Jan
24
2012

Sickels Ranks Mets Farm System 15th

An article by Former Writers

For the first time ever, John Sickels of Minor League Ball has released a formal ranking of the 30 minor league systems. He put the Mets square in the middle as the 15th best system saying this:

15) New York Mets: Solid depth in pitching, especially at the top with Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, and Jeurys Familia.

It is hard to argue the Mets should be any higher than this looking at the teams ahead. Bryce Harper alone has the Washington Nationals ahead of the Mets (not bothering to even count Anthony Rendon or the rest of that terrific 2011 draft cast), the Colorado Rockies would probably be below the Mets had they not snagged Drew Pomeranz from the Cleveland Indians, and then in my opinion the Pittsburgh Pirates begin a new tear of top level talent.

I was actually a bit surprised Sickels put the Mets above the Yankees, but I think that speaks worlds about the turnaround the Mets system has undergone recently. It is not expected that any of the Mets top guys will graduate from prospect status this year, except for maybe Jenrry Mejia, so with a couple of nice years from guys like Cory Mazzoni, Wilmer Flores, Phillip Evans, etc. The system could rank securely in the top 10 next year.

Sickels links to two rankings of farm systems that fans of the site formulated using Sickels’s grades and they had the Mets 11th and 20th.

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12 Comments + Add Comment

Donal January 24, 2012 at 9:43 am

Middle of the pack is where most experts have them. Terrific pitching, lack of position players.
- Nick Pugliese January 24, 2012 at 1:59 pm
  
  I figured most experts would have them more in the 16-20 range though. So 15 was a pleasant surprise.
nathan January 24, 2012 at 10:04 am

Not a bad turnaround from being considered one of the worst for almost a decade. I don’t put alot of stock in rankings but it is nice to see.
XtreemIcon January 24, 2012 at 10:06 am

This is the highest they’ve been in some time, isn’t it?
- Nick Pugliese January 24, 2012 at 1:47 pm
  
  I would have to believe so. The only other year I could see them being close to this is maybe back in 2007 when people like Mike Pelfrey, Fernando Martinez, Carlos Gomez, Phil Humber, and Deolis Guerra were supposed to be good.
  
  Saying that, granted how much we complain about this top 5 bunch because of the small amount of returns they paid to the Mets, with two decent MLB starting pitchers and two outfielders who should at least be back ups for a decent amount of time (assuming the Astros are so bad F-Mart helps them) the top guys turned out to be not too shabby .
- Joe Diaz January 24, 2012 at 2:04 pm
  
  It was 24th last year.
srt January 24, 2012 at 10:08 am

Considering we were 25th? (or right around that depending on who was doing the analysis) last year, that’s not a bad jump for one year.
Donal January 24, 2012 at 10:34 am

I think he’s got the Padres a little too high. Yes, lots of guys who will start in the majors, but lacking impact players. I’d put them around 10.
- Nick Pugliese January 24, 2012 at 10:56 am
  
  They probably are a little high, but I would have them in my top five. They had a pretty good system to begin with and then when the Latos trade went down it put them into the next class. They have a TON of depth and some upside plays with Liriano, Sampson, Ross, Hedges, Tate, and Peterson. Now all these guys won’t pan out, but they have a pretty well rounded system.
Rich S January 24, 2012 at 12:05 pm

Good point. It help me feel comfortable that at least sandy’s plan is working
Kramer67 January 24, 2012 at 1:19 pm

We are moving in the right direction and it’s about time. I’m looking forward to this year’s draft more than I ever have before. I’m glad they started televising it last year.
- Donal January 24, 2012 at 2:47 pm
  
  I’m not sure how excited I am, but I am intruiged. Like Goldstien said, teams are going to have to develop new strategies due to the new CBA. I’d like to see how creative some teams get.
  
  Like will they put most of their money for the top 10 rounds into the first 3 picks or something and draft lower priced guys after.

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	24	18	.571	-
Nationals	23	20	.535	1.5
Phillies	20	23	.465	4.5
Mets	16	24	.400	7.0
Marlins	11	32	.256	13.5

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