Baseball America has just listed their 100 top baseball prospects. Of the 100, four Mets have made the list.
Not surprisingly, the four Mets are:
# 30 OF Fernando Martinez ("0: Players in Double-A younger than Martinez last season.")
#47 SS Wilmer Flores ("0: Players younger than Flores (who turned 17 on Aug. 6) in full-season ball last season.")
#77 P Jon Niese ("178: Innings pitched last season, including 14 in three big league starts.")
#94 P Brad Holt ("1.87: ERA at short-season Brooklyn, one of four categories in which he led the New York-Penn League.")
I was expecting to see Josh Thole’s name on the list (Read Here), especially with how well he did in the Arizona Fall League.
The interesting thing also is that Jon Niese is ranked #77 – 47 spots below Fernando Martinez, and Niese has a chance to not only be the #5 starter for the Mets this season, but should certainly see some big league action. Martinez, who will report to AAA Buffalo this year, won’t get a sniff unless there are injuries to the present outfielders, or as a late season call up.
Thanks to Matthew Artus - Always Amazin'
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