ANGRY MIKE: 2025 PROSPECT REPORT: TREY SNYDER

ANGRY MIKE 

Trey Snyder was drafted in the 5th round of the 2024 Draft, and received the highest over-slot signing bonus for the entire draft class, $1.3 Million dollars. His assignment to St. Lucie was aggressive, but it mirrored the #Mets approach with other high-upside high school prep draft picks drafted in recent years. Jett Williams, Jacob Reimer, AJ. Ewing, and Colin Houck were also assigned to full season St. Lucie when they made their professional debuts. 

It’s a tremendous jump in competition, going from high school competition to full season low-A ball, which makes it tougher for prospects like Snyder to produce the type of statistics that generate national recognition, let alone from their own fanbase. But for prospect hounds such as myself and others, it’s the type of assignment that helps us drool over projection and future upside if we see any type of consistency over the summer. JETT and Reimer handled their assignments to St. Lucie seamlessly, flashing considerable upside, with JETT even being finishing the year at Binghamton. Houck and Ewing produced mixed results in their debuts, similar to Snyder, which is why all eyes will be on Snyder to see how he does during his second professional season. 

While it is unfair to expect Snyder to produce similar breakout numbers as Ewing did, there is a lot of optimism surrounding Snyder because he flashed considerable upside during his season first professional season. Snyder strung together multiple months of consistent numbers, before eventually tapering off to finish the season. Numbers don’t jump off the page, but when you factor in the tremendous jump in competition, it’s impressive Snyder was able to more than hold his own, not to mention drop 41 SB in his professional debut and log time all over the field on defense.

2025 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:

-> May thru July -> was his best stretch: 66 Games 

.245  Batting Average  ||  .361  OBP

Reached base safely in 52 games / 66 total GP -> 79% 

25 SB 

37 Runs 

30 RBI 

4 Homers  ||  8 Doubles  ||  Triple 

-> 115 Total Games Played:

-> 72 BB -> Mets Farm System leaders 

-> 41 Stolen Bases -> Mets Farm System leaders

-> 86 Games -> Reached base safely -> 75% of total GP

-> 45 Games -> was on base multiple times -> 39% of total GP

-> 20 Games -> was on base 3 times or more 

-> 33 Games -> at least 1 stolen base 

-> 8 games -> 2 stolen bases 

April 30th - May 31st -> reached base safely in 20 of 24 games 

-> Offensive production very similar to Ryan Clifford, did the most damage when “ahead in the count”.

Ahead in the Count Statistics: 145 AB  ||  217 PA 

33% BB-Rate -> 72 BB in 217 PA -> 0% when “behind in the count”

8% K-Rate -> 18 K in 217 PA -> 31% K-Rate when “behind in the count”

Batting Average: 0.269 -> 109 points higher compared to “behind in the count” 

.269 BA | .866 OPS | .514 OBP |

Struggled against left-handed pitching -> | 0.192 BA |

2026 OUTLOOK: 

Considering the tremendous jump in competition Snyder made, from Missouri Prep ranks to full-season low-A ball, it’s fair to say Snyder more than held his own. His numbers tapered off considerably towards the end of the season, which isn’t surprising considering the grueling scheduling minor league ball-players face and the drastic increase in the umber of games they play. It’s reasonable to expect Snyder will most likely return to St. Lucie to start the 2026 season, similar to how Ewing did, where the Mets hope he’ll force a promotion to Brooklyn with a similar fast start that A.J. Ewing exhibited. As you can see from his numbers when he is ahead in the count, he flashes potential for plus plate discipline, the ability to control the strike-zone and not chase, and consistent contact when he gets his pitch. As with most young hitters, when he falls behind in the count, he became a little too over-aggressive and wasn’t able to find the same success.  

There is a lot to Snyder’s game that reminds you of a right-handed version of Ewing, but it’d be unfair to expect Snyder to duplicate Ewing’s breakout performance during his sophomore season. Not because Snyder isn’t capable, it’s just that Ewing was on another level last season. Snyder’s sophomore season is going to be closely watched, as many expect a similar type of breakout performance we saw from Ewing. If Snyder’s 2026 season resembles anything close to the monumental leap forward exhibited by Ewing, it gives the Mets another impact bat drafted in the middle rounds. Snyder’s plus athleticism allows him to continue logging starts at a multitude of defensive positions, as the Mets are committed to developing players with the defensive versatility to play in the infield or outfield. I keep seeing fans complaining about the Mets constantly drafting shortstops as if that’s a bad thing, it’s not, it means you’re more often times than not, drafting the best athlete on the team, who has the skill set to play anywhere.

Snyder is an exciting 5-tool prospect, who will need time develop, but looks the part of a true blue-chip high upside talent. He’ll be one of the Mets prospects I’ll be tracking a little more closely, because Kris Gross doesn’t hand out those types of signing bonuses that late in the draft, and I’m looking forward to watching Snyder prove him right. Snyder will be an important part of the next wave high-profile prospects who will eventually be paired together in the lower levels. At some point of 2027, look for Snyder, Elian Pena, and Wandy Asigen to be featured in the same lineup, similar to the group of high-profile prospects playing together at the upper levels.