Baseball America recently unveiled their list of the top ten Mets prospects. There’s no surprise that right hander Mike Pelfrey tops the list. The Mets number one pick in 2005 was considered the top pitching prospect in the draft but dropped because of signability issues. In the end, the Mets paid big time for the prospects so hopefully he’ll be the stud everyone thinks he is. Pelfrey made four different stops last year and even his two starts at Triple A were good ones. Unless he really shines this spring though, I’d hope he starts back in Triple A for a time. You could definitely see him in the rotation in the second half of the season though.
Coming at number two is outfielder Fernando Martinez. This kid is only 17 years old and he struggled once he got to High A, which isn’t surprising because he’s in over his head with 20 year olds. Expect him to start back up at High A and this time he gets it done.
Carlos Gomez (OF), Phillip Humber (RHP), and Deolis Guerra (RHP) round out the top five.
The overall prognosis for the Mets farm system is they have some studs, but not a ton of depth. Hopefully those studs are the real deal, because if they are, the Mets are good for a while.
