Judging from the past month, most Mets fans will tell you Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman have had the best year of any of the pitchers that have come through the Mets farm system. What is interesting about them is that while they have found success in the majors, success did not come as easily for them in the minor leagues. That is a promising sign for the Mets future. With that in mind, here is a look at the Mets minor league pitching leaders from the 2016 season:

STARTERS

Wins

1. Ricky Knapp 13 (St. Lucie, Binghamton, Las Vegas)

2. P.J. Conlon 12 (Columbia, St. Lucie),  Casey Delgado 12 (St. Lucie, Binghamton), Gabriel Ynoa 12 (Binghamton)

5. Chris Flexen 10 (St. Lucie), Tyler Pill 10 (Binghamton, Las Vegas)

ERA (minimum 90 IP)

1. P.J. Conlon 1.65 (Columbia, St. Lucie)

2. Ricky Knapp 2.69 (St. Lucie, Binghamton, Las Vegas)

3. Andrew Church 2.92 (St. Lucie, Columbia)

4. Chris Flexen 3.56 (St. Lucie)

5. Kevin Canelon 3.64 (Columbia)

Games Started

1. Tyler Pill 27 (Binghamton, Las Vegas)

2. Mickey Jannis 25 (Binghamton, St. Lucie), Chris Flexen 25 (St. Lucie), Kevin Canelon 25 (Columbia), Gabriel Ynoa 25 (Las Vegas),  Chase Ingram 25 (Columbia), Rafael Montero 25 (Las Vegas, Binghamton)

Complete Games

1. Tyler Pill 3 (Binghamton, Las Vegas), Ricky Knapp 3 (St. Lucie, Binghamton, Las Vegas)

3. Andrew Church 2 (Columbia, St. Lucie, Las Vegas),  Gaby Almonte 2 (Columbia)

5. Six tied with one

Shutouts

1. Ricky Knapp 1 (St. Lucie, Binghamton, Las Vegas)

1. Andrew Church 1 (Columbia, St. Lucie, Las Vegas)

1. Chris Flexen 1 (St. Lucie)

Innings Pitched

1. Tyler Pill 166.0 (Binghamton, Las Vegas)

2. Ricky Knapp 163.2 (St. Lucie, Binghamton, Las Vegas)

3. Gabriel Ynoa 154.1 (Las Vegas)

4. Casey Delgado 145.1 (St. Lucie, Binghamton)

5. Kevin Canelon 143.1 (Columbia)

Strikeouts

1. Joe Shaw 140 (Binghamton, Las Vegas)

2. Tyler Pill 132 (Binghamton, Las Vegas)

2. Chase Ingram 132 (Columbia)

4. Kevin Canelon 119 (Columbia)

5. Ricky Knapp 115 (St. Lucie, Binghamton, Las Vegas)

WHIP (minimum 90 IP)

1. P.J. Conlon 0.979 (Columbia, St. Lucie)

2. Andrew Church 1.056 (Columbia, St. Lucie)

2. Ricky Knapp 1.143 (St. Lucie, Binghamton, Las Vegas)

3. Kevin Canelon 1.165 (Columbia)

4. Robert Gsellman 1.252 (Binghamton, Las Vegas)

5. Chris Flexen 1.313 (St. Lucie)

K/9 (minimum 90 IP)

1. Chase Ingram 9.1 (Columbia)

2. Joe Shaw 9.0 (Columbia, Binghamton)

3. Sean Gilmartin 7.9 (Las Vegas

4. Kevin Canelon 7.5 (Columbia), Rafael Montero 7.5 (Las Vegas, Binghamton)

K/BB Ratio (minimum 90 IP)

1. P.J. Conlon 4.67 (Columbia, St. Lucie)

2. Kevin Canelon 4.25 (Columbia)

3. Joe Shaw 3.50 (Columbia, Binghamton)

4. Duane Below 3.43 (Las Vegas)

5. Tyler Pill 3.30 (Binghamton, Las Vegas)

RELIEVERS

Saves

1. Corey Taylor 20 (St. Lucie)

2. Paul Sewald 19 (Las Vegas)

3. Alex Palsha 18 (Columbia, St. Lucie)

4. David Roseboom 14 (Binghamton)

5. Jimmy Duff 8 (Columbia, St. Lucie)

Appearances

1. Paul Sewald 56 (Las Vegas),  Chase Bradford 56 (Las Vegas),  Jeff Walters 56 (Las Vegas)

4. David Roseboom 52 (Binghamton), Josh Smoker 52 (Las Vegas)

6. Luis Mateo 51 (Binghamton, Las Vegas)

7. Tim Peterson 48 (St. Lucie, Binghamton)

8. Alberto Baldonado 47 (Binghamton, St. Lucie), Beck Wheeler 47 (Binghamton, Las Vegas)

10. Corey Taylor 45 (St. Lucie)

ERA (minimum 45 IP)

1. Ben Griset 1.80 (St. Lucie)

2. David Roseboom 1.87 (Binghamton), Corey Taylor 1.87 (St. Lucie)

4.  Seth Davis 2.31 (Columbia)

5. Kevin McGowan 2.35 (St. Lucie, Binghamton, Las Vegas)

6. Nabil Crismatt 2.47 (Brooklyn, Columbia, Binghamton)

7. Luis Mateo 2.69 (Binghamton, Las Vegas)

8. Johnny Magliozzi 2.70 (Columbia)

9. Tyler Bashlor 2.75 (Columbia, St. Lucie)

10. Alex Palsha 2.98 (Columbia, St. Lucie)

WHIP (minimum 45 IP)

1. Nabil Crismatt 0.883 (Brooklyn, Columbia, Binghamton)

2. David Roseboom 0.902 (Binghamton)

3. Ben Griset 1.033 (St. Lucie)

4. Johnny Magliozzi 1.042 (Columbia)

5. Kevin McGowan 1.091 (St. Lucie, Binghamton, Las Vegas)

6. Tim Peterson 1.155 (St. Lucie, Binghamton)

7. Alex Palsha 1.186 (Columbia, St. Lucie)

8. Craig Missigman 1.200 (Columbia)

9. Paul Sewald 1.203 (Las Vegas)

10. Paul Paez 1.204 (St. Lucie, Binghamton)

K/9 (minimum 45 IP)

1. Josh Smoker 12.8 (Las Vegas)

2. Tim Peterson 12.3 (St. Lucie, Binghamton)

3. Beck Wheeler 12.1 (Binghamton, Las Vegas)

4. Tyler Bashlor 11.8 (Columbia, St. Lucie)

5. Paul Sewald 11.0 (Las Vegas)

6. Logan Taylor 10.4 (Binghamton)

7. Alberto Baldonado 10.3 (St. Lucie, Binghamton)

8. Alex Palsha 10.2 (Columbia, St. Lucie)

9. . Nabil Crismatt 10.1 (Brooklyn, Columbia, Binghamton)

10. Ben Griset 9.9 (St. Lucie)

K/BB Ratio (45 minimum IP)

1. Nabil Crismatt 10.57 (Brooklyn, Columbia, Binghamton)

2. Tim Peterson 5.00 (St. Lucie, Binghamton)

3. Paul Paez 4.58 (Columbia, St. Lucie)

4. Josh Smoker 4.50 (Las Vegas)

5. Chase Bradford 4.15 (Las Vegas)

6. Paul Sewald 3.81 (Las Vegas)

7. Kevin McGowan 3.77 (St. Lucie, Binghamton, Las Vegas)

8. Johnny Magliozzi 3.64 (Columbia)

9. Corey Taylor 3.46 (St. Lucie)

10. Ben Griset 3.30 (St. Lucie)