The Future Of: 3B

AAA: Mike Lamb .261/.299/.370/.669

Javier Castillo .249/.297/367/.664

AA: Shawn Bowman .294/.346/.458/804

Mark Kiger .217/.381/.265/646 - combined AAA/AA/GCL

A+: Zach Lutz .278/.376/.426/802 - 11-HR, 64-RBI - combined A+/AA

Jake Eigsti .235/.293/.292/585 - combines AA/A+/A/low-A

A: Jefry Marte .233/.279/338/617

Nick Giarraputo .279/.313/.373/.686 - combined A/low-A

Bklyn: Richard Lucas: .318/.414/.534/.948 - combined low-A/rookie

Tyler Vaughn .274/.322/.363/.685 - combined low-A/rookie

Joseph Bonfe .311/.416/.437/.853 – combined low-A/rookie

Matt Bouchard .254/.301/.338/.640 - combined AA/A+/low-A

K-P: none on last roster

GCL: Charlie Hinojosa .323/.387/.441/.828

Aderlin Rodriquez .290/.389/.387/776

Josh Dunn .100/.182/.133/.315

DSL: Luis Cessa .191/.379/.258/.638

Daniel De Leon .242/.395/.263/.658

Edwin Castillo .177/.282/.274/.556

VSL: Edwin Castillo .278/.342/.361/.703

Jairo Castillo .201/.264/.384/.641

A fair amount of decent hitting, especially at the lower levels. Shawn Bowman put up another year of decent numbers and has now has two seasons in a row without an injury. It will be very interesting to see if he gets through the Rule V process. This completed his seventh season as a Mets minor league player and he will play next year at only 25-years old.

Richard Lucas gets the comeback third baseman of the year, by stepping back a level and starting over in rookie ball. He’s still only 20 years old.

But the real prospect here is Zach Lutz, whose bat finally woke up this year in Lucy. Anyone that has seen this kid play said he looks to have it all.

Promoted To Mets: You gotta be kidding me…

On The Way Out: Where do I start… Lamb, Castillo, Kiger, Eigsti, Bouchard

Helium Watch: Charlie Hinojosa turned some heads in GCL (4th highest BA in league) and definitely earned a promotion

Current 2010 Projection:

AAA: Bowman
AA: Lutz
A+: Lucas/Bonfe
A: Marte
Low-A: Hinojosa
K-Port: Rodriquez

In Summary:

For years, Mets pundits have wondered out loud if David Wright would be eventually moved to first base some day. Trust me… the Mets have many more pressing matters to worry about than this.

Jenry Marte had a horrible season, but he’s young enough to survive it. Lutz will progress, and will be MLB ready in 2011, but Wright is going nowhere. One, or both of these guys, will eventually get more second base time.