No. 1 Francisco Álvarez, C B/T: R/R Age: November 19, 2001 (21) Ht: 5’10″ Wt: 233 lb. ETA: 2023 Previous Rank: 1 Acquired: Signed during the 2018 International Free Agency Period 2022 Stats (AA/AAA): 112 games, 495 PAs, 22 2B, 27 HR, 78 RBIs, 70 BB, 123 K, .260/.374/.511/.885 Probably to no one’s surprise, Francisco Álvarez is the Mets top prospect for the third consecutive...
No. 2 Brett Baty, 3B B/T: L/R Age: November 13, 1999 (23) Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 210 lb. ETA: 2023 Previous Rank: 2 Acquired: Drafted 1st round (12th overall) of 2019 MLB Draft (Lake Travis HS, Austin, TX). 2022 Stats (AA/AAA): 95 games, 362 at-bats, 22 2B, 19 HR, 60 RBIs, 49 BB, 104 K, .315/.410/.533/.943 The New York Mets have done a good job of replenishing their farm system with...
No. 3 Kevin Parada, C B/T: R/R Age: August 3, 2001 (21) Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 197 lb. ETA: 2025 Previous Rank: 3 Acquired: Drafted in the first round (11th overall) of the 2022 MLB Amateur Draft (Georgia Tech). 2022 Statistics (Low-A and FCL): .275/.455/.425 (.880 OPS), 1 HR, 8 RBI, 13 SO, 12 BB (55 plate appearances) The New York Mets selected the California-native with their first of two...
Adding the pitch clock, taking away the shift, these are the ingredients to Rob Manfred’s latest baseball soup. The Mets are three games into spring training, adjusting to the present reality. So far, so good. The Mets haven’t had any pitch clock issues, and eliminating the shift already looks like it’ll help some batters this season. What else have we learned from the opening...
As the season gets closer to beginning, we have another Top 100 prospect list that was just released on Wednesday. Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin unveiled their list of the Top 100 Prospects in the game on FanGraphs and the Mets were well-represented on the list. In total, the Mets had five prospects and had a chance at six on the list. Catcher Francisco Álvarez was the highest on the list...
MLB Network on Wednesday released their Top 100 Right Now List through No. 11. To this point, the Mets are tied with the Astros for most players on the list at eight. No. 61 – Starling Marte Right fielder Starling Marte ranked No. 61 on MLB Network’s Top 100 right now. This was down from his 2022 ranking of No. 41. Through the 2022 season, Marte batted .292/.347/.468 with 16 home runs and...
No. 4 Alex Ramirez, CF B/T: R/R Age: 1/13/03 (20) Ht: 6’3” Wt: 170 lb. Acquired: Signed in 2019’s International Free Agency Period from the Dominican Republic ETA: 2025 Previous Rank: 7 Stats (DSL): .281/.346/.436, 30 2B, 11 HR, 71 RBI, 21 SB, 16 CS The Mets have done incredibly well in the international free-agent market during the last decade. The club parlayed IFA...
No. 5, Jett Williams, SS B/T: R/R Age: November 3, 2003 (19) Ht: 5’8″ Wt: 175 lb. ETA: 2026 Previous Rank: N/A Acquired: Drafted in the first round (14th overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft 2022 Stats (FCL regular season): 10 games, 41 PAs, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 4 BB, 6 K, .250/.366/.438/.803 The Mets’ 2022 draft haul was viewed across the board as a success by draft...
Baseball fans across the globe are gearing up for the biggest stage for international play. Even with some big names recently opting-out of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), the tournament is set to begin on March 7. Clayton Kershaw, Jhoan Duran, Paolo Espino, Ramón Urías are among the names who opted out for various reasons, the most interesting reason being due to not gaining clearance by...
No. 6 Ronny Mauricio, SS B/T: S/R Age: April 4, 2001 (21) Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 222 lb. ETA: 2024 Previous Rank: 6 Acquired: Signed as International Free Agent During The 2017-2018 IFA Signing Period 2022 Stats (Binghamton): .259/.296/.472, 26 2B, 2 3B, 26 HR, 89 RBI, 4.4 BB%, 23.1 K%, 104 wRC+ As recently as three years ago, Ronny Mauricio was viewed as the top overall prospect in the...
No. 7 Blade Tidwell, RHP B/T: R/R Age: June 8, 2001 (21) Ht: 6’4″ Wt: 207 lb. ETA: 2025 Previous Rank: 9 Acquired: Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2022 June Amateur Draft from Tennessee 2022 Stats (College): 3-2, 3.00 ERA, 39.0 IP, 51 K, 11 BB 2022 Stats (St. Lucie): .0-1, 2,16 ERA, 8.1 IP, 9 K, 6 BB With a first name like Blade, it’s hard not to be excited about the Mets 2022...
No. 5 Mark Vientos, 1B/3B/DH B/T: R/R Age: December 11, 1999 (23) Ht: 6’4″ Wt: 200 lb. ETA: 2022 Previous Rank: 5 Acquired: Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2017 June Amateur Draft from American Heritage HS (Plantation, FL) 2022 Stats (Syracuse):.280/.358/.519, 16 2B, 3B, 24 HR, 72 RBI, 2 CS 2022 Stats (MLB): .167/.268/.278, 2B, HR, 3 RBI There is a common pattern developing in Mark...
