Project Prospect Rankings By Position

Projectprospect.com has been running a series on the top prospects in the minors for each position, going 15 deep at each position and 30 deep for pitchers. The Project Prospect philosophy is more about giving credit for high floors than some other big prospect pundit, though upside is still obviously considered. Here are the Mets farmies who appear in the rankings (rank on respective list in parenthesis):

John Niese, P (16)
Jenrry Mejia, P (18)
Fernando Martinez, CF (3)
Ruben Tejada, SS (13)
Reese Havens, 2B (5)
Ike Davis, 1B (7)

The Mets had no ranked players on the Catcher, Third Base, or Corner Outfield lists.

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Just exploring the project prospect site a bit for the first time in a while. They have a listing of the youngest players by level. Here’s what the Mets have:

Low-A (I assume SSA and FSA)

1. Wilmer Flores
2. Jefry Marte

HiA

7. Francisco Pena
8. Jenrry Mejia

Double-A

2. Jenrry Mejia*
3. Ruben Tejada

*As of July 26, they only listed Tejada, and Mejia would have slid in just ahead of him, though I’m not sure what other changes may have been made to second half Double-A rosters.

Triple-A (As of May 19, 2009)

1. Fernando Martinez
11. Jonathan Niese
35. Dillon Gee
38. Jose Coronado
39. Eddie Kunz
43. Nick Evans

I’m assuming the Triple-A age level is scaled differently because of all the vets who play in Triple-A leagues. Still, the Mets had at least two of the three youngest players in three different leagues and the youngest player in Triple-A. I guess its not news, but its still pretty extreme.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Dec 2, 2009 1:39 AM EST reply actions

I can't see the name

Jose Coronado now without wanting to bare my chest and challenge him to a fight

by deadspy3 on Dec 2, 2009 9:57 AM EST up reply actions

And the guy above Mejia/Tejada

Triunfel (or something like that i’m on my phone right now) was out the whole year (I think) so they were the youngest in AA.

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Dec 2, 2009 10:36 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

They don't like Ike Davis for some reason.

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Dec 2, 2009 3:08 AM EST reply actions

They don't?

They have him 7th.

by Gina on Dec 2, 2009 3:09 AM EST up reply actions

I can't find the post

but back in September, Foster was saying he had an average season and not that good of a prospect. He had Eric Hosmer above Davis just a few weeks ago.

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Dec 2, 2009 3:19 AM EST up reply actions

Foster

In the 1B ranking, published 10/18, Foster said of Davis:

Strong pro debut; contact is a concern; was among our favorite ’08 draft “sleepers.”

Hosmer was ranked 10th, 3 spots behind Ike.

by wobatus on Dec 2, 2009 6:22 AM EST up reply actions

I know

But just a few weeks ago, (actually months, it’s is from September 1) before the AFL, he had Hosmer ahead of Davis which was just absurd considering their respective seasons. This was their preliminary top 30 hitting prospects. They have Hosmer in the “strongly considered” with Davis nowhere to be found on the list. I like projectprospect, I just thought that was crazy as Hosmer was pretty bad last year, while Davis was great.

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Dec 2, 2009 6:57 AM EST up reply actions

Sickels

has brought back the “long swing” issue. He said that he thought his swing looked a little long in the AFL. John ranked Ike 22 or so overall in his rotowire list, pre-AFL, which is a kinda fantasy list I think more than his book.

by wobatus on Dec 2, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions

neither do I

by Sam Page on Dec 2, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions

But nobody takes you seriously

Lets be honest, you’re no Eric Simon or James Kannengieser.

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Dec 2, 2009 1:54 PM EST up reply actions

Seriously

His idea of prospects is like, Lastings Milledge and Mike Carp. (Totally joking Sam, don’t need another banhammer warning for speaking ill of the Carp!)

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Dec 2, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions