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Baseball America released their Top 100 MLB Prospects late Friday night which included three players from the New York Mets farm system.

The highest ranking Mets prospect on the list was shortstop Amed Rosario at #8. Rosario has been previously ranked #3 by Keith Law and #5 by MLB Pipeline earlier this offseason.

Rosario, 21, is the Mets consensus number one prospect and was ranked as such in our MMO Top 30 list after a breakout offensive season in 2016.

The young shortstop hit an impressive .324/.374/.459 with 24 doubles, 13 triples, five home runs, 71 RBI, 65 runs scored, and 19 stolen bases in 120 games played and 479 at bats between Advanced Single-A St. Lucie Mets and the Double-A Binghamton Mets.

Dominic Smith was the second Mets prospect to make Baseball America’s Top 100 list coming in at #71. The 21-year old Smith was ranked #29 by Law and #63 by MLB Pipeline.

Smith, 21, is coming off his best season as a professional. While being the youngest player to play a full season in the Eastern League, Smith hit .302/.367/.457 with 29 doubles, two triples, 14 homers, and 91 RBI.

One of the concerns about Smith by scouts has been his conditioning, but he has tried to counter that issue this offseason by working with a personal trainer that has helped him drop 20-25 pounds while adding muscle.

The third and final Mets prospect on BA’s list is right-handed pitcher Justin Dunn at #100, whom the Mets drafted with the 19th overall pick in the 2016 draft.

In his first pro season, the 21-year old appeared in 11 games for the Brooklyn Cyclones, eight of which he started. He logged 30 innings, going 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, .227 BAA, and 35/10 K/BB.

Law had five Mets prospects in his Top 100 with the aforementioned Rosario and Smith joined by left-handed pitcher Thomas Szapucki (#60), right-handed pitcher Robert Gsellman (#76) and right-handed pitcher Justin Dunn (#84). MLB Pipeline listed only Rosario and Smith in their own Top 100.