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New York Mets: Top 10 rookie-eligible prospects for 2018

By Benjamin Chase

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 18: A detail shot of New York Mets equipment bags sitting on the floor in the dugout before the game against the San Francisco Giants at AT
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 18: A detail shot of New York Mets equipment bags sitting on the floor in the dugout before the game against the San Francisco Giants at AT /
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – AUGUST 18: A detail shot of New York Mets equipment bags sitting on the floor in the dugout before the game against the San Francisco Giants at AT /

We have reached the point of the offseason where prospect lists abound. We continue our top 10 prospects for every team with the New York Mets!

Our team top 10 prospect lists at Call to the Pen are spearheaded by Benjamin Chase. Today, he gives us the top ten prospects for the New York Mets.

This season, we will be going through teams by division, in order of 2017 record. The AL East will be first, followed by the AL Central and AL West. Then the focus will shift to the National League in the same order.

The format will be as it was last season for the same lists, with a system review, which will include last season’s list. The top 10 will follow in reverse order, two players per page in order to give adequate space to each player. Major trades or international signings will lead to an updated top 10!

Finally, don’t go away after #1 is revealed as each list will also contain a player either signed in the 2017 international free agent class or drafted in 2017 that isn’t part of the top 10 and should be tracked. Last season’s mentions in that area made over half of the top 10s this season, so this is a great way to get to know a player who could be making a big splash in the organization.

System overview

Last year’s list

With multiple players at the big league level who were either developed by the New York Mets system or brought up from that farm system after being acquired as minor leaguers, it could be assumed that the Mets have a fairly quality system working, but in fact, it’s been a rough go lately.

The Mets have pushed a number of their top prospects recently to the major leagues to contribute, so they are no longer eligible for this list, yet they will likely end up in the minor leagues, and in many cases, that has hurt development by pushing them up too quickly or without a firm role.

With early spring injuries already beginning to pile up, perhaps it’s a blessing that much of the choice fruits of the system remain in the lower levels currently.

Let’s take a look at that system….

Next: #9 and #10

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