The Mets opened this decade with the terrific first-round pick of right-handed pitcher Matt Harvey from the University of North Carolina with the No. 7 overall pick and finished the decade with prep third baseman Brett Baty from Austin, Texas at No. 12 this year.

While it still remains to be seen how a lot of these picks will be evaluated overall, the Mets did a solid job in the 2010s of getting meaningful pieces with their first-round selections.

Let’s take a look at the Mets’ top picks of the decade to see how they fared and where those selections are now.

2019 – Brett Baty, No. 12 (3B)

Baty was the first time Brodie Van Wagenen’s regime got their chance to add talent to the Mets minor league through the draft. They were able to get three high upside players in Baty, second rounder RHP Josh Wolf, and third rounder (though most see as first round talent) RHP Matthew Allan.

The left-handed hitting Baty started his pro career with five games in the Gulf Coast League (1.130 OPS) before a promotion to Kingsport Mets of the Appalachian League. There he hit .222/.339/.437 in 42 games. He was promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones at the end of the season to help in their playoff run. Baty went 2-for-10 with six walks in four regular season games. The Cyclones won the New York-Penn League Championship with Baty going 3-for-9 with two walks in the series.

I would expect the 20-year-old to start the 2020 season in full season Single-A ball with the Columbia Fireflies. MLB Pipeline has Baty as the Mets No. 2 prospect.

Career fWAR: N/A

2018 – Jarred Kelenic, No. 6 (OF)

The potential five-tool center fielder was billed as the top prep bat when the Mets took him in 2018. He hit .286/.371/.468 in 56 games between the GCL and Kingsport Mets during his first pro season and only one in the Mets organization.

Kelenic was traded in December of 2018 with OF Jay Bruce, RHP Anthony Swarzak, RHP Gerson Bautista, and fellow first rounder Justin Dunn to the Mariners for 2B Robinson Cano and RHP Edwin Diaz.

The 20-year-old reached Double-A in 2019 while hitting .291/.364/.540 with 31 doubles, five triples, 23 home runs, 68 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases. He currently ranks as MLB Pipeline’s No. 13 prospect and No. 23 by Baseball America. Mets have also traded second rounder RHP Simeon Woods Richardson, fourth rounder RHP Adam Hill, and 12th rounder OF Ross Adolph.

Career fWAR: N/A

2017 – David Peterson, No. 20 (LHP)

The former Oregon ace is close to contributing at the Major League level according to Van Wagenen and will start the 2020 season in Triple-A Syracuse. Peterson had a 4.19 ERA, 3.19 FIP 0.70 HR/9, 2.87 BB/9, and 9.47 K/9 in 116 innings this year for the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies.

The 24-year-old has a 3.63 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and 3.57 K/BB in 247 minor league innings. Despite the 6’6”, 240-pound frame, Peterson is a sinkerballer that sits in the low-90s with his fastball and has an above average slider. While he has good command of his curve and changeup, neither of them are consistent as swing and miss pitches.

Peterson is likely a back-end starter and is ranked as the Mets No. 7 prospect. Mets second rounder from 2017, third baseman Mark Vientos, is one of the team’s highest upside prospects given his in-game power.

Career fWAR: N/A

2016 – Justin Dunn, No. 19 (RHP)

As mentioned previously, Dunn was part of the package that netted the Mets Cano and Diaz from Seattle. The former Boston College closer had a 3.55 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and 158 strikeouts in 131 2/3 Double-A innings last year.

In September, the Mariners decided to have the right-hander skip Triple-A and have him serve as an “Opener” to close out the season. He walked five in 2/3 of an inning in his pro debut. Over his next three starts, he would combine for six scoreless innings with six baserunners and five strikeouts.

Roster Resource currently has Dunn projected to be the Mariners No. 5 starter to begin the 2020 season. MLB Pipeline has him as the No. 70 prospect in baseball.

Of course, the big hit for the Mets in the 2016 draft was 2019 National League Rookie of the Year Pete Alonso in the second round.

Career fWAR: 0.2

2016 – Anthony Kay, No. 31 (LHP)

The left-hander was another victim of Van Wagenen showing a great openness to trade players drafted by the previous regime, sending Kay and Wood Richardson to the Blue Jays for starter Marcus Stroman in July.

Kay, like his 2016 first round draft-mate, made his big league debut during September of 2019. Kay allowed nine earned runs on five walks, 15 hits, and 13 strikeouts in 14 innings.

He enters the 2020 season as the Blue Jays No. 4 prospect and will likely start in the Triple-A rotation.

Career fWAR: 0.1

2015 – No First Round Pick

The Mets lost their first round pick in 2015 when they signed free agent outfielder Michael Cuddyer. Their top pick that year, outfielder Desmond Lindsay with the 53rd overall pick – has yet to reach Double-A and has battled multiple injuries.

