Mets pitchers and catchers will begin reporting to Port St. Lucie, Florida in just a few weeks as the new baseball season is right around the corner. Despite being involved in trade talks on a number of different fronts during the off-season, the Mets have not parted with any of their top prospects. They return all of their top prospects from last year, and their system appears stronger than when the year ended following a strong International Free Agency class.

30. OF Simon Juan

B/T: R/R               Age: 19
Ht: 6’0″                 Wt: 195 lb
ETA:  2028
Acquired: 2022 International Free Agency
2024 Stats: .273/.337/.459

Arguably, no Mets prospect needed a strong season as much as Simon Juan. After posting an OPS below .600 in 2023, Juan responded by adding 200 points to his OPS and looking far more comfortable at the plate. Juan has strong tools, and a good deal of raw power that he seemed to see translate into on-field results in 2024. As the premier member of the Mets’ 2022 international free agent class, the Santiago, Dominican Republic native signed for $1.95 million, which was a top-five highest bonus handed out in Mets’ history at the time.

Juan figures to begin the season with the A-Ball St. Lucie Mets, following his two seasons in the Florida Complex League. If he can replicate the growth he achieved last year, he could quickly become one of the more exciting and interesting prospects in the Mets’ system. Juan will be 19 until mid-July, which would make him one of the younger players on the Mets’ St. Lucie roster. With a strong campaign, he can shoot up this list before next year.

29. INF Jacob Reimer

B/T: R/R       Age: 20
Ht: 6’0″         Wt: 205 lbs
ETA:  2026
Acquired: 2022 4th Round Selection
2024 Stats: .218/.358/.282

The Mets selected Jacob Reimer in the 4th round of the 2022 draft, making him the second high-school infielder they took that draft. Overall, Reimer made significant strides in the first few years of his young professional career, displaying the kind of upside that could make him a key part of the Mets’ long-term plans. Injuries in 2024 delayed his timeline, meaning that his development will take longer than some had expected, especially as he adapts to more advanced pitching in High-A Brooklyn, and eventually Double-A Binghamton.

His raw power and ability to make solid contact suggest that he has the potential to rise quickly through the system, assuming his injury concerns are behind him. If he can continue to refine his overall game, particularly his defense at either first or third base, Reimer could be a valuable contributor for the Mets in the near future, potentially solidifying a spot in their outfield or as a corner bat. He will be 21 for the duration of the 2025 season, which makes him younger than most college bats coming out of the draft.

28. OF Edward Lantigua

B/T: R/R    Age: 18
Ht: 6’1″       Wt: 175 lbs
ETA: 2029
Acquired: 2024 International Free Agency
2024 Stats: .263/.397/.395

Edward Lantigua, one of the major pieces to the Mets’ 2024 international free agency puzzle, made a strong first impressive with the Mets in his first professional season. Known for his quick reactions and above average range in the outfield, Lantigua has the potential to be a standout defensively, with an above-average arm to boot. He primarily played center field for the DSL Mets, and earned the honors of DSL All-Star thanks to his strong season.

Only one season into his career, Lantigua is already a top-30 prospect in the Mets’ system. The Dominican Republic signed for just south of a million dollars, totaling $950,000 as his signing bonus, making him the second-largest bonus of the Mets’ 2024 class. He enjoyed the most success of any member of that class in 2024, and there is plenty of reason to believe that he should enjoy continued success in 2025. If he does, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to believe he could be stateside before the season ends. Beginning the season in the Florida State League might not be out of the question, but given that he is only 18 with 152 professional at bats, an assignment in the Dominican Summer League makes the most sense.

27. C Christopher Suero

B/T: R/R      Age: 21
Ht: 5’11”       Wt: 205 lbs
ETA: 2027
Acquired: Minor League Free Agnecy
2024 Stats: .238/.361/.369

Suero spent his time in 2024 split between St. Lucie and Brooklyn, and impressed at both stops. Primarily a catcher, Suero began to hit for power with his right-handed bat – mashing nine homers for the season (more than doubling his 2023 output of four). Overall at the plate, he has shown steady improvement, with a compact swing and decent power potential, though he’s still working on refining his approach at the plate. He signed with the Mets as a minor league free agent in March of 2022, and has progressed through their system quickly since.

A reliable receiver, Suero has a solid arm to control the running game and demonstrates good instincts for blocking pitches and framing strikes.  While his bat isn’t yet a standout feature, his catching ability and maturity, both of which are strong given his age, are already a strength, giving him a solid foundation as a future backstop. With continued development, particularly in his offensive consistency, Suero has the tools to become a reliable and well-rounded catcher for the Mets down the road. He figures to begin the year with a second appearance in Brooklyn, but a promotion to Double-A Binghamton before the summer might not be out of the picture.

26. RHP Jack Wenninger

B/T: R/R     Age: 22
Ht: 6’4″       Wt: 210 lbs
ETA: 2027
Acquired: 2023 6th Round Selection
2024 Stats: 4-6, 4.30 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 10.96 K/9

The Mets selected Wenninger with their 6th round selection in 2023, and he emerged as a solid right-handed prospect in the early parts of the 2024 season. An Illinois product by way of Murray State, Wenninger boasts a strong changeup, a good fastball, and rounds out his repertoire with a slider and a curveball. In his first full-season, the 22-year old posted a 4.15 ERA in 115 innings striking out 140 total batters over that time.

Wenninger entered 2024 as a relatively unknown prospect, but his large strikeout numbers and strong showing in Brooklyn cemented him as one of the Mets’ better starting arms. Following his promotion to the Cyclones, Wenninger posted a 3.12 ERA in 43.1 innings over ten appearances, nine of which were starts. He had struggled to end his tenure in St. Lucie, but silenced any doubts as the season went on. Considering that 2025 will be his age 23 season and his smaller Brooklyn workload, Wenninger might find himself making his first few starts for the Cyclones before moving on to Binghamton. A quick promotion, however, would put him within a shot of potentially cracking the Syracuse rotation before the end of the year.