Steve Sica- Three Met Prospects I'm Excited to See Invited to Spring Training

Spring Training is a week away, and several top Met prospects received invites to Port St. Lucie.

Carson Benge is the most notable name to get one, and it should come as no surprise, nor would it be a shocker to see him get a roster spot in Queen in a little over a month. Here are a few names, excluding Benge, that I'm looking forward to seeing in Spring Training games over the next month.

OF A.J Ewing:

A.J. Ewing had a breakout season in 2025, and it's all too fitting that we'll see him in camp this spring. The 21-year-old batted .315 across three levels of MiLB last season. What stood out most to me was that during his 28 games in Double-A Binghamton, he batted .339 with an OPS of .801. At 21, he's still 3.5 years younger than the average age of a Double-A baseball player.

Ewing has several weapons in his offensive arsenal other than contact. His speed is otherworldly, as he stole a total of 70 bases last season while only being caught 11 times. He also collected 26 doubles and 10 triples overall.

Drafted in the fourth round of the 2023 draft, the Mets got a real taste of what Ewing can do at the professional level in 2025. With the trade of Jett Williams, Ewing is now considered, behind Benge, to be the Mets' most valuable offensive prospect, so much so that the Mets seemed to make it a point not to deal him away during this past winter.

Will Ewing make the MLB roster out of Spring Training? No, he'll likely start the season with Binghamton, where he ended last season. However, going up against some Big League pitching, it'll be Ewing's first taste of Major League talent, and for Met fans, who've been starved of homegrown offensive talent for years, it'll be an exciting Spring watching what this spark plug can do at the plate and on the bases.

3B Jacob Reimer:

Another prospect that had a pivotal 2025 season was Jacob Reimer. So much so that he's now ranked by MLB Pipeline as MiLB's second-best third baseman going into this season.

In 2025, Reimer split his time between High-A Brooklyn and Double-A Binghamton, playing 61 games apiece at each level. Overall, he batted .282 and had an OPS of .870. He also flashed some power, blasting 17 home runs and collecting 77 RBIs. His 32 doubles were also a career best for him.

Like Ewing, Reimer was drafted in the fourth round of the MLB draft, only a year earlier than Ewing. Also, like Ewing, Reimer is 21-years-old and 2025 was the first time the Mets and their fans got to see him at his maximum potential.

Reimer will be turning 22 right at the start of Spring Training, and the Mets gave him an early birthday present with an invite to Big League camp. I'm excited to see how he progresses in the Minors this season. If he can continue where he left off in 2025 and show improvements as he moves up the ranks, the Mets will suddenly have a bit more competition for third base in Queens, and it might be before the end of the 2026 season.

RHP Jack Wenninger:

When the Mets traded away Brandon Sproat, it was a tough loss to lose such a young and promising pitcher. However, it was tempered by the fact that the Mets have a deep rotation of arms across their farm system. Jack Wenninger is the most exciting one of the bunch. He's earned his Big League invite to Spring Training.

Wenninger spent all of 2025 with Double-A Binghamton, where he was second only to super prospect Jonah Tong in nearly all pitching categories.

Drafted in the sixth round of the 2023 MLB Draft, Wenninger dominated Double-A competition all summer long to the tune of a 2.92 ERA across 135 innings pitched. He totaled 147 strikeouts and allowed just 42 walks during that time. He was a key piece to Binghamton's first Eastern League Championship in over a decade, putting up a record of 12-6.

Ranked as the Mets' #11 prospect per MLB Pipeline, he's the most exciting pitching prospect coming to St. Lucie. It'll be very interesting to see how he responds to facing Major League hitters this Spring. While I doubt he'll break camp with the Big League team, his ceiling seems to rise every year he's been in the Mets' system. The team was clearly not willing to move him during their flurry of trades this offseason.

2026 will be a big year for Wenninger, and I think the Mets will be pleased that they held onto him as he becomes still another weapon in the Mets' arsenal of young arms coming up through their system.