(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.
