MLB came out with their new Top 30
Prospect list for the New York Mets and it is filled with the usual suspects
–
I particularly found interested the
individual player ratings on various offensive and defensive skills:
Hit: 60 - Andres
Gimenez
Power: 55 - Peter
Alonso (Mark Vientos, David Thompson)
Run: 60 - Adrian
Hernandez (Desmond Lindsay)
Arm: 65 - Ali
Sanchez
Defense: 70 - Luis Guillorme
Fastball: 70 - Gerson Bautista (Jacob Rhame)
Curveball: 60 - Thomas Szapucki
Slider: 55 - David
Peterson (Justin Dunn, Marcos Molina, Gerson
Bautista)
Changeup: 60 - P.J. Conlon
Control: 60 - Conlon (Justin Dunn, Jordan Humphreys)
Discussion...
Isn't the top of the scale 80. How then can Alonso be 55 on power? I think Alonso shows more like 65-70 power this year. He seems to be the premiere raw power guy in the Mets organization now, besides Cespedes and Bruce.
ReplyDelete"No respect" Tyler Bashlor probably just missed the Top 30, but I would also think he's got a 70 FB, probably better than Rhame's.
Also, if the scale is up to 80, Sanchez seems underrated at 65 with the arm, having thrown out 50% of guys in his career.
I think the supposed "lull" in our prospect pool is just a temporary blip on the radar, likely due to the extensive graduations and/or trades from our system over the past few seasons. It would not surprise me if our system is again in the top 10 in another 18 to 24 months.
ReplyDeleteA strong 2018 draft will only help matters.
Tom -
ReplyDelete80 is the top of the scale