New York Mets Top Prospects 2024: Drew Gilbert Leading The Way

Leading the Mets Prospects is Drew Gilbert, a player whose confidence stems from having been often questioned due to his small height (5 feet 6 inches). The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex native possesses plus speed along with at least average talents overall, and he has the potential to develop exceptional hitting and on-base skills.

New York Mets Top Prospects 2024: Drew Gilbert Leading The Way

Francisco Álvarez behind the plate, Brett Baty at third base, and maybe Mark Vientos at first base, third base, and designated hitter will all likely see consistent playing time as a result.

It also entails taking a peek at certain farm system prospects who are rising to the top and poised to enter the major leagues.

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Since the Mets have avoided free agents tied to qualifying offers and have been picky about which prospects they would give up in deals, this has been a part of their organizational plan for the past couple of years.

Today, we’re announcing the 5 top prospects in the Mets organization entering 2024.

Drew Gilbert

Gilbert joined Double-A Binghamton and almost immediately made an impact. Playing all three outfield spots, he slashed.325/.423/.561 (.984 OPS) in 35 games with six home runs and 21 RBI.

Speaking with a few Binghamton players, it’s evident that Gilbert assumed a leadership role on defense almost right away, positioning the other two outfielders during games.

David Stearns, president of baseball operations, should take Gilbert’s close proximity to the major leagues into consideration as he navigates his first summer with the Mets. Gilbert is one of the top three prospects for the Mets and is not far from the major leagues.

Luisangel Acuña

Word started to circulate that 21-year-old infielder Luisangel Acuña, who was left out of Double-A Frisco’s lineup, was returning to the Mets in place of Scherzer. After giving up his opt-out and no-trade clauses, Scherzer became a Ranger and Acuña a Met, respectively, one day later.

Acuña was enjoying a great season for Frisco with a slash line of.315/.377/.453 (.830 OPS) before entering the Mets organization. Even yet, he may have had some luck because of his.381 BABIP, which helped him achieve some of those stats. Despite having a considerably lower.288 BABIP, his baseline numbers at Double-A Binghamton were not quite as strong, with a.243/.317/.304 slash line.

From a roster management perspective, a call-up is made easier because he is already on the 40-man roster. It is anticipated that he will start the season at Triple-A.

He doesn’t have much home run power offensively, but he is a bat-to-ball hitter with developing plate discipline. He has 30-plus stolen base potential at the next level, demonstrating his great athleticism on the basepaths.

Christian Scott

As the best pitching prospect in the Mets system for SNY moving into the 2024 season, Scott was named the Mets’ 2023 organizational pitcher of the year.

He pitched for the Mets at three different levels, all the way up to Double-A. In eight7.2 innings, with 107 strikeouts and just 12 walks, he recorded a 2.57 ERA in 19 starts.

The former University of Florida fifth-round pick was more of a sinker/slider pitcher who pitched to contact while serving as a reliever in college.

Scott was placed on Brooklyn’s 7-day injured list to begin the season. On May 3, Brooklyn moved him to St. Lucie for a rehab assignment. On May 5, he was activated off the disabled list and returned to Brooklyn. He was promoted to Binghamton on June 12. Binghamton placed him on the 7-day injured list on Aug. 17 and he was activated on Sept. 6.

For Scott, who began the season on the injured list but made up for it during the season, this was a breakout year. He achieved career highs in strikeouts, innings thrown, and victories.

However, if you go below the stats, you’ll find a pitcher who had a ridiculous strikeout-to-walk ratio (107-to-12) and another who helped batters hit only.199. Additionally, he only allowed five home runs in 1,304 pitches.

The scouts from MLB.com say he has two strong pitches. His fastball has swing-and-miss stuff and can reach 96 mph. His slider, which deals harm to right-handed hits, is fashioned after Max Scherzer’s. Whether Scott can develop a third pitch will determine whether he plays as a reliever or a starter.

In an attempt to become proficient with the third pitch and earn a promotion to Syracuse, Scott appears to be a good chance to begin 2024 at Binghamton.

Mike Vasil

Promoted to Syracuse on June 12. July 7: Added to the list of temporarily inactive players so he may participate in the MLB Futures Game July 16 was the activation date.

Vasil was playing in just his second complete minor league season, but an appearance in the MLB Futures Game is encouraging considering how the season went. In 2022, he easily navigated through three affiliates, and in 2023, he reached Syracuse.

After two seasons below 200, he achieved career highs in every statistic and continued to maintain a strong opponent batting average. Considering that he threw almost 2,000 pitches and had an excellent strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3 to 1, the home run rate wasn’t that high.

Virginia, like Scott, had altered Vasil’s repertoire such that his main pitch was a sinker, which he used more often to make contact and generate ground balls. With a four-seam fastball that can reach 96 mph, the Mets returned him to his high school repertoire when he was acquired.

He offers a cutter, curveball, and change-up as his three secondary weapons in addition to his fastball. Vasil may not have a genuine plus pitch, but he can locate a good four-pitch mix.

Dominic Hamel

Hamel began the season with the Binghamton and remained with the Rumble Ponies for the duration.

Hamel played in the lower leagues for two full seasons, and he showed outstanding consistency all around. From 2022 to 2023, his strikeout-to-walk ratio, innings thrown, and ERA all stayed the same.

If the Mets have any grievances, it’s that the opposition’s batting average has risen somewhat from.196 to.230, but this isn’t always a deal-breaker when discussing a pitcher’s development. For Hamel, everything seemed positive, even being healthy the whole season.

Hamel is a skilled ball spinner, possessing a high-spin mid-90s fastball that can generate a 20-inch vertical break. The ball appears to be climbing toward the batter because of the vertical split, which also helps it miss the bat barrel.

His 3,000-rpm slider, which he can throw between 82 and 84 mph and cause swings and misses, may be his greatest pitch.

Hamel has all the tools needed to be a starting pitcher in the major leagues, but he will need to put them all together.

The bullpen is another area that the Mets still need to improve. Furthermore, the Mets must begin cultivating their own relievers even if they want to acquire players from outside the club.

 

 

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