Two picks in that draft reached the big leagues very briefly with the Mets – outfielder Kevin Kaczmarski (9th round) and left-hander pitcher P.J. Conlon (13th round) – but neither of them are still with the organization.

Fifth rounder LHP Thomas Szapucki and 18th rounder RHP Jordan Humphreys were both added to the Mets 40-man roster this offseason.

2014 – Michael Conforto, No. 10 (OF)

The Mets drafted Conforto in June of 2014 knowing that he could be on a fast-track to the major leagues. That worked out as they hoped as the outfielder made his pro debut on July 19, 2014 with the Cyclones and made his Major League debut just a few days over a year later on July 24, 2015.

Conforto would hit .270/.335/.506 for the Mets in 2015 being a big part of a second-half surge that helped win the NL East. In Game 4 of the World Series, he became the first rookie to hit two home runs in a World Series game since Andruw Jones in 1996.

It was a struggle between a wrist injury and under-performance for Conforto in 2016 that led to a disappointing 95 OPS+ in the big leagues.

The left-handed hitter was an All-Star in 2017 as he hit .279/.384/.55 with 20 doubles and 27 home runs. Unfortunately, a nasty injury occurred in August when he dislocated and tore his posterior capsule on a swing.

Coming off surgery, Conforto had a solid .243/.350/.488 with 25 doubles, 28 home runs, and 122 OPS+ in 2018.

Conforto would hit .257/.363/.494 while setting career-highs with 29 doubles, 33 home runs, 90 runs scored, 92 RBIs, and seven stolen bases in 2019.

Career fWAR: 12.8

2013 – Dominic Smith, No. 11 (1B)

After back-to-back strong minor league seasons in 2015 (Single-A St. Lucie) and 2016 (Double-A Binghamton), the left-handed hitter was on the verge of making it to the big leagues. After an impressive season in Triple-A (.905 OPS), Smith made his major league debut on August 24, 2017.

Though he would show off some power (6 2B, 9 HR in 167 AB), Smith struggled to a .658 OPS in his first taste of the big leagues.

A spring training camp injury and being late to a meeting killed Smith’s chances of making the Opening Day roster over veteran Adrian Gonzalez. Smith would get a chance when the Mets released Gonzalez in June, though he was sent back down after a month, and wouldn’t get consistent playing time until September.

Again, he would struggle overall (.675 OPS), but showed popped with 11 doubles, triple, and five homers in 143 at-bats.

Smith, still only 24, finally found success in the majors this season when he hit .282/.355/.525 with 10 doubles and 11 home runs in 177 at-bats for the Mets.

The obvious big win for the Mets from the 2013 draft is 12th rounder Jeff McNeil. He has a 144 OPS+ in 815 big league plate appearances.

Career fWAR: -1.0

2012 – Gavin Cecchini, No. 12 (SS)

Cecchini started his pro career off with two disappointing seasons before his breakout offensive year in 2015 with Double-A Binghamton. He hit .317/.377/.442 with 26 doubles, four triples, seven home runs, and 52 RBIs in 109 games. Cecchini was a mid-season and post-season All-Star and named Eastern League Rookie of the Year. It wasn’t all good for Cecchini though, he had struggled defensively at shortstop and the questions started whether he could stick there or not.

The right-handed hitter started 2016 in Triple-A before making his Major League debut on September 11, 2016. Cecchini went 2-for-6 with two doubles and two RBIs in the majors that year. He received 82 big league plate appearances in 2017, but had just a .529 OPS. His highlight was his first home run coming off Clayton Kershaw.

The 2018 season was a lost one for Cecchini after fouling a ball off his foot in May that limited him to 31 games. In January of 2019, Cecchini was designated for assignment. He cleared waivers and stayed in the Mets system. Another nagging injury postponed the start of his 2019 season until June. He posted a .649 OPs in 48 games over three levels.

Cecchini became a minor league free agent earlier this offseason. In hopes of showing he was healthy, Cecchini signed to play in the Australian League this winter. He was hitting .278/.303/.417 with the Canberra Cavalary before leaving the league this month because bush fires could potentially cause a health issue.

Career WAR: -0.7

2012 – Kevin Plawecki, No. 35 (C)

The Mets received the No. 35 draft pick when Jose Reyes signed as a free agent with the Marlins. The right-handed hitter slashed only .218/.308/.330 in parts of four seasons with the Mets. In his first two seasons in the big leagues in 2015 and 2016, he was one of the better defensive catchers with 13.5 and 7.4 fielding runs above average respectively. Those strong defensive numbers dropped to -3.3 and -2.1 FRAA in 2017 and 2018.

Plawecki was traded to the Indians in January of 2019 for right-handed pitcher Walker Lockett and infielder Sam Haggerty.

