2012 AA Prospects List #5

by Ogre39666 on Feb 12, 2012 12:32 AM EST

With 46% of the vote Brandon Nimmo is elected the #4 prospect.

1: Mat Harvey, SP

2: Zack Wheeler, SP

3: Jeurys Familia, SP

4: Brandon Nimmo, OF

The poll for #5 will be open until 12AM on Tuesday. I have added two more players to the poll raising the total to eight because that is what people wanted. When voting please do so without looking at the results first. I know it's tempting but I would like an honest result.

Additionally, please lobby who should be added to the next poll in the comments.

Poll

Who is the Mets' #5 prospect?

Cesar Puello, OF

13 votes

Kirk Nieuwenhuis, OF

25 votes

Wilmer Flores, SS

7 votes

Michael Fulmer, SP

4 votes

Jordany Valdespin, MI

3 votes

Reese Havens, MI

19 votes

Cory Mazzoni, SP

0 votes

Juan Lagares, OF

6 votes

77 votes | Poll has closed

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Early lead for RH

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by astromets on Feb 12, 2012 3:59 AM EST reply actions

needs to prove it over a full healthy season fo rme

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by Rickfansince76 on Feb 12, 2012 9:18 AM EST up reply actions

me too

I was surprised

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by astromets on Feb 12, 2012 2:02 PM EST up reply actions

Voted for Kirk

I mean theoretically if Reese can stay healthy for the first half he’ll probly get a call up this season, but 1. Kirk probably gets called up first, and 2. who really expects Havens to stay healthy? I don’t think Havens’ ceiling is that much higher anyway at this point.

by crazycarLUXC on Feb 12, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions

and he has taken over

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by astromets on Feb 12, 2012 7:47 PM EST up reply actions

Voted for Kirk

On virtue that he’s produced at the highest level and will likely have major league service time this season. I don’t like to buy into the “4th outfielder” rhetoric because it seems that there are so many 4th OF-types starting for championship teams, but I understand his limitations.

Wanted to vote for Reese here, but he’s never been healthy, and while he has a ton of talent, I’m skeptical that he’ll live up to it in the MLB. He’ll be 25 this season, and he should have been the Mets starting 2B for the 2011 season, and it looks like he won’t be able to try that until he’s 26.

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by piazza62 on Feb 12, 2012 10:07 AM EST reply actions

I agree with this though

I think you’ll see Reese up in the majors at some point. His issue is health and with the constant injuries, I can’t rank him over Kirk. I’m hoping for a healthy year from Havens but honestly, who the hell knows at this point. For me, that pushes him down a lot.

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by Steve Schreiber on Feb 12, 2012 12:06 PM EST up reply actions

Voted for Kirk as well.

He’s just so much farther ahead than Nimmo and most of these guys, that I voted for him for the #4 spot, too.

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by BobbyV_Incognito on Feb 12, 2012 12:16 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, but his ceiling is so much lower than guys like Nimmo, Kirk, Flores and Puello.

by Evan_S on Feb 12, 2012 7:25 PM EST up reply actions

I'm assuming Nimmo

won round 4, since he’s no longer on the board. He would have been my 5th pick, so I went with Captain Kirk on this one.

I hesitated to pick Nimmo 4th (behind Harvey, Wheeler and Famillia) only b/c his talent is raw yet, he’s young and there isn’t much history to go on.

by MetsFan4Decades on Feb 12, 2012 12:34 PM EST reply actions

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With 46% of the vote Brandon Nimmo is elected the #4 prospect.

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by Ogre39666 on Feb 12, 2012 2:32 PM EST up reply actions

Reese Havens has a hell of a bat when he's healthy.

The big caveat being “when he’s healthy”. Whether you think I’m right or wrong, I nick him because of his inability to stay healthy.

I made a case for any three of those outfielders in the poll in my head, because I’m not crazy about Nieuwenhuis. I voted Lagares, but I came very close to voting for Kirk and Cesar Puello. Kirk is what he is (I lean towards second division starter, not 4th outfielder) but I think there’s still plenty to dream on with Lagares and Puello. I just think Lagares’ hit tool is legit.

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by Five-Tool Tool on Feb 12, 2012 3:46 PM EST reply actions

I like Havens more than Kirk but the health issues are too much to vote in that order

I lobby Cory Vaughn for the next spot

by FrancoTAU on Feb 12, 2012 3:57 PM EST reply actions

I don't want to give too many options

but I think soon we should have a more open poll (aka more entries) to see who gets serious vote consideration, as there is likely to be a lot of variation in thoughts on a lot of these guys

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by astromets on Feb 12, 2012 7:52 PM EST up reply actions