(Mark Bolton/Union Leader)
Baseball America announced its list of the Mets Top 10 Prospects. The top of the list looks much like you would expect with Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith 1-2 in the rankings. Baseball American noted some fast risers in the Mets farm system after an impressive 2016 campaign like Tomas Nido and Robert Gsellman. Overall, here is their Top 10:
#1 Amed Rosario, SS
2016 Level: St. Lucie & Binghamton
Stats: 120 G, 470 AB, 65 R, 155 H, 24 2B, 13 3B, 5 HR, 71 RBI, 19 SB, 8 CS, .324/.374/.459
#2 Dominic Smith, 1B
2016 Level: Binghamton
Stats: 130 G, 484 AB, 146 H, 64 R, 146 H, 29 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR, 91 RBI, 2 SB, CS, .302/.367/.457
#3 Justin Dunn, RHP
2016 Level: Brooklyn Cyclones
Stats: 1-1, 1.50 ERA, 11 G, 8 GS, 30.0 IP, 35 K, .227 AVG, 1.17 WHIP
#4 Desmond Lindsay, CF
2016 Level: GCL Mets & Brooklyn Cyclones
Stats: 37 G, 122 AB, 21 R, 37 H, 6 2B, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 3 SB, CS, .303/.433/.451
2016 Level: Las Vegas 51s & New York Mets
MiLB Stats: 97 G, 392 AB, 72 R, 138 H, 25 2B, 8 3B, 11 HR, 61 RBI, 7 SB, 8 CS, .352/.423/.541
MLB Stats: 32 G, 73 AB, 12 R, 20 H, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, .274/.338/.329
#6 Gavin Cecchini, SS
2016 Level: Las Vegas 51s & New York Mets
MiLB Stats: 117 G, 446 AB, 71 R, 145 H, 27 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 55 RBI, 4 SB, CS, .325/.390/.448
MLB Stats: 4 G, 6 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 2 2B, 2 RBI, .333/.429/.667
#7 Robert Gsellman, RHP
2016 Level: Binghamton Mets, Las Vegas 51s, & New York Mets
MiLB Stats: 4-9, 3.99 ERA, 20 G, 20 GS, 115.0 IP, 88 K, .256 AVG, 1.25 WHIP
MLB Stats: 4-2, 2.42 ERA, 8 G, 7 GS, 44.2 IP, 42 K, .258 AVG, 1.28 WHIP
#8 Thomas Szapucki, LHP
2016 Level: Kingsport Mets & Brooklyn Cyclones
Stats: 4-3, 1.38 ERA, 9 G, 9 GS, 52.0 IP, 86 K, .145 AVG, 0.88 WHIP
#9 Gabriel Ynoa, RHP
2016 Level: Las Vegas 51s & New York Mets
MiLB Stats: 12-5, 3.97 ERA, 25 G, 25 GS, 154.1 IP, 78 K, .285 AVG, 1.36 WHIP
MLB Stats: 1-0, 6.38 ERA, 10 G, 3 GS, 18.1 IP, 17 K, .333 AVG, 1.80 WHIP
#10 Tomas Nido
2016 Level: St. Lucie Mets
Stats: 90 G, 344 AB, 110 H, 23 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 46 RBI, CS, .320/.357/.459
One name that was surprisingly left off the list by Baseball America was Andres Gimenez. In 2015, as a 16-year old, Gimenez was signed as a shortstop out of Venezuela for a hefty $1.2 bonus. In his first year of professional baseball, Gimenez showed everyone why the Mets gave him such a large bonus with him hitting .350/.469/.523 in 62 games combined for the Mets Dominican Summer League teams.
Overall, when true high-end prospects like Gimenez are left off the Top 10 list, it speaks to the quality of the Mets farm system, and it gives you hope that the Mets current run of success can continue well into the future as the major league team is being reinforced with terrific prospects.
Ynoa at #9. The seems to be very optimistic.
Ynoa did not show much at the major league level, BUT had a lower minor league ERA pitching at Las Vegas than Gsellman who split minor league season between Las Vegas and Binghamton.
I mean really, what is Ynoa doing at #9. And I like Ynoa, but I just don’t see him as having the upside to be a top 10 prospect in this system. I’d be fine with the list if you swap Gimenez with Ynoa.
I got myself chastised on another website because I said this order was not right and misrepresented the prospect depth. The other person’s point was that a spot up or down doesn’t really matter. I guess he may be right, but I wanted Nimmo, Cecchini, and Gsellman higher than Dunn and Lindsey, with Buccerra, Nido and Lugo finishing up the top ten. I think Yona should be 13th, at best.
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Was reading through the BA prospect chat and came across this:
“Venezuelan C Ali Sanchez is young and talented, but he also is coming off a .216 season (with no secondary skills) in the New York-Penn League.”
Now, I may be mistaken, but I tend to think that being an excellent defensive catcher counts as having good secondary skills. Unless he’s just referring to offense, in which case, I think you should note that he’s a plus defender.
I thought Nido should be higher rated. He won the batting title with excellent defensive skills! Nido higher; Ynoa off the top-10; Gimenez on the list.
I’m assuming that Lugo lost his eligibility