Like the Mets, the minor league affiliates’ seasons are long over, and over at Mets Minors, organizational leaderboards are being compiled, and awards are being handed out:
SEASON REVIEWS
The Las Vegas 51s sent a number of players to the majors helping the major league club claim a Wild Card spot.
The Binghamton Mets developed not just Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith this year. Future Mets starter Robert Gsellman began his year for the B-Mets as well.
The St. Lucie Mets were the sole Mets affiliate to make the playoffs as you might expect with breakout performances from players like Ricky Knapp and Tomas Nido.
The Columbia Fireflies had a disappointing season that was rooted in injuries and promotions of top prospects like David Thompson.
The Brooklyn Cyclones season was dominated by the pitching of Harol Gonzalez, Joseph Zanghi, and Gary Cornish as well as the slugging of second round pick Peter Alonso.
The Kingsport Mets developed some nice prospects and saw the promotion of Jordan Humphreys.
The Gulf Coast League Mets saw Anthony Dirocie show his potential as a possible future major league player.
The DSL Mets teams struggled to compete, but the seasons were highlighted by the terrific play of Andres Gimenez.
MINOR LEAGUE LEADERS
Full Season Batting Leaders – statistically speaking Brandon Nimmo might’ve had the best year especially with him missing out on the Pacific League batting title by .001 points and him having the top OBP in the farm system.
Short Season Batting Leaders – Despite having had the shortest season, Peter Alonso might’ve had the biggest impact
Minor League Best Starting Pitchers – Statistically speaking, the Mets best minor league pitchers were P.J. Conlon, Thomas Szapucki, Harol Gonzalez, Ricky Knapp, and Andrew Church.
Full Season Pitching Leaders – Naturally, the above-referenced pitchers were listed throughout.
Short Season Pitching Leaders – Gonzalez and Gary Cornish dominated for the Brooklyn Cyclones while Szapucki continued to show why he is becoming a big time prospect.
Here is how all the 2015 draft picks fared with Alonso and Justin Dunn as standouts. And nowadays, you would be remiss without mentioning the fact that Tim Tebow homered in his first professional at-bat.
However, here are the bigger awards everyone is most curious about:
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Position Player of the Year – Amed Rosario with honorable mention to Dominic Smith
Pitcher of the Year – P.J. Conlon
Reliever of the Year – David Roseboom
As you saw this season, there were major contributors from the Mets minor league system this year. If not for Seth Lugo, Robert Gsellman, Josh Smoker, T.J. Rivera, and others, the Mets may not make the postseason this year. It is not only good to know the Mets minor league system has been this beneficial, but also that there is a significant amount of talent behind the players we have already seen contribute. With these players, there are going to be some difficult decisions come Rule 5 Draft time.
