Baseball America Releases Mid-Season Mets Top 10

Baseball America released their mid-season ranking on the Mets top 10 prospects. The list goes as follows:

The first two are expected and have been one-two in any Mets prospects rankings since the start of 2016. David Peterson at three was a little surprising but it also says a lot of his makeup and how high his floor is for a prospect. Justin Dunn has been up and down this year but the stuff is clearly there. The only thing that might be lacking is his command.

Andres Gimenez is the one who I thought should be higher up on the list. The 18-year-old was considered a fringe top 100 prospect entering the season and was challenged with a difficult promotion. He held his own and has produced above the league average in a incredibly difficult hitters environment. His .280/.333/.360 slash is 3 percent above league average. He should improve once advancing to St. Lucie.

Tomas Nido is a plus defender who should be in the bigs on his glove alone such as Rene Rivera currently is. His offense from last season has not carried over the same way as some would have hoped. If he can ever hit to a .700-.730 OPS, he has a chance to be an everyday catcher.

Thomas Szapucki was deemed as a top 100 prospect by many before this season started. His injuries have dropped him in the rankings but he is still a high ceiling prospect.

Nimmo has already established himself as a good piece off the bench and could be a valuable fourth outfielder. His ceiling is not all that high but his floor likely keeps him on this list.

Merandy Gonzalez is having a dominant season in two levels. He had a 1.55 ERA in Columbia (A) and currently has a 1.52 ERA in St. Lucie (A+). He could rise quickly after this season given his command and how aggressive the Mets were with Chris Flexen. Flexen was rumored to be in the Jay Bruce trade that fell through last year and now he is a big league starter for the Mets. His fastball has increased a few ticks after getting knee surgery in the spring. His curve ball still looks good as ever and his improved changeup is promising.

MLB Pipeline also updated their list. Their top five is the same as Baseball America’s but they round it the top 10 with Szapucki, Desmond Lindsay, Marcos Molina, Gonzalez, and Gavin Cecchini. I think Merandy Gonzalez has a little more upside than Marcos Molina mainly because Molina’s stuff has diminished since he changed his delivery. Cecchini likely remains a top 10 prospect on some lists because there is still a chance he could be a starter at second base. Lindsay has much potential as anyone in the Mets organization. He has much better since a tough start to the year and he has also shown legitimate power in a pitcher friendly league.

It will be interesting to see how the Mets farm will look in a week. They are also on pace to get a good draft pick. The two highest picks the Mets from 2010-2014 were the two of the best players the Mets got from those drafts: Matt Harvey and Michael Conforto.

The system should take a hit when they call up Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith but the point of a system is to produce big leaguers. They will have ample opportunities to re-stock it from now until the 2018 draft.