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 to the right of our page to find the current rankings that we have done already
Mack's Mets #17 organizational prospect is......
#17 1B Dominic Smith
Bats: L Throws: L
Height: 6' 0" Weight: 185 lb
Acquired: 2013 Rule 5 Draft, 1st Round, Serra High School (California)
2013: (R) .204/.298/.327, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 0 SB (0%), 7 BB, 10 K
This year's 1st round pick will slot in nicely at #17. Poor kid is still mesmerized by the fact that he's even in professional baseball. Eventually the first time jitters will pass and Smith will be begin to show us what he is really capable of. One very encouraging sign already, albeit a small sample size, is his K:BB ratio after the first two weeks with the GCL Mets. Also 4 of his 10 hits so far have been of the extra base variety. This kid has a long way to go and a lot to grow before we consider him for Top 10 consideration. Let him bask in the moment for the rest of the year before we really start to judge him a bit more when he gets assigned to Brooklyn next year.
Brooklyn next year? What a waste for a 1st round pick. Look a Cecchini, waits for SS ball and 1 minor injury and he misses a large chunk of the season. Put him in Savannah and let him play with Cecchini, so they can catch up with Nimmo since it doesn't look like hes moving to St. Lucie until next season.
ReplyDeleteIt just doesn't work tat way for the Mets, Mr. Nodes. They move these high school kids as if they are attending college.
ReplyDeleteThink of it this way... they would have played three years for a university if they went that way.
This way... rookie ball, upper rookie ball, A-ball..
Either way, first year would be in A+
Agreed Mack,
ReplyDeleteThere is just no reason to rush an 18 year old kid. Let them mature in the lower levels, add some muscle and when they hit there 20's then start progressing them.
@The Closer...
ReplyDeleteSmith is HARDLY a waste for a 1st round pick. Any claim like this would be ridiculous for ANY prospect before they reach AA.
That's where we will learn if a pick is wasted or not.
I think he means leaving him in short season ball is a waste for a player with that much talent. The preference is playing him in a full-season league where he can get longer looks at quality pitching and in-game experience.
ReplyDeleteStephen, I'm sure you are right, but these kids are coming off a long summer season and their high school season as well... the first taste of what we call "the grind" is a rough one... travel, team buses, away from home, etc.
ReplyDeleteLetting them finish out their first pro season inside the Mets complex is a good thing
Understood, Mack. Just clarifying what TheCloser said. The way he wrote it, it looks like Smith was a "waste" and Smith is far from a wasted pick.
ReplyDeleteOf the trio (Cecchini, Nimmo, Smith), I like Smith the best and it's not really even close.
I agree (though I still wish all three weren't picked)
ReplyDeleteMine would have been
ReplyDelete2011: Guerrieri (I really liked Sonny Gray too)
2012: Giolito
2013: Shipley
I guess I would have taken three RHP but those were the best players available as I saw it. I thought Giolito wasn't going to sign and if that actually had been the case, I would have taken Hawkins.
Your three were:
2011: Matt Barnes
2012: Courtney Hawkins
2013: Braden Shipley
..yes?
Yes, they were mine and I'd still take them in a heartbeat
ReplyDeleteI would too.
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