Post Draft- Mack's Mets Not Quite Top 25

We will start our Top 25 series update by listing prospects who fell just short of the Top 25.

#30 LHP Chase Huchingson

2013: (AA) 3-2, 2.21 ERA, 10.1 K/9, 3.9 BB/9, 1.282 WHIP
2012: (A+) 8-7, 4.10 ERA, 7.6 K/9, 4.1 BB/9, 1.450 WHIP
2011: (A) 7-2,  1.82 ERA, 9.8 K/9, 2.7 BB/9, 1.054 WHIP
2010: (R) 0-1, 4.09 ERA, 10.6 K/9, 4.1 BB/9, 1.273 WHIP

Huchingson has been steadily progressing through the system ever since he signed out of high school. He's been worked both as a starter and a reliever and his results have been much better as a reliever. I love the high K/9 rate in Binghamton although the BB rate could use some work. The Mets system has a bevy of talented left handed relievers progressing at the moment and Chase is another one of those arms who could make it as a LOOGY in the MLB. He would compliment Edgin well against the lefties since Leathersich is actually a reverse split guy.

#29 2B Daniel Muno (Last Rank: #28)

2013: (AA) .233/.363/.354, 3 HR, 38 RBI, 9 SB (52%), 46 BB, 54 K
2012: (A+) .280/.387/.412, 6 HR, 39 RBI, 19 SB (86%), 50 BB, 53 K
2011: (SS-A) .355/.466/.514, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 9 SB (69%), 43 BB, 39 K

Muno holds firm in the rankings as he is continuing to be the "Moneyball" player that Alderson loves so much. He has almost just as many walks as he does hits (46 BB vs 56 H) which says a lot for just how advanced his eye is at the plate. He'll need to improve on that measly .233 Avg but with his excellent eyes and above average defense (4 errors) he still has a minimum floor as a utility infielder.


 
#28 RHP Matthew Bowman

2013: (A+/A) 8-1, 2.57 ERA, 8.9 K/9, 1.5 BB/9, 1.017 WHIP
2012: (SS-A) 2-2, 2.45 ERA, 9.2 K/9, 0.6 BB/9, 0.955 WHIP

The blue collar Ivy Leaguer has been consistently good for the organization since he was drafted in the 13th round of the 2012 draft. He dominated the NY-Penn league in his 12 game spurt last season, went undefeated in the South Atlantic League in 5 starts this year and is now pitching pretty well in the Florida State League where he figures to finish the season. With excellent control of his pitches and an IMPROVING K rate as he progresses through the system, Bowman is starting to make people notice him a bit more.



#27 OF Wuilmer Becerra

2013: (R) .429/.500/.429, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB (0%), 1 BB, 0 K
2012: (R) .250/.359/.375, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB (0%), 4 BB, 7 K

While I admit that I don't know much about Becerra as a whole, many analyst agreed that Alderson fleeced him out of Toronto as the "throw-in" piece in the RA Dickey trade giving them 3 potential impact prospects for the former Cy Young pitcher. Becerra's season was cut short by a wild pitch to the face last season but reports out of St. Lucie were that he impressed during the spring and bulked up a bit. We'll see how he fares against GCL pitching to start before deciding if he's Top 25 worthy.



#26 RHP Cory Mazzoni (Last Rank: #24)

2013: (AA) 3-2, 3.99 ERA, 9.8 K/9, 2.4 BB/9, 1.329 WHIP

2012: (A+/AA) 10-6, 3.93 ERA, 6.5 K/9, 2.2 BB/9, 1.316 WHIP
2011: (SS-A/A+) 2-1, 1.38 ERA, 12.5 K/9, 2.1 BB/9, 1.154 WHIP

After a small spell on the disabled list Mazzoni is back and is pitching decently well for the Binghamton Mets. His K/9 and H/9 rates are better than his last go around in Binghamton but for me at least he still is giving up too many hits. Many suggest that he would be best as a future reliever with the big league club due to his fastball velocity and I am inclined to agree. However, I am also in the small camp that believes Mazzoni has more value as middle piece in major trade since there is so much pitching talent in the organization right now.