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Top 10 New York Mets Prospects (2025)

Brandon Sproat - Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Draft Sleepers, Dynasty

Chris Clegg's top 10 New York Mets prospects for 2025. The top Mets fantasy baseball prospects for dynasty leagues with detailed scouting reports.

The New York Mets have built a team to win. With Steven Cohen as owner, the money flows freely, meaning the MLB team is loaded. They have also invested heavily in player development, which comes with better scouting and development in the minors. The Mets have a ton of fun prospects who are close to ready. How they fit the picture on the MLB side of things is still to be determined.

Today, we will cover the New York Mets' top 10 prospects heading into the 2025 season as part of the MLB Prospect Rankings For Each Team series. There is a ton of talent to know here for dynasty leagues. RotoBaller readers can see reports on the New York Mets' top 10 fantasy baseball prospects below and can see the full 30 by heading to the Dynasty Dugout!

So, who is on the way to Queens, and what do those players bring to the table for fantasy baseball dynasty leagues? Let's dive into the New York Mets' top 10 prospects for 2025.

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No. 10 Mets Prospect - Jesus Baez, INF

Age 20, 5-foot-10/180 pounds, High-A

Baez was amid a breakout in 2024 but got just eight games in High-A before his season abruptly ended on July 3. A tear in his meniscus unfortunately ended the year with surgery, but Baez is expected to make a full recovery and return to action in 2025.

Small but mighty, the 5-foot-10 versatile infielder has a simple swing and puts the ball on the ball often. Baez never tries to do too much in the box and lets the power come naturally. Before the injury, Baez had 232 batted ball events, having a 104.5 mph 90th percentile exit velocity and an average exit velocity north of 89 mph. Both marks were highly impressive for his age and frame.

Despite being aggressive, Baez does not swing and miss often, posting a 75 percent overall contact rate and an 83 percent in-zone mark. Baez is a bit aggressive, chasing at a 32 percent mark, so I am curious if it affects him as he moves up levels.

Obviously the injury is a damper on what was a major breakout. But that does not take away from the skillset. Baez was never a speedy player, and I would not expect his run times to tick down anymore. If anything, it may take time for his knee to return to full strength and for his power to return.

 

No. 9 Mets Prospect -  Luisangel Acuña, MI

Age 23, 5-foot-8/181 pounds, Major League Baseball

Acuña has never been a standout from a statistical standpoint, but he has continually been a solid performer at every stop. Spending the year in Triple-A in 2024, Acuña showed enough to earn a promotion to the Big Apple by the season's end, and he performed. In 40 MLB plate appearances, Acuña hit three home runs and had six extra-base hits while slashing .308/.325/.641. This followed a 131-game stint in Triple-A, where he slashed .258/.299/.355 with seven home runs.

Speed is one of the more significant assets of Acuña’s game, as he swiped 40 bases in 2024. This followed a 2023 season in which he stole 57. The exciting thing is that Acuña was caught 14 times in Triple-A, despite having plus speed.

Acuña’s swing is very reminiscent of his brother Ronald. Being on the smaller side, Acuña uses a big leg kick to help get his body going to generate power. He does a good job keeping balance despite some aggressive swings and transfers his weight well.

The underlying data is solid. His average exit velocity is 87.5 mph, but the 90th percentile of 103.5 mph is right at the MLB average. However, few are turning into barrels due to a 53 percent ground ball rate.

The contact skills look pretty good as well, as Acuña has a near 90 percent in-zone mark and an overall contact rate of 77 percent. Yes, he is hyper-aggressive and chases at a high clip. He hits too many ground balls, but there is an intriguing skill set here.

Factor in a solid glove, and Acuña has the makings of a solid MLB player.

 

No. 8 Mets Prospect - Drew Gilbert, OF

Age 24, 5-foot-8/195 pounds, Triple-A

Gilbert strained his hamstring on April 6 and missed over three months of action. Upon return, Gilbert showed struggles, slashing just .215/.313/.393 in Triple-A, but he did hit 10 home runs with eight doubles in 56 games. Being on the smaller side, power has always been a question, but Gilbert lifts the ball often and regularly gets to the pull side.

The exit velocity data was underwhelming as Gilbert posted just an 85 mph average exit velocity and a 101 mph 90th percentile. The contact data was solid, though, as he made contact on 74 percent of swings and 84 percent in the zone. Gilbert chased at a better-than-average 26 percent rate, which helped lead to an 11 percent walk rate.

Gilbert’s swing is relatively simple, utilizing a slight toe tap and having a relatively long stride. He creates good hand-to-hip separation, and his barrel stays in the zone for a long time. Gilbert’s hands are quick, which helps with power even though the exit velocities are lower than you would like to see.

