Mets Community Prospect List 2010: #18

I think we should stop at 20. the depth just doesn’t interest people…..

Carson – I can’t see Armando Rodriguez over Carson. Carson is a year younger, and was as good last year in Savannah as Rodriguez this year. And he seems to have much more upside, being a lefty who throws low to mid 90s. With young pitchers, I have to go for ceiling here.

Marte – when taking into account his age, his performance should rank him as one of the top 100 position prospects in the minors. A .264/.334/.401 line doesn’t look exciting, but league average OPS in that league is .700. Using Runs Created (OPS*SLG), park and league adjusted, he had a RC+ of 118. And that’s at 19, still one of the 25 youngest hitters in that league. His peripherals are all solid, 8.2% BB rate, 17.8% SO rate, and 7.9% xbh rate, and his defense continues to improve. And it looked like he was starting to break out before the injury, with an .803 OPS post ASB.

Campbell – You can’t ignore a .915 OPS even if he was a bit old for the level. And he handled AA fine as well (those numbers are above). His full season line across both levels was .306/.369/.467. He’s pretty much living up to his billing as the right handed Daniel Murphy. And I think there will be more power there given another year to develop.

Zach Dotson – the suspension will set him back a bit, but he’s in Instructional league right now, still throwing 87-91, at 19, with some of the best life on a fastball that Rusy Terrassas has ever seen. He’s also shown a sharp slider, which he needs to improve his command of, and has some feel for a changeup. A 3 pitch lefty with a good fastball looks good here.

Albert Cordero – 20 year old showed a promising bat in Kingsport, Mike DeFelice raves about his hands behind the plate, he’s thrown out 56% of runners for his career so far, and in a brief look at Savannah, both Toby Hyde and Mike Newman seem to be impressed. To quote Newman: “In shutting down the opponents running game completely, Cordero showed fantastic feet, a solid average throwing arm, and sound fundamentals behind the dish. Add to this a line drive oriented approach at the plate in which he shortened up with two strikes to cut down on punch outs and I’m sold.”

Wilfredo Tovar – slick defensive SS showed good contact ability across three levels at only 18. I’m not that sold on his ceiling, but I think he could be another Ruben Tejada type. Another guy who earns rave reviews from many observers.

Brian Harrison – again, you can’t ignore a .900 OPS. And in this case, Harrison is only 21. He was one of the best performers of any 2010 draftee, for any club. He got a bit overshadowed by Vaughn and Ceciliani, but his bat was right up there just behind Vaughn’s in Brooklyn, and he reportedly has very solid tools and athleticism. He’s looking like a steal in the 13th round, though apparently some were scared off by his injury track record in college. But he seems to be healthy now. And unlike Vaughn, the contact rate doesn’t seem to be an issue, he had as many extra base hits as strikeouts. Very solid peripherals across the board.