I promised all of you that, as soon as the season ended, I would breakout and post my current Top 30 prospects.
This is performance based, not players that came to the Mets full of promise but have only produced butterscotch pudding.
Nolan McLean, Brandon Sproat, and Jonah Tong are not on this list. They have graduated.
I will post them in each of my weekly Observations and In Focus posts… one player at a time… beginning with #30.
Today, we move to #25:
25. C Josmir Reyes
Played as catcher, designated hitter, and first baseman
Very little info on him
6-0 180 RHH 19/yrs. old
2024: DSL Orange - 4-PA, .667
2025: DSL Orange -
190-PA, 15-K, 4-HR, 28-RBI, 34-BB, .300/.426/.480/.906
Mack –
My assumption is Reyes will start off for the FCL-Mets and push Yovanny Rodriguez to the other side of the complex.
I wish I
had some more info on this kid, but I just don’t have it.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
These 9 Mets might as well pack their bags
LHP David Peterson
David Peterson had a sub-3.00 ERA in 2024 and came up
huge in that year's postseason. He continued his breakout by making it to the
All-Star team in 2025. For the first four months of the season, he was the
team's only pitcher who could make it past the fifth inning on any sort of
consistent basis.
Unfortunately, Peterson had to endure the worst stretch
of his career over the final two months of the season as he posted a 7.74 ERA
in his last 10 starts. There were reasons to believe Peterson wasn't quite as
good as he was in the first half, but going from elite to unusable in an eye
blink is really hard to explain.
The Mets must add to their rotation for 2026 to be a
better year. Nolan McLean and Clay Holmes should be locks. Youngsters Brandon
Sproat and Jonah Tong should factor in at some point, and veterans Kodai Senga
and Sean Manaea likely aren't going anywhere because of how poorly they
performed and because of their contracts. The Mets have options, but not many
great ones. Letting Peterson go and replacing him with a great arm would go
Given how poorly Peterson finished his season and that
2026 is his final year of club control, the Mets should float him on the block
and see what kind of offers they can get. They won't be overwhelming, but there
certainly will be a team out there willing to take a chance on him considering
how well he pitched for a year and a half before his second-half implosion.
Mets
mailbag
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6701964/2025/10/09/mets-mailbag-center-field-upgrade/
Is it
fair for Mets fans to feel like there wasn’t any fight in this team, the fact
driven home by Pete Alonso’s seemingly careless remarks
postgame about how he’s opting out? While all fans knew he was going to, saying
it immediately after the game felt careless and tone deaf to how fans have felt
about this team the final three months. — Brian D.
Tim: I think it’s fair to say that, for whatever reason,
this team did not display the same collective resilience that defined its
immediate predecessor. It can be seen in that 0-70 record, in the inability to
halt the long losing streaks and in the way it consistently came up short in
the most important games down the stretch. It goes back to what one person told
us during that series in Miami: “You walked in the building on a day like today
(in 2024) and you were expecting to win the game. This year? I don’t know.”
However, tying that to Alonso’s postgame comments is a
reach. I get it. I’m a journalist, and I’m always going to prefer that players
be candid with us. But as you said, everyone knew Alonso was going to opt out.
He didn’t bring it up on his own; he was asked a question. If he’d pulled a Roy
Williams and said — paraphrasing! — that he didn’t care about that right now, I
don’t see how it would have altered how any fan really felt about the 2025
team.
Finding
the worst realistic fit for the top 10 MLB free agents
https://fansided.com/mlb/worst-realistic-fit-top-10-mlb-free-agents
Kyle Tucker, RF: New
York Mets
Desperate times lead to desperate measures, and who knows
how Mets owner Steve Cohen will react after
the team’s epic collapse? It’d certainly fit Cohen’s track record if he
responded by signing Kyle Tucker to man a corner outfield spot and team up with
Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor, even if it means letting Pete Alonso (more on him shortly) walk in free
agency.
Multiple things can be true, the first being that we
absolutely expect the Mets to consider such a move. At the same time, there is
zero reason why Tucker and the Mets make sense for one another outside of
money. Tucker is a former Gold Glove winner and a capable outfielder, so moving
him to DH wouldn’t be wise. What about making Soto the designated hitter and
sticking Tucker in right field?
