Four Mets prospects were on Keith Laws "Top 100 Prospects" over on ESPN. SP Jerry Mejia ranked #23, SS Wilmer Flores was #41, 1B Ike Davis came in at #64 and most surprisingly OF Fernando Martinez was ranked at #73.
Mejia has electric stuff, and the potential to be a staff ace at some point in the VERY far future, which led me to thinking his spot on the list is justified. Mejia is still only 20 years old, and if the Mets let him develop his command in the minors, they may have a very special prospect on their hands.
Flores will one day be a 1B or a corner OF, but for now settles in at SS. He also has extreme power potential, which makes me think of Miguel Cabrera.. Flores is also still too young to get overly excited about, but he certainly has the makings of an excellent prospect.
Davis is the Mets 1B of the future, which was solidified by the Mets not signing a REAL 1B to at least platoon with our incumbent 1B Daniel Murphy. Davis has been hitting the ball extremely well since last season, and the Mets seem to be excited by him.
However, F-Mart's decline on the list is most shocking. Martinez has been widely regarded as the Mets top prospect for years, but now after a ill-fated cup of coffee in the majors it seems as if fans and the media alike have lost faith in him. I expect Martinez to be a solid major league player in the future.
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