The New York Mets filled the upper levels of their minor league systems with former Major League players, and they had interesting prospects in the lower levels of the minor league system. Ultimately, the team would have three position players among the top 100 in the game, and they have a few more players who are nearing that status. It should then come as no surprise the Mets have had at least one player among the top 10 in an offensive category at each level of the minor leagues.
International League – Syracuse Mets
Games: Danny Espinosa (4th) 129, Travis Taijeron (10th) 123
AB: Espinosa (6th) 473
Runs: Espinosa (10th) 75
Triples: Arismendy Alcantara (4th) 6
RBI: Espinosa (4th) 84
Walks: Taijeron (7th) 64
Stolen Bases: Rajai Davis (6th) 20
Eastern League – Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Triples: Andres Gimenez & Sam Haggerty (10th) 5
Home Runs: Patrick Mazeika (6th) 16
RBI: Mazeika (2nd) 69
Stolen Bases: Gimenez (5th) 28
Slugging: Mazeika (9th) .426
Florida State League – St. Lucie Mets
Games: Carlos Cortes (3rd) 127, Jeremy Vasquez (5th) 125
At-Bats: Cortes (4th) 458
Runs: Blake Tiberi (2nd) 72, Cortes (4th) 64
Hits: Vasquez (4th) 123, Cortes (7th) 117, Tiberi (10th) 113
Doubles: Tiberi (3rd) 29, Cortes & Vasquez (7th) 26
RBI: Cortes (2nd) 68, Vasquez (8th) 61
Total Bases: Cortes (2nd) 182
Walks: Vasquez (6th) 55, Cortes & Tiberi (7th) 52
Average: Vasquez (10th) .277
OBP: Vasquez (4th) .359
OPS: Vasquez (10th) .737
South Atlantic League – Columbia Fireflies
Hits: Ronny Mauricio (10th) 126
New York-Penn League – Brooklyn Cyclones
Games: Luke Ritter (3rd) 68
Runs: Ritter (5th) 39
Doubles: Ritter (8th) 15
Home Runs: Joe Genord (5th) 9,
RBI: Genord (3rd) 44, Ritter (9th) 36
Total Bases: Wilmer Reyes (6th) 101
Walks: Ritter (7th) 33
Stolen Bases: Jake Mangum (8th) 17, Reyes (10th) 12
Average: Reyes (5th) .323
SLG: Reyes (8th) 441
OPS: Reyes (10th) .791
Appalachian League – Kingsport Mets
Games: Jaylen Palmer (1st) 62, Cristopher Pujols (7th) 58
At-Bats: Palmer (1st) 242
Runs: Palmer (6th) 41
Hits: Palmer (5th) 63,
Doubles: Scott Ota (10th) 14
Triples: Ota (1st) 5, Cole Kleszcz (4th) 4
RBI: Andres Regnault (3rd) 49
Total Bases: Palmer (5th) 100
Walks: Palmer (4th) 31
Average: Regnault (9th) .292
SLG: Ota (4th) .519, Regnault (8th) .489
OPS: Ota (5th) .875
Gulf Coast League – GCL Mets
Games: Ryan Shinn (6th) 46
Runs: Kenedy Corona (3rd) 35
Hits: Corona (7th) 47
Doubles: Zach Ashford (4th) 13
Home Runs: Jose Peroza (4th) 6, Corona (9th) 5
Total Bases: Corona 73
Average: Warren Saunders (4th) .323, Corona (7th) .311
OBP: Ashford (5th) .413, Coronoa (8th) .401, Saunders (9th) .397
SLG: Corona (8th) .483
OPS: Corona (8th) .885
Dominican Summer League – DSL Mets1 & DSL Mets2
Games: Dyron Campos (3rd) 69
At-Bats: Campos (1st) 266
Hits: Campos (7th) 78
There were many positives to glean from these leaderboards. Despite having a down year, Gimenez flashed his speed as evidenced by his league rankings on the triples and stolen bases lists. The Mets also got some fine offensive production from the catcher position as shown by Mazeika’s and Regnault’s seasons.
Another catcher who had a strong offensive campaign was Francisco Alvarez. He would not appear on any leaderboards as he split his time between the Gulf Coast League and the Appalachian League. The same is the case for Mets first round pick third baseman Brett Baty. He split his time between the Gulf Coast League, Appalachian League, and the New York Penn League.
Overall, what Alvarez, Baty, and other Mets prospects like Mangum flashing his speed and defense show is it’s not just about the stats and where you ranks against the competition. Rather, at the end of the day, it is about how players progress over the course of the season. When looking at the aforementioned players along with prospects like Cortes, the Mets should be pleased with how some of their prospects developed this year.
