New York Mets Prospects to Know

You are reading the free version of the New York Mets Top Prospects. In this version, you will get the full writeups on the top prospect in the system, the biggest sleeper, and a player I could see breaking out in 2025.

In this edition, you will see what I offer in the full team reports. For every farm system, you will get my top 50 ranked players and detailed reports on the top 30. Each report includes advanced player data, traditional scouting thoughts from live and video looks, plus thoughts from scouts around the league.

Let’s dive in on what you get in the full report!

Glossary:

FFG = Future Fantasy Grade - essentially, what is the likely long-term outcome for the prospect? This is always going to be more conservative. Handing out ace tags is not something I like to do. So, this is a realistic outcome.

90th Peak = If the player hits their best-case outcome, what does it look like?

Variance = How risky is this player’s profile, and how likely are they to hit their likely outcome? Low variance is good; high means more risky.

Format for report: Name/Position/Age on 2025 Opening Day/Height/Weight/Highest Level

New York Mets Top Prospects To Know

Top Overall Prospect

1. Brandon Sproat, RHP, 24, 6’3”/215, AAA

The second time was the charm for the Mets and Brandon Sproat, as they drafted him in 2022 when he did not sign and again in 2023. Sproat entered the 2024 season a bit underrated, having good stuff, but was not appropriately utilized at Florida.

Beginning the year in High-A, Sproat climbed to Triple-A by season’s end, throwing a combined 116.1 innings with a 3.40 ERA and 131 strikeouts. He walked just nine percent of hitters and had a near 20 percent strikeout minus walk rate. Before his move to Triple-A in early August, Sproat was one of the best pitchers in baseball, having a 2.05 ERA with a 33 percent strikeout rate.

The arsenal starts with a fastball between 96-98 mph with more of a two-seam orientation. It averages north of 11 inches of horizontal movement with 13 inches of IVB.

Sproat used a cutter more often this year than in his college days, sitting 87 mph with almost a gyro slider shape. His slider sits in the mid-80s, having heavy sweeping action and high spin rates. It averaged 12-to-15 inches of sweeping action with a similar depth to his cutter.

The curveball is distinct, sitting around 80 mph with excellent vertical and horizontal movement. It has a similar horizontal movement to the slider but has negative ten inches of IVB. Sproat will tip it at times by having a much higher release point on the curve than any other pitch.

Sproat rounds out his arsenal with a change that sits 88-89 mph and gets up to 30 inches of separation from the slider as the changeup averaged 15 or more inches of fade regularly.

Sproat has a deep arsenal and throws strikes consistently. Having a strike rate of 65 percent showed the above-average control and Sproat showed plus command at times while at the lower levels of the minors. He misses bats with all his secondaries and has the potential to be one of the better pitching prospects in the game.

FFG: SP3

90th Percentile Peak Outcome: 165 IP/3.30 ERA/185 K

Variance: Medium

Buy/Sell: Buy

Mets Sleeper Prospect

27. Jack Wenninger, RHP, 23, 6’4”/210, A+

Wenninger was the Mets’ sixth-round pick in 2023 out of the University of Illinois, and he took a big step forward in 2024. After some struggles on the surface in Single-A, having a 5.02 ERA, Wenninger posted a 3.12 ERA in High-A. In Single-A, the xFIP sat at 3.02, which suggests a lot of bad luck.

Wenninger threw strikes at an above-average clip and had a near 32 percent CSW, one of the better marks among MiLB starters. The swinging strike rate was also quite good at 16 percent.

His fastball is a tick-up from what it was in college, sitting 92-94 and touching 96. Wenninger throws two variations in a four-seam and two-seam, with the four-seam having 17 inches of IVB from his high 6’5” release height. The sinker has relatively high IVB as well but has 14 inches of arm-side run versus just ten on the four-seam.

The changeup is Wenninger’s best secondary, sitting in the low-to-mid 80s with a nice depth and fading action. The curveball is an 11-5 shape with heavy vertical drop. It sits in the upper-70s and had the highest whiff rate of all his pitches this year.

Wenninger took a major step forward in 2024, and if he continues to pitch like he did as he moves to higher levels, there is a ton to like. Given that he will be 23 years old in March, starting the year in Double-A would be a vote of confidence from the Mets.

FFG: SP/Bullpen

90th Percentile Peak Outcome: 140 IP/4.00 ERA/140 K

Variance: Very High

Buy/Sell: Buy

New York Mets 2025 Breakout Prospect

14. Edward Lantigua, OF, 18, 6’2”/174, DSL

Lantigua signed in January 2024 for $900k, and while he was not the highest paid signee of the class, he certainly performed like it. Already possessing a strong, projectable, 6’2” frame, Lantigua has shown power potential at a young age. While having long arms and a swing that gets long at times, Lantigua showed good plate discipline in his first year of pro ball.

While the slash line of .263/.397/.395 won’t wow anyone, Lantigua showed good athleticism and power. Though it was just one home run, he had 14 extra-base hits in 45 games while getting the ball in the air and to the pull-side often. Already hitting a ball as hard as 110 mph shows the raw power potential, especially for a 17 year-old. The 90th percentile exit velocity was easily plus for his age.

If the body continues to fill out and Lantigua adds more power, he could become a plus power bat. This is the kind of profile to invest in early.

FFG: Power Hitting OF

90th Percentile Peak Outcome: .270/.350/25 HR/10 SB

Variance: Very High

Buy/Sell: Buy