We have decided as a team here at MMN to take a look at the best individual tools among Mets prospects, first we will look at the talents of the position players. They are going to be in a group of three that is in no particular order. To come up with three for each, Teddy was given first choice, Jacob second, and then finally I was last. We were not allowed to name the same player that was previously picked for that talent.

Best Pure Hitter:                               Best Power Hitter: 

Teddy – T.J. Rivera                           Travis Taijeron

Jacob – Dominic Smith                     Dash Winningham

Mike – Jeff McNeil                             David Thompson

 

Best Plate Discipline:                       Fastest Runner:

Teddy – Luis Guillorme                     Champ Stuart

Jacob – Jonathan Johnson              Patrick Biondi

Mike – Brandon Nimmo                     Raphael Ramirez

 

Outfield Defense:                              Infield Defense:

Teddy – John Mora                            Guillorme

Jacob – Stuart                                     Milton Ramos

Mike – Jared King                              Smith

 

Catcher Defense:                               Athlete:

Teddy – Jose Garcia                          Ivan Wilson

Jacob – Xorge Carrillo                       Wuilmer Becerra

Mike – Ali Sanchez                            Desmond Lindsay

 

Infield Arm:                                        Outfield Arm:

Teddy: Jhoan Urena                          Michael Bernal

Jacob: Amed Rosario                        Becerra

Mike – Gregory Guerrero                    Maikis De La Cruz

 

One name that is noticeably missing from this is Mets shortstop prospect Gavin Cecchini, who doesn’t have one great tool. Instead he showed solid tools in a bunch of areas last year with the bat, he would have been my next pick for pure hitter and plate discipline.

This list shows that there are some guys who aren’t top prospects that still have one or two really good tools (Stuart/Wilson) but have shown little to no improvement in other areas. Stuart is an 80 grade speedster but struck out 141 times last season in just 330 at bats over 97 games. Wilson has great raw power potential and is a good athlete, however he is another guy who is averaging more than one strikeout per game (58 in 146 at bats over 42 games in 2015).

Next week we will do the top tools for the talented pitchers in the Mets farm system.