Post Draft: MM's Top 25- #15 OF Cory Vaughn

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 #15 organizational prospect is......



#15 OF Cory Vaughn (LR:#20)
Bats: R Throws: R
Height: 6' 3" Weight: 225 lb
Acquired: 2010 Rule 5 Draft, 4th Round, San Diego State University

2013: (AA) .288/.370/.447, 6 HR, 31 RBI, 8 SB (89%), 19 BB, 48 K
2012: (A+) .243/.351/.463, 23 HR, 69 RBI, 21 SB (84%), 65 BB, 114 K
2011: (A/A+) .255/.362/.402, 13 HR, 59 RBI, 10 SB (56%), 59 BB, 117 K
2010: (SS-A) .307/.396/.557, 14 HR, 56 RBI, 12 SB (71%), 34 BB, 63 K


Much like Cesar Puello, Cory Vaughn has had a resurgence this season playing for the Binghamton Mets. After back to back seasons of sub .260 batting averages, Vaughn has consistently hit well at the much tougher AA level. On the flip side however, the power is down. After posting a .220 ISO power rate last season, Vaughn is down to a still decent .159 ISO rate. Even worse is that his BB rate has dropped from 12% last season to 9.9% this season and his K rate is up from 21.3% last year to 25% this year. All of this results in a slightly unsustainable .370 BABIP that tells us that maybe his batting average is due for some regression back to his career norms.

Vaughn is currently on a rehab assignment with the GCL Mets but once he's done he will have to prove to the brass that he can maintain that average and improve on his K/BB rates if he wants to be a piece of the solution at the major league level.