Post Draft: MM's Top 25- #10 OF Brandon Nimmo

Now that the draft is over, Mack's Mets will be reviewing the performances of our organizational Top 25 prospects and re-ranking them based on their individual performances, perceived place on the depth chart, and recent draft signings.

Look at the top of our page and click on the "Top 25 Prospects" link to find the rest of the current rankings that we have done already.

Mack's Mets #10 organizational prospect is......

#10 OF Brandon Nimmo (LR:#7)
Bats: L Throws: R
Height: 6' 3" Weight: 185 lb
Acquired: 2011 Rule 5 Draft, 1st Round, East High School (Wyoming)

2013: (A) .263/.369/.351, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 4 SB (57%), 37 BB, 92 K
2012: (SS-A) .248/.372/.406, 6 HR, 40 RBI, 1 SB (17%), 46 BB, 78 K
2011: (R) .211/.318/.368, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB (0%), 6 BB, 14 K


Nimmo this season has been battling a strained wrist which, coupled with hitting in Grayson Stadium, has sapped his gap to gap power that he showed in Brooklyn. In a recent interview with Toby Hyde of metsminorleagueblog.com, Nimmo sounded as if he was still uncomfortable with the risk and rusty having never dealt with this kind of injury.  His rise in K's, of which a flurry of them came during the first 2 weeks he had returned, can possibly be attributed to the wrist as well so for now we'll only penalize him a small bit.  If you look at his 1st half numbers before the injury, Nimmo was showing excellent progress hitting over .320 and even legging out 3 triples in the process.

His wrist injury probably cost him an early trip to Port St. Lucie this season but he'll be there next season and still be below the league average age. Patience is the name of the game here with Nimmo. If he can put together a strong month of August going towards the end of the season then our small worries about him will vanish. Besides he is not Rule 5 eligible until the end of 2015 which is when he is on pace to finish in Binghamton. So until then there is no reason to rush him through the system.