These are not the questions that the Mets should be asking themselves. Their priorities should be adding starting pitchers and clubhouse leaders who can help the team return to the playoffs.
https://sportsnaut.com/mlb/new-york-mets-rumors-trade-targets-sp
Yusei Kikuchi,
starting pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays
Because Kodai Senga is
only sidelined for the regular season, the New York Mets might determine they
only need a half-season rental. If that’s the case, Yusei Kikuchi stands out as
a back-end starter. The 33-year-old has been awful since his name started
popping up in MLB trade rumors (6.42 ERA since June 1), but he still has a
28.3% K-rate and 21.3% K-BB rate over that 11-start stretch. Trading for him
would be a small gamble for New York, but Kikuchi’s 3.86 ERA last season (167.2
IP) shows what is is capable of doing on the mound.
Tangotiger
@tangotiger
This by the way is perfect example of why OPS is
nonsensical as an analytical stat. OPS is devoid of meaning. It is haphazard amalgamation of BB, HBP, 1B,
2B, 3B, HR, not balanced properly, with random noise thrown it to boot (SF). It
is extremely inelegant in all its tentacles
Kyle Schwarber
Appearing in all 162 games this season, Schwarber posted
a .928 OPS that tied his career-high previously set in 2021. After a torrid
first half, Alonso cooled off a bit after the All-Star break, but still
finished with 38 home runs, 126 RBIs and an .871 OPS that was good for the
second-best mark of his career.
On Friday, Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report named New York
a potential landing spot for the Schwarber — noting the Alonso dynamic as
something this hinges on.
“However, if Alonso decides to walk after a frustrating
offseason last year where he was unable to find the long-term pact he was
seeking, the logical fallback plan might be to use Vientos at first base and to
sign Schwarber to be the DH and replacement for Alonso’s power,” Reuter wrote.
Bleacher Report is not only outlet floating Schwarber as
a possibility for the Mets. On Saturday, Mike Puma of the New York Post
detailed this same dynamic of Alonso’s uncertainty opening the door for
Schwarber to potentially switch NL East teams.
“If they decide to move on from Alonso, how can the Mets
replace that production?” Puma asked. “Kyle Schwarber is headed to free agency,
but is three years older than Alonso and already a full-time DH.”
Pete Alonso
“Alonso, who turns 31 in December, is expected to seek a
contract of at least seven years — a length consistent with deals the player’s
agent, Scott Boras, completed in recent seasons for Marcus Semien and Matt
Chapman at the same age (Chapman received a six-year extension from the Giants
after his first season with the club on a different contract),” Puma wrote.
Puma continued, stating that Alonso is expected to become
a DH at some point in his next contract, and used Toronto Blue Jays superstar
slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as a contract comparison for Alonso.
Mack
– Schwarber and Alonso. Two perfect examples that loyalty is a far forgotton
word in this “game”.
Mets
Prospect Group @bkfan09
Mets
Prospect Group @bkfan09
Mets spending a rumored $300K in this signing class for
Cuban pitcher Roberto Pena Torres
4 Tarik Skubal trade destinations that could actually give him some
run support
New
York Mets
The New York Mets have one of the highest payrolls in all
of baseball, and I’m sure they’ll want to add a player of Skubal’s caliber to
their rotation. Scoring runs won’t be a problem for the Mets either: While the
team might lose Pete Alonso this winter,
they’ll still have Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto as the big bats in the lineup, plus top
prospect Carson Benge coming soon.
New York had a disappointing 2025 season by their
standards, as they still came up short of the postseason despite being big
spenders and landing Soto a year ago. Though the Mets are probably a year away
from being where they want to be anyway, I know adding a guy like Skubal is
probably on their shortlist as they overhaul their starting rotation.
The Mets were hit with a lot of injuries to that group,
which led to a collapse after a strong start. Adding Skubal would give them a
certified ace; even if their depth got depleted, they could rely on Skubal to
produce. The Mets are in a much better position than the Tigers, offensively.
If Skubal could win with Detroit, imagine what he’d do with a strong lineup to
back him up.
Jim
Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball
"The trouble is not that players have sex the night
before a game.
It's that they stay out all night looking for it.
You gotta learn that if you don't get it by midnight,
chances are you ain't gonna get it, and if you do, it ain't worth it."
Casey Stengel
2 Cubs free agents David Stearns could desire
Brad Keller looks like
a good fit for the Mets bullpen
Brad Keller had a big regular season. In a different
dimension, he did it with the Mets. A longtime Kansas City Royals pitcher who
bounced between the rotation and bullpen in his years there, Keller found a
comfortable spot pitching in relief for the Cubs this past season. The numbers
were pretty outstanding. His 2.07 ERA in 69.2 innings of work is more than the
Cubs could have ever expected. He did it with a good walk and strikeout ratio
as well as an incredible 55.5% ground ball rate.
