Baseball Prospectus has shared its 2025 New York Mets top prospects and some of the names are surprising in their rise and fall up the prospect ladder.

2025 Top 10 Mets Prospects:

  1. Brandon Sproat, RHP – Sproat has seen his prospect stock take the biggest shot of helium, going from 16th in the organization to first. Sproat offers triple-digit velocity and two distinct breaking balls and has upside as a 2/3 starter if he can harness his command in the zone.
  2. Jett Williams, IF/OF – Williams’ 2024 was derailed by a wrist injury that required surgery, but he was able to get some action in the Arizona Fall League. Williams stock is still high in the organization as someone who will have a high OBP/high steal output at either 2B/SS or CF.
  3. Carson Benge, OF – Benge, the Mets 2024 first round draft pick came out as a two-way player but has since announced he will focus on hitting. Benge offers the ability to play all three outfield positions and be a potential five-tool prospect if everything pans out.
  4. Nolan McLean, RHP – McLean decided to focus only on hitting in the second half of the 2024 season and the results showed in his pitching as he went from unranked to fourth. McLean has already ascended to Double-A and shows five distinct pitches including his sweeper which Baseball Prospectus called “one of the best breaking balls in the minor leagues.”
  5. Jonah Tong, RHP – Tong skyrocketed up prospect lists with his 2024 campaign that saw him pitch at three levels with most of the year spent dominating in Brooklyn. While Tong doesn’t have elite velocity like the two other starters on this list, he relies on a deceptive delivery that allows his fastball to play up and his other pitches to thrive.
  6. Jesus Baez, IF – Baez was on the verge of breaking out in 2024 before a torn meniscus cost him the second half of the season. Baez has finally seemed to put together his combination of patience, power and speed in 2024 and if he can carry that into 2025 he should make it on to most top-100 lists for next season.
  7. Luisangel Acuña, IF – Acuña got a cup of coffee with the Mets in September and in the playoff run and had better success than he did at the Triple-A level. The 2025 season can hold many outcomes for Acuña playing up the middle and proving if his 2024 stats in Syracuse were to believe or his 2024 stats in the MLB are nearer to his true potential.
  8. Ryan Clifford, OF/1B – Clifford has always has big power and once the Mets promoted him and his left-handed power away from Brooklyn, the power blossomed while he continued showing strong plate discipline. Clifford needs to become less passive at the plate to be able to tap into his power more often, but he could be the Mets first baseman of the future. Clifford plays outfield, but his lack of mobility will probably keep him on the infield.
  9. Ronny Mauricio, IF – The forgotten man in what was the first wave of Mets prospects to debut in 2023, Mauricio has had some setbacks recovering from an ACL tear he suffered in the Dominican Winter League in 2023. While the switch-hitting Mauricio has no defensive home at the moment, he offers real power and speed and if he can unlock it with the help of the Mets player development, it could be a huge 2025 season for him.
  10. Drew Gilbert, OF – Gilbert missed nearly all of the 2024 season with a hamstring injury and even when he returned was hitting for low average which seemed to come at the expense of selling out for power. Gilbert fell from second in the rankings to 10th, and if he can’t play center field his outlook changes a lot.

Overall, four players who weren’t previously ranked made it into the top-10 which shows some growth in the Mets player development and drafting. The most notable slide on the list was Drew Gilbert going from second to tenth.

Read Baseball Prospectus’ full analysis of the Mets’ Top 10 here!