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2012 Baseball Prospect Rankings

New York Mets 2012 Mid-Season Top 5 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
@Jaypers413

As we are now halfway into the season and the signing deadline for 2012 draft picks has passed, here is my revised list of top 5 prospects in the New York Mets organization.

Remember, a prospect must have fewer than 130 ABs or 50 IP in the Major Leagues to qualify.
(Stats through 7/30/2012)

1) Zack Wheeler – P
Highest Level: AA Binghamton Mets
2012 Stats:
MILB: 9-6, 3.29ERA, 109.1IP, 39BB, 106K, .227BAA

2) Matt Harvey – P
Highest Level: MLB New York Mets
2012 Stats:
MLB: 1-0, 0.00ERA, 5.1IP, 3BB, 11K, .150BAA
MILB: 7-5, 3.68ERA, 110IP, 48BB, 112K, .233BAA

3) Gavin Cecchini – SS
Highest Level: Rookie League Kingsport Mets
2012 Stats:
MILB: .246, 6(2B), 2(3B), 1HR, 13RBI

4) Wilmer Flores – SS
Highest Level: AA Binghamton Mets
2012 Stats:
MILB: .286, 20(2B), 1(3B), 13HR, 61RBI

5) Michael Fulmer – P
Highest Level: Low-A Savannah Sand Gnats
2012 Stats:
MILB: 6-5, 2.51ERA, 86IP, 31BB, 80K, .195BAA

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2012 Baseball Prospect Rankings

2012 New York Mets Top 15 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
@Jaypers413 on Twitter
JP’s FreedomCardboard Blog

2012 New York Mets Top 15 Prospect Rankings

Every year at this time I like to rank each team’s top prospects. My criteria is based upon both past performance and future potential to his parent team. This is my ranking of the 2012 New York Mets Top Prospects. If you have any questions about my rankings, feel free to shoot me a message on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify, a prospect must have fewer than 130 at-bats or 50 innings in MLB

#1 Zack Wheeler RHP
Born: 5/30/1990
Highest Level Reached: High-A St Lucie Mets
2011 Combined Stats: 9-7, 3.52ERA, 115IP, 52BB, 129K, .231BAA

#2 Matt Harvey RHP
Born: 3/27/1989
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Binghamton Mets
2011 Combined Stats: 13-5, 3.32ERA, 135.2IP, 47BB, 156K, .246BAA

#3 Brandon Nimmo OF
Born: 3/27/1993
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League Kingsport Mets
2011 Combined Stats: .211, 2HR, 4RBI (8 hits in 38 at-bats) (1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#4 Jeurys Familia RHP
Born: 10/10/1989
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Binghamton Mets
2011 Combined Stats: 5-5, 2.90ERA, 124IP, 43BB, 132K, .228BAA

#5 Michael Fulmer RHP
Born: 3/15/1993
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League GCL Mets
2011 Combined Stats: 0-1, 10.13ERA, 5.1IP, 4BB, 10K, .346BAA (Supplemental 1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#6 Wilmer Flores SS
Born: 8/6/1991
Highest Level Reached: High-A St Lucie Mets
2011 Combined Stats: .269, 26(2B), 2(3B), 9HR, 81RBI

#7 Jennry Mejia RHP
Born: 10/11/1989
Highest Level Reached: Triple-A Buffalo Bisons (Reached MLB in 2010)
2011 Combined Stats: 1-2, 2.86, 28.1IP, 14BB, 21K, .168BAA

#8 Logan Verrett RHP
Born: 6/19/1990
Highest Level Reached: 3rd Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

#9 Cesar Puello OF
Born: 4/1/1991
Highest Level Reached: High-A St Lucie Mets
2011 Combined Stats: .259, 21(2B), 5(3B), 10HR, 50RBI, 19SB

#10 Cory Mazzoni RHP
Born: 10/19/1989
Highest Level Reached: High-A St Lucie Mets
2011 Combined Stats: 2-1, 1.38ERA, 13IP, 3BB, 18K, .245BAA (2nd Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#11 Juan Lagares OF
Born: 3/17/1989
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Binghamton Mets
2011 Combined Stats: .349, 26(2B), 9(3B), 9HR, 71RBI, 15SB

