 45th
http://seedlingstostars.com/2011/11/23/the-seedlings-to-stars-2012-top-100-prospects-45-matt-harvey/
steve November 25, 2011 at 3:19 pm

How about this the Mets sign Darvish this year for there future?
Santana-Harvey-Niese-Wheeler-Darvish
7th inning Parnell
8th inning Familia
9th inning Mejia
next year it would be
Santana-Dickey-Niese-Darvish-Pelfrey
Gee in pen as long man
- Up Along First November 25, 2011 at 4:56 pm
  
  That’s very unlikely, but interesting to think about. I like the fact that you put Mejia and Familia in the bullpen, but if their control improves, they’ll both be starting.
  
  Also, Darvish as the fourth starter??? I mean I know once the season starts it means almost nothing but his numbers have been CRAZY in Japan, I think he would end up as the second starter behind Santana or the number 1 if Santana isn’t healthy.
- METS62FAN November 27, 2011 at 8:15 am
  
  STEVE, U MAY WANT TO ALTER YOUR MONIKER TO EITHER ‘RIP’ OR ‘RVW ‘TO ACCOUNT FOR HAVING MISSED THE ENTIRE FINANCIAL CRASH OF STERLING ENTERPRISES’ PRINCIPLES. WHILE “FLUSH” THE BEST THEY COULD MUSTER WAS A #2 BID ON DICE-K; BUT WITH NYY OBVIOUSLY ON A KAMAKAZI RUN @ “THE WHIRLING DERVISH” REMEMBER IT’S NOT AN OPEN BIDDING AUCTION; BUT A ONE SHOT BLIND BID JUST TO ATTAIN NEGOTIATING RIGHTS TO A SPECULATIVE PITCHING PTROSPECT.
  
  THAT LEVEL OF INVESTMENT IS PRIMARILY THE PROPER PLACE FOR A DEEP POCKETED, WELL ESTABLISHED CONTENDER WITH IDENTIFIABLE WINNERS IN THEIR CLEARLY ESTABLISHED ROTATION
  
  BY & LARGE WE HAVEN’T FILLED THAT DESCRIPTION SINCE APRIL, ’07.
  
  STEVE, GO BACK TO DREAMIN’ PLEASANT DREAMS IN WHICH THE NAME MADOFF IS AKIN TO RUMPLESTILSKIN.(UNFAMILIAR)
Up Along First November 25, 2011 at 4:53 pm

Puello, Flores, and Mejia will be somewhere on the list when it’s all set and done.

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