MLB Pipeline recently named their Prospects of the Year for each team with pitcher Steven Matz and outfielder Michael Conforto getting the honors for the Mets. Both are no-brainers as they have excelled this year including at the Major League level.
Conforto will lose is prospect status very soon needing only 12 more at bats to get to his rookie eligibility. Matz will most likely hold onto his prospect label going into next season with 26 more innings necessary to cross the rookie threshold.
Conforto is currently ranked third among all Major League first year hitters with his .378 OBP and his .925 OPS. His .297 average ranks seventh while his .547 slugging percentage has him ranked fifth right now among rookies. He has also hit 11 doubles, seven homeruns, knocked in 22 and scored 26 runs in his 42 big league games.
Michael has exceeded most expectation with the bat and the glove with his ML slash line topping his .297/.378/.482 line he put up in the Minors this year. Overall this year he has 14 outfield assist with five for St. Lucie, four at Binghamton, and five more with the Mets.
Matz has now made four Major League starts quickly showing why MLB Pipeline has him listed as their #16 prospect in basbeall, he has gone 3-0 with 1.88 ERA and 1.083 WHIP. He has struck out 22 and allowed only 17 hits in his first 24 big league innings but has given up four homeruns in that span.
Steven dominated the Pacific Coast League for the Las Vegas 51’s this year going 7-4 with a 2.19 ERA and 1.107 WHIP, both would lead the league if he still had enough innings to qualify.