#12 Darrell Ceciliani OF
Born: 6/22/1990
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Savannah Sand Gnats
2011 Combined Stats: .259, 23(2B), 4(3B), 4HR, 40RBI, 25SB

#13 Domingo Tapia RHP
Born: 12/16/1991
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Brooklyn Cyclones
2011 Combined Stats: 6-5, 3.38ERA, 56IP, 16BB, 36K, .255BAA

#14 Tyler Pill RHP
Born: 5/29/1990
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Brooklyn Cyclones
2011 Combined Stats: 1-0, 4.00ERA, 9IP, 3BB, 10K, .226BAA (4th Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#15 Danny Muno SS
Born: 2/9/1989
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Brooklyn Cyclones
2011 Combined Stats: .355, 23(2B), 3(3B), 2HR, 24RBI, 9SB (8th Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

Disclaimer – I did not attend any minor league games this year, nor do I claim to have any scouting experience. These lists are the product of my own research of statistics and online scouting reports.

Prospect Rankings

2011 San Francisco Giants Top 15 Prospects Post Season Report Card

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With the 2011 minor league season complete we check in on the progress of each of the San Francisco Giants preseason Top 15 prospects as ranked by our prospect ranker J.P. Schwartz. The post season grading report was done by the publisher of Top Prospect Alert, not Mr. Schwartz, and reflects only the 2011 season and not future upside or downside of the individual prospect. Our 2012 preseason rankings will be published in the coming months.

#1 Brandon Belt GRADE: B
Belt batted .225 with 6 Doubles, 1 Triple, 9 Home Runs and 18 RBI’s with the Giants. He walked 20 times and struck out 57 times in 63 big league games. In the minors Belt batted a combined .320 with 13 Doubles, 8 Home Runs and 36 RBI’s in four games with the High-A San Jose Giants and 49 games with the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies.

#2 Zack Wheeler TRADED TO NEW YORK METS
Wheeler was traded to the New York Mets in the Carlos Beltran deal. Wheeler went a combined 9-7 with a 3.52ERA between High-A San Jose and the New York’s High-A St. Lucie Mets affiliate.

#3 Gary Brown GRADE: A+
Brown hit .336 with 34 Doubles, 13 Triples, 14 Home Runs and 80 RBI’s for High-A San Jose. He also added 53 stolen bases. Brown walked 46 times and struck out 77 times in 131 games.

#4 Thomas Neal TRADED TO CLEVELAND
Neal was traded to the Cleveland Indians in the Orlando Cabrera deal. He batted a combined .289 with 14 Doubles, 3 Triples, 2 Home Runs and 26 RBI’s between Triple-A Fresno and the Indians Triple-A Columbus Clippers affiliate.

#5 Francisco Peguero GRADE: B+
Peguero batted a combined .312 with 14 Doubles, 6 Triples, 7 Home Runs and 46 RBI’s between High-A San Jose and the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels. He walked 12 times and struck out 53 times in 87 games.

#6 Eric Surkamp GRADE: A
Surkamp went a combined 11-4 with a 1.94ERA between one start at High-A San Jose and 22 at Double-A Richmond. He walked 45 batters and struck out 170 in 148.1 innings. Opposing batters hit .212 off of Surkamp. In six late season starts with San Francisco, Surkamp was 2-2 with a 5.74ERA.

#7 Jarrett Parker GRADE: B-
Parker batted .253 with 25 Doubles, 3 Triples, 13 Home Runs, 61 RBI’s for High-A San Jose. He walked 74 times and struck out 144 times in 127 games. Parker added 20 stolen bases.

#8 Chuckie Jones GRADE: C-
Jones batted .218 with 6 Doubles, 2 Home Runs and 9 RBI’s for the Short-A Salem Keizer Volcanoes. He walked 15 times and struck out 48 times in 41 games.

#9 Jorge Bucardo GRADE: DID NOT PLAY
Bucardo missed all of 2011 with an arm injury.

#10 Rafael Rodriguez GRADE: C
Rodriguez batted .236 with 15 Doubles, 2 Triples, 1 Home Run and 30 RBI’s for the Low-A Augusta GreenJackets. He walked 24 times and stuck out 69 times in 96 games.

#11 Michael Main GRADE: D
Main went 2-4 with a 6.84ERA for High-A San Jose. He walked 36 and struck out 46 in 52.2 innings. Opposing hitters batted .295 against Main on the season.

