Top Mets prospects Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith are both mashing in Triple-A so far this season. While both weren’t expected to make it to the Major Leagues until this September at the earliest, if they continue to hit and the Mets continue to, well… not hit, they could make their debut sooner rather than later.

Rosario, the Mets top prospect and Kieth Law’s #1 prospect, is slashing .407/.447/.512 with four doubles, one triple, one home run, and seven stolen bases in 22 Triple-A games. While the high slash line is eye popping, the stolen bases are exciting to see.

He stole only two bases in 2013, getting caught six times in 58 games. He then stole seven bases and was caught twice in 2014, stole 13 bases and was caught four times in 2015, and stole 19 bases and was caught eight times in 2016. So far this season, he has stolen seven bases and has been caught twice, easily on pace to once again beat his previous season’s stolen base total.

If the Jose Reyes experiment doesn’t work out, I wouldn’t be surprised if Rosario is called up to not only play shortstop every day (with Asdrubal Cabrera and Neil Walker playing second and third base), but is also the leadoff hitter. You might say, “well, he’s playing in Las Vegas so his numbers are inflated.” You might be right, but inflated by how much?

In 2016 between Single-A+ and Double-A ball, he hit .324/.374/.459 with 24 doubles, 13 triples, five home runs, and 71 RBIs while stealing 19 bases in 120 games. He seemed to figure it out early last season and thus far in 2017 continues to build on his past success. He is starting to profile as a true leadoff hitter, something the Mets haven’t had since Jose Reyes left in 2011.

Dominic Smith, MMO’s #2 overall Mets prospect, is also making a strong case for a call-up. In 21 games, he has hit .352/.398/.505 with six doubles, one triple, and two round-trippers while driving in 15 runs.

With Lucas Duda hyper-extending his elbow and Wilmer Flores having an infection in his knee, Jay Bruce has been relegated to first base duties. That leaves an outfield of Michael Conforto, Juan Lagares, and Curtis Granderson which is not bad, however if one of them gets injured, Bruce would have to go back to the outfield. The Mets could plug T.J. Rivera at first base, which I wouldn’t disagree with, but they could also call up Smith.

Smith is a career .297/.362/.414 hitter in the minor leagues. He found his power stroke last season at Double-A Binghamton where he hit .302/.367/.457 with 14 home runs, 29 doubles, and 91 RBIs in 130 games. There is no question he can swing the bat, and he also has a reputation of being a stellar (left-handed as I’m sure Keith Hernandez loves) first baseman.

Lucas Duda is on track to be a free agent at the end of this season. If Smith is still in the organization at that time, it is extremely unlikely Duda is extended. A more likely scenario is that Dominic Smith is the 2018 Opening Day first baseman.

To put their early season success into perspective, Rosario and Smith have combined for 61 hits in 41 games. Both of these hitters, unless traded for a star (which is unlikely), should be in a Mets uniform for years to come and could see action in one or two All Star Games during their tenure.