Signed for just $1.5 million last offseason, Keller found
his groove in Chicago. He struggled with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White
Sox last year. The Cubs’ faith in him paid off as he has been one of their best
late-inning relievers, regularly pitching the 8th or 9th inning.
The fit for the Mets is obvious. The team lacks a
right-handed reliever with a high-leverage pedigree. Although A.J. Minter and Brooks
Raley are coming back for the role, each throws left-handed. Where’s the
balance?
Mark Keller down as one of the first targets for Stearns
this winter. The Cubs did the hard work just as the Mets put in the strong
effort in improving this next player who could go the other way.
15 comments:
Morning Mack,
I have to say I'm very disappointed in Pete's. As you probably remember I blasted Soto up and down this site for his callous comments just seconds after the Yankees were eliminated last year.
Now we have Alonso doing the exact same thing. So, to be fair to Soto, I think his remarks seconds after the Mets were knocked out of the playoffs were totally classless.
Jesus, what in the world is wrong with people, you couldn't wait until the dust settles to make that comment. Just look at how Diaz responded with class, saying he would discuss it with his family and would love to return. Pete didn't say that. I have to say I lost total respect for him.
I don't have a problem with players getting the most they can, JUST HAVE SOME FREAKIN CLASS PETE.
Again, going back to Soto, at least he only spent a year with the Yanks. Pete played his whole career as a Met.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass Pete on your way out.
Morning P
It's nice to see that Soto no longer ranks in your Idaho Murders category.
As for Alonso, he doesn't deserve me calling him by his first name.
You have no idea how much the Cohen family has done for this guy. In my opinion doing what he did is unforgivable and the Mets need to move on from this intitled a-hole
Hopefully the Cuban is good.
Pete? It’s been real, bro’.
Peterson packing his bags?? The Mets have a perennial pitching SHORTAGE.
JOSMIR. Those low Ks are what I look for. Remember Vicente Lupo? Has a great DSL tear, but his Ks were a bit high? Low A was his fizzle point. Jefry Rosa? DSL HR champ 2 years(?) ago? Can’t hit real pitching.
Not to be totally tough on Pete, his 2024 off season was rough. But…he deserved it.
Mack, did you notice I went from Pete to Alonso the more I wrote.
It' seems he's totally bought into Boras's bullshit. I guess he hasn't gotten over the ass whoopin he took last year following Borasses advice. Man, I hate that schmuck. He's a boil on the arse of baseball.
I guess asking for 7 years is his ticket out of Metsville. Good luck in another town with your YIPS and league worst DRS, when they boo the shit out of you.
Could 2025 be the end in Queens of the two hombres, Jeff and Pete?
Publically asking for... no... DEMANDING seven years ad the DOCUMENTED WORSE DEFENSIVE FIRST BASEMAN IN THE LEAGUE is laughable.
And he was last by a long shot
No.
Not on my team
I am sooooooo glad to see someone with related to baseball talk about the stupidity of OPS. A bullshit stay invented by MLB a few years ago to combat dropping batting averages with a shiny new stat, it treats a bit and a walk the same; it isn’t. It does have a place, but it’s not as big a place as MLB wants us to think.
I hope they keep McNeil for 2026. He’s so valuable in a year where his replacements (2B. OF) are at least half a season away
Tom Tango knows his baseball shit
Pete has value, and will have value for several years more. The Tigers had Miguel Cabrera at first base way after his expiration date. Alonso feels owed. That’s the problem. He carried this team for years while Nimmo and Lindor had their shitty years, Pete never did. This could become a “grass is greener” elsewhere mentality. Forgive Alonso, he’s still bitter about last year. Stearns will offer him four years, Alonso will get offended and the family will move to the Virginia area and Mets fans will yell at Stearns for a few years like they yelled at Alderson.
At 32, Alonso could get a five year deal. It’s the money that may be a haggle.
I find it refreshing that an athlete speaks his mind instead of repeating the same old mantra to the press. Was there a single person on this planet that thought Pete Alonso would not opt out? Then why is it an issue that he acknowledges that in response to a direct question? He has stayed loyal to the team for his entire career, so his honest statement does not diminish my gratitude for what he gave to this team.
We need to take a cue from Atlanta’s case with Freddie Freeman, and see how they got one good year from. Matt Olsen while giving up prospects for him, but Freeman has been a rock. We shouldn’t rush to conclusions based on familiarity fatigue.
Familiarity fatigue is indeed a concern.
Paul, I have no problem with speaking your mind but did it really have to be 2 minutes after we were eliminated.
Again, go back to Diaz. We all know he will opt out, but he gave a classy answer. It bothered me with Soto who really had no loyalty the Yanks, but Alonso could have showed some class.
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