Austin Jackson at 36? Montero at 19 is way too low for a guy with his bat. Brett Wallace at 16. It’s ridiculous that Mejia and Fernando aren’t on a top 50 list.

This MLB list doesn’t have any Mets listed anywhere near the top list. A list by MLB Fanhouse has three listed in the top 50 +/-. John Sickles said that the Mets’ farm system was a 2.48 GPA, situating it in about the middle of the pack. Project Prospect lists Fernando Martinez in the top ten.

I’d trust the people who know the Minor Leagues to make accurate lists over people who probably don’t have very much firsthand knowledge.

Over 7 K’s and less than 2.5 BB’s per 9 in the minors in his career, as well as a 60% groundball rate. He’s changeup and two-seamer are legitimately great ground ball pitches, at least based on their movement/velocity, and his FF was a swing and miss pitch for him last year in the majors:

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/best-stuff-2009-rookies/

Doesn’t really have anything to do with anything, but I thought I’d just mention that little blurb.

theres really no other excuse.

because i usually respect what jon mayo has to say about prospects and would be really surprised if he made such a glaring omission intentionally. i mean a lot of those names are interesting but really, tanner scheppers? tyler matzek? phillipe aumont? for the sake of mayo’s credibility i hope that was a mistake.

i only pay attention to a few prospect lists, including sickels, BA and a couple others. certainly not mainstream outlets like MLB.com or AOL Fanhouse. you can’t ask major league guys to rank minor league prospects, it’s like asking their opinion about the strongest basketball team in the big east. will they have an opinion? yeah probably. but is it worth anything? no.

Damn.

Although I doubt this is the case, this might simply be a case of perception = reality. It’s strange that Mejia isn’t a top prospect in his rankings but gets praise from every other minor league talent evaluator.