THE LOWER HALF OF MY TOP 10!
Continuing on with my Top 30 prospects, this article encompasses #6 thru #10a, with 4 hitters and 2 hurlers. Why 6 players? Read on.
6) Aiden Robbins (hitter)
I like this 2026 drafted guy (3rd round, #92 overall) a lot.
Apparently, he was ranked 29th best overall prospect, but slid down to the Mets to #92. Hopefully, the 62 teams between #29 and #91 will find out that they royally screwed up in passing on Rockin’ Robbins.
A full 2027 season will show us much more clearly just how good he’ll be.
He did very well in his pro debut.
In 26 games, .281/.378/.458, with 5 HRs and 18 RBIs, including going 6 for 19 in a brief Brooklyn cameo. 55-rated power.
Robbins is a 6’2” 205 righty slugger.
Future Mets starting outfielder? Hopefully. 2028? Possibly.
7) Wandy Asigen (hitter)
The Magic Wand at age 16 (yes, he turned 17 in early August) played few games in 2026, hampered supposedly by leg issues.
Hopefully, he will be the best guy in this entire prospects list in 3-4 years.
He had just 61 at bats, while the DSL’s 3 hit leaders each had 55 HITS.
But he was thought of as perhaps the most advanced offensive player in his year’s international population of Central American teeny boppers. He snapped up a sizable signing bonus of $3.9 million.
A left-handed hitter, with exit velocities at times above 110 mph, amazing for an 16 year old, and a strong hitting approach.
A above average runner who may be able to remain at shortstop.
Listed at 6’0”, but at his age, will he still be at 6’0” in 2027?
Or taller?
Perhaps a growth spurt? And perhaps MANY more at bats.
8) Elian Peña (hitter)
Bonus Baby Elian Pena did great in the very hitter friendly FSL at age 18, but the Mets promoted him and he hit .164 in far more challenging High A Brooklyn.
No lefty should be allowed to hit in the Brooklyn Gulag Park. (He does switch hit, but most of those ABs are lefty ABs against predominantly righty pitching staffs.)
Former Met Ike Davis hit exactly zero HRs while compiling 239 plate appearances with the Cyclops crew.
The same Ike hit 32 HRs with the Mets 4 years later.
Pena hit zero homers in 77 Brooklyn PAs. Consider me NOT SURPRISED.
Also, Elly P’s D needs work (27 errors in 101 games mostly at SS).
I expect exponential growth at age 19. He likely must return to Brooklyn.
I wish they’d just start him out in Binghamton. Tougher pitchers, easier park.
9) Carson Wiggins (hurler)
This newly drafted 6’5” 215 lb uber fireballer (27th overall in the 2026 draft) will excite Mets fans by 2028.
How can he not, with his first name being Carson?
He did not pitch as a pro yet, as he was finalizing his recovery from Tommy John surgery.
He has a 70 rated fastball (what?) AND a 70 rated slider (what!).
BOOYAH! I LOVE POWER ARMS!
A future ace or a power closer? Time will tell.
10) Jack Wenninger (hurler)
Jack should someday be a solid righty pitcher for the Mets, probably at some point in 2027. A 2026 season of some ups and downs for the 6’4”, 210 righty, but the talent is there. He had a 4.54 ERA in AAA (did worse in the second half) and walks were a bit too high, but he fanned 123 in 115 innings. He allowed 16 HRs, which long ball rate he will have to lessen.
He will be 25 in 2027, and the righty with a 55 rated fastball should be a bullpen call up during 2027, and perhaps a future potential SP 5.
I rank Jonah Tong #1, Jon Santucci #2, and Wenninger #3 in the starter arms race. Wiggins #4, for now.
But, I am not quite done.
10a) Nick Morabito (hitter)
I was sure when I started my list in mid-September that Nick would surpass his rookie limits, so I left him off. But they spoon fed him playing time, so he had insufficient at bats to lose his rookie status.
Nick thus still has 2027 as his rookie season. So I added him back on the list at 10a.
Ignoring his early season first call up failure (0-11, 9 Ks), after returning in August, Nick went a solid 8 for 30, with 2 doubles and just 7 Ks to go with 3 walks. Nifty D, too.
Very solid for the righty hitting speedster (172 minor league thefts in 414 games) that everyone got a MLB glimpse of. Modest power, and almost a walk every two games as a minor leaguer, including 57 in 114 AAA games in 2026).
He is the likely 4th or 5th Mets outfielder next season.
He also made nearly $200,000 in his limited MLB roster time, so that’s gotta feel great. No call up, no moolah.
I doubt he will play enough to be a realistic ROY 2027 contender.
But he ought to at a minimum be a real Mets asset in 2027.
CONCLUSION:
Lots of high ceiling talent with this fivesome, plus one.
The first four (6-9), to be objective, have collective pro experience that is quite limited so far. Thus, the range of their 2027 outcomes has more than average uncertainty.
ELEVEN TIMES!
I saw a David Samson video, noting that starting pitchers have thrown 50 or more pitches at 100+ in a single outing eleven times since 2008.
Wow!
But wait…then he refined it…the eleven times were ALL in 2026.
Amazing!
But wait…he refined it again….all eleven times were by Jacob Misiorowski!
What? That’s inhuman, dude.
He was the 63rd pick in 2022.
The Mets picked 52nd, snatching Blade Tidwell.
Tidwell in the majors is 2-3, 5.40, with just 56 Ks in 72 IP.
All after the Mets traded him away while he was a sputtering prospect.
Me?
I’d gladly trade my entire 6 thru 10a prospects above to get Misiorowski.
But I doubt the Brewers would take all of the Mets’ top 10 prospects for him.
I hope someone in the Mets org got fired for that gigantic draft miss.
P.S. I asked AI “would you trade Jacob M for all of the Mets’ top 10 prospects.”
The answer was not a surprise…
- Superstar Ace Status: Jacob Misiorowski established himself as a young, hard-throwing ace and a Cy Young candidate for the Brewers, contributing 6.8 WAR during the 2026 season.
- Value Over Unproven Depth: Trading an established, elite young Major League ace who is under team control for a package of minor-league prospects—even a deep top-10 group—carries too much risk for a small-market contender like the Brewers that constantly fights to win its division.
- Precedent: The Brewers prefer trading away players nearing free agency (such as past deals involving Freddy Peralta) rather than parting ways with cornerstone young cost-controlled aces like Misiorowski.
Also, I read the following about Miz:
- Record Velocity: He reached 105.5 mph on a pitch, setting the record for the fastest pitch ever thrown by a starting pitcher in the Statcast era.
- Triple-Digit Volume: He has shattered historical starter records by throwing hundreds of pitches at 100 mph or faster, far exceeding prior high-volume starters like Hunter Greene.
- Fastball Average: His average fastball velocity sits at 99.6 mph, leading all major league starters.
- Historical Caveats: Fans and analysts frequently debate pre-Statcast legends like Nolan Ryan or Bob Feller, whose speeds were measured differently (often from the front of the plate rather than modern release-point radar/Statcast tracking), meaning direct apple-to-apples comparisons are impossible. However, among accurately tracked starters, he stands alone.
CLEMENTE AWARD THOUGHTS
Winning the Roberto Clemente award is prestigious and good.
But would you rather have player #1, or player #2, on your team?
PLAYER 1
21 HRs, 49 RBIs, .225.
PLAYER 2
99 XBH, 49 HRs, 152 RBIs, .328.
Player #1 is Francisco Lindor, the smiling 2026 Clemente Award winner
Player #2 is ultra bad boy Albert Belle, 1998, slugger extraordinaire
I’m going with Uncle Albert, folks. Scowls, incorrigible snarls, and all.
He’d be the Bell of my ball, due to his electrifying output.