Career WAR: 2.8

Other players from the 2012 draft that made their major league debut with the Mets include INF Matt Reynolds (2nd RD), RHP Corey Oswalt (7th), C Tomas Nido (8th), RHP Paul Sewald (10th), RHP Chris Flexen (14th), and RHP Tim Peterson (20th). RHP Matt Koch (3rd), RHP Rob Whalen (12th), and RHP Matt Bowman (13th) made it to the big leagues with other teams.

2011 – Brandon Nimmo, No. 13 (OF)

The Mets took a risk when they selected a high school kid from Wyoming where they don’t even have high school baseball. The left-handed hitter showed early on that he had elite on-base skills, posting a .372 OBP in his first complete season in the minors and a .397 OBP in his first year of full season ball in 2013. In 2014, between St. Lucie and Binghamton, he had a .394 OBP in 127 games.

Entering the 2015 season, Nimmo was a consensus top 100 prospect, ranking as high as No. 45 according to Baseball America. He hit .269/.362/.372 while reaching Triple-A Las Vegas that year.

The always smiling Nimmo made his big league debut on June 26, 2016. He would post a measly .666 OPS in 32 games for the Mets. Nimmo returned to the majors in June of the 2017 season, but didn’t start receiving consistent playing time until August. He would impress with a 115 OPS+ and he played all three outfield spots.

The 2018 season was when Nimmo really splashed onto the scene with a .263/.404/.483 slash line. He had 28 doubles, eight triples, 17 home runs, and nine stolen bases. His 148 wRC+ ranked sixth in Major League Baseball and only Christian Yelich‘s 166 wRC+ was better in the National League. Nimmo’s 4.5 fWAR ranked third among NL outfielders that year.

Nimmo had a .851 OPS in 2019 when he was removed from a game in April because his neck locked up on him. Unfortunately, Nimmo would only play another 26 games before finally hitting the injured list with a bulging cervical disc and sprained neck. He came back healthy in September, hitting .261/.430/.565 down the stretch.

Career WAR: 6.3

The Mets 2011 draft has produced 16 big leaguers to this point with right-handers Robert Gsellman (13th) and Seth Lugo (34th) being a part of the Mets’ bullpen. They also used Michael Fulmer (comp 1st rounder) to get Yoenis Cespedes for their key World Series run in 2015.

2010 – Matt Harvey, No. 7 (RHP)

It was a time of extreme highs and dastardly lows for Matt Harvey in Flushing. He would burst onto the major league scene in 2012 when he posted a 2.73 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings. He also went 6-for-18 at the plate including two hits in his big league debut. He became the first player in modern baseball history to strike out 10 or more batters and get two hits in his major-league debut. The best was yet to come.

In 2013, the 24-year-old Harvey led the majors with a 2.01 FIP and 0.4 HR/9. He also posted a 2.27 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, and 6.6 K/BB on his way to finishing fourth in the Cy Young race. Bad news hit late in the season though as he had a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament and needed Tommy John surgery.

The Dark Knight returned on April 9 of 2015 with six scoreless innings against the Nationals. He posted a 2.71 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in a career-high 189 1/3 innings. Harvey pitched five solid innings in Game 3 of the NLDS as the Mets won 13-7 over the Dodgers. He was even better in Game 1 of the NLCS against the Cubs, allowing only two runs in 7 2/3 innings and the Mets won again.

Harvey got the ball in Game 1 of the World Series against the Royals. He left the game after six innings with the game tied at 3-3. With the Mets backs against the wall in Game 5 of the World Series, Harvey was at his best yet again. He had thrown eight scoreless innings and talked manager Terry Collins into letting him start the ninth inning up 2-0.

As you all know, the move didn’t work out. Harvey walked Lorenzo Cain and give up an RBI double to Eric Hosmer before being lifted. The curtain had closed on the Dark Knight.

Harvey struggled to a 4.86 ERA in 17 starts in 2016 before finding out he had thoracic outlet syndrome that required surgery. Matt was never the same pitcher again. He didn’t have his once pinpoint command anymore and the late action on his pitches were gone. He had an ugly 6.70 ERA in 2017 when it was announced he would need surgery again, this time for a stress fracture in his scapula.

After four ugly starts in 2018, the Mets were forced to put the former star in the bullpen. Harvey had a 7.00 ERA when he was traded to the Reds for catcher Devin Mesoraco. He was better with the Reds (4.50 ERA), but the late movement and the strikeouts still weren’t there.

The Angels took a chance on Harvey with a one-year deal for 2019, but he lasted only 12 starts before being released and scooped up by the A’s. Matt pitched in five minor league games for Oakland, with a 3.18 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 17 innings. He’s currently a free agent.

Career WAR: 10.3

The real gem in that 2010 draft turned out to be ninth rounder Jacob deGrom. The Stetson product has won the last two NL Cy Young Awards.