#12 Ehire Adrianza GRADE: B
Adrianza batted a combined .273 with 34 Doubles, 4 Triples, 6 Home Runs and 44 RBI’s between Low-A Augusta and High-A San Jose. He walked 41 times and struck out 78 times in 94 games.

#13 Chris Dominguez GRADE: B-
Dominguez batted a combined .266 with 32 Doubles, 3 Triples, 18 Home Runs and 85 RBI’s between High-A San Jose and Double-A Richmond. He walked 27 times and struck out 151 times in 141 games. Dominguez batted nearly 50 points less in Double-A than he did in Single-A.

#14 Heath Hembree GRADE: A+
Hembree went a combined 1-1 with a 1.86ERA and 38 saves between High-A San Jose and Double-A Richmond. He walked 25 and struck out 78 in 53.1 innings. Opposing hitters batted just .188 against Hembree on the season.

#15 Seth Rosin GRADE: B
Rosin went 2-3 with a 3.34ERA and 2 saves for Low-A Augusta. He walked 30 and struck out 93 in 89 innings. Opposing batters hit .247 against Rosin on the season.

Major League Baseball News, Trade Deadline Deals

Prospect Breakdown: Mets Trade Carlos Beltran To Giants For Zack Wheeler

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The New York Mets are on the verge of trading Carlos Beltran to the San Francisco Giants for Zack Wheeler and a couple of other San Francisco Giants prospects (check back when the deal becomes official). Wheeler is the centerpiece of the deal and is the top ranked pitching prospect in the Giants organization. The 21 year old right hander is currently 7-5 with a 3.99ERA at High-A San Jose. He has 98 strikeouts in 88 innings and opposing batters are hitting just .224 against him. Wheeler was the 6th overall pick in the 2009 draft.

Prospect Rankings

2011 Top 50 Mid-Season Prospect Rankings

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By J.P. Schwartz

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A player must have fewer than 130 at-bats or fewer than 50 innings pitched at the major league level in order to qualify for the 2011 organizational prospect rankings

#1 Bryce Harper (Nationals)

#2 Mike Trout (Angels)

#3 Julio Teheran (Braves)

#4 Matt Moore (Rays)

#5 Shelby Miller (Cardinals)

#6 Manny Machado (Orioles)

#7 Jameson Taillon (Pirates)

#8 Robbie Erlin (Rangers)

#9 Jesus Montero (Yankees)

#10 Carlos Martinez (Cardinals)

#11 Jurickson Profar (Rangers)

#12 Jacob Turner (Tigers)

#13 Brett Lawrie (Blue Jays)

#14 Brandon Belt (Giants)

#15 Tyler Skaggs (Diamondbacks)

#16 Drew Hutchison (Blue Jays)

#17 Manny Banuelos (Yankees)

#18 Taijuan Walker (Mariners)

#19 Matt Harvey (Mets)

#20 David Holmberg (Diamondbacks)

#21 Anthony Ranaudo (Red Sox)

#22 Brad Peacock (Nationals)

#23 Lonnie Chisenhall (Indians)

#24 Dellin Betances (Yankees)

#25 Neil Ramirez (Rangers)

#26 Paul Goldschmidt (Diamondbacks)

#27 Desmond Jennings (Rays)

#28 Gary Sanchez (Yankees)

#29 Wil Myers (Royals)

#30 Nick Castellanos (Tigers)

#31 Mike Moustakas (Royals)

#32 Leonys Martin (Rangers)

#33 Jarrod Parker (Diamondbacks)

#34 Martin Perez (Rangers)

#35 Zack Wheeler (Giants)

#36 Jake Marisnick (Blue Jays)

#37 Jonathan Singleton (Phillies)

#38 Michael Choice (A’s)

#39 Kyle Gibson (Twins)

#40 Jedd Gyorko (Padres)

#41 Tyler Thornburg (Brewers)

#42 Jarred Cosart (Phillies)

#43 Nick Franklin (Mariners)

#44 Miguel Sano (Twins)

#45 Hak-Ju Lee (Rays)

#46 Nolan Arenado (Rockies)

#47 Trevor May (Phillies)

#48 Tim Wheeler (Rockies)

#49 Devin Mesoraco (Reds)

#50 Tim Beckham (Rays)