He has shown flashes of being a plus runner, though Gilbert is not one to attempt many stolen bases. The speed plays up in the field.

If he can have a healthy 2025 season, it will go a long way, especially after spending time injured in both 2023 and 2024.

 

No. 7 Mets Prospect - Carson Benge, OF

Age 22, 6-foot-1/184 pounds, Single-A

Benge was one of my favorite profiles in the 2024 draft as a highly athletic two-way player who can mash. Having a solid four-pitch mix and being a solid reliever at Oklahoma State, Benge’s future is likely in the outfield, where he can possibly play centerfield due to his athleticism.

In 61 games in his sophomore year, Benge hit 18 home runs and collected 44 extra base hits. The slash line was an impressive .335/.444/.665, and Benge swiped 10 bases. He shows good plate discipline, walking nearly as much as he struck out, posting a 16.7 percent strikeout rate to a 16.1 percent walk rate.

The power is legitimate here, and it was there when he was also a freshman. Posting a 93 mph average exit velocity with a 106.5 mph 90th shows the consistent hard-hit balls, as well as the high-end power. The 60 percent hard-hit rate was one of the best marks in college baseball.

There are questions about his ability to hit higher velocity, and the lack of pulled balls is concerning. But Benge has a high-end bat speed that should make things work against velocity and give him the ability to hit to the pull side.

Benge made quite an impression in his pro debut, posting a 152 wRC+ in a small sample. He slashed .273/.420/.436 with a 91 percent in-zone contact rate and a solid 24 percent chase rate. The 88 mph average exit velocity and 90th percentile north of 102 mph showed solid power.

 

No. 6 Mets Prospect - Nolan McLean, RHP

Age 23, 6-foot-2/214 pounds, Double-A

After being a two-way player at Oklahoma State, McLean has gotten a chance to hit and pitch in pro ball, and while there is present power, the contact skills will always hold him back. McLean did not hit in a game after June 20, which suggests he may be done hitting in favor of pitching, where he is quite good.

After dominating High-A hitters in seven starts, McLean jumped to Double-A, where the surface numbers of a 4.19 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP look just okay. The good news is that he pitched much better than those numbers suggest: in 13 of his 25 starts, he allowed one earned run or less, and in four more, he allowed just two earned runs.

McLean’s fastball sits in the mid-90s with a heavy armside run. He throws from a 5-foot-4 release height, which helps the pitch play at the top of the zone and has a rising effect despite the IVB not being overwhelming. With 10 or more inches of horizontal movement regularly, Mclean has shown bat-missing ability with the offering.

The slider has around 10 mph of velocity separation from the fastball, sitting in the mid-80s with heavy sweeping action. It has late horizontal movement, which deceives hitters, largely due to its extremely high spin rates which have been up to 3200 rpm. Watching the pitch, it is easily plus or better, and the metrics back it up.

McLean will mix a cutter and a curveball on occasion and has worked on a changeup. The biggest concern right now is command and strike-throwing, but those numbers improved all year, and McLean ended the season with a strike rate near 64 percent, which is above average. A breakout seems imminent in 2025, especially with the present stuff and future projections that McLean has.

 

No. 5 Mets Prospect - Ryan Clifford, 1B/OF

Age 21, 6-foot-2/200 pounds, Double-A

Clifford can mash; there are no questions about it, and he has looked like a different hitter since joining Double-A. His stock fell considerably after 31 High-A games in which he hit just one home run. The slash over that span was an abysmal .216/.412/.304 with a 31.6 percent strikeout rate. It shows how tough Brooklyn can play, especially early in the season with the wind blowing in.

After moving to Double-A, Clifford mashed 18 home runs and had 21 doubles in 98 games with a .228/.372/.421 slash. It still left a bit to be desired, as Clifford ended the year with contact rates slightly below average, sitting below 69 percent this year. At times, Clifford looks like a three-true outcome hitter, given the ability to walk, hit for extra bases, and strike out.

Clifford has a patient approach that almost borders on passive. He swung at just 38 percent of pitches he saw but also rarely expanded the zone, walking at a rate just shy of 18 percent. Clifford shows a good feel for power, with exit velocities above-average to plus. The raw power is shown in the fact that he hit a ball as hard as 113 mph, with several other batted balls north of 110 mph.

Power alone will likely lead him to be a major leaguer. The contact will dictate the caliber of player he can be.

 

No. 4 Mets Prospect -  Ronny Mauricio, SS

Age 23, 6-foot-3/166 pounds, Major League Baseball

Mauricio missed the 2024 season due to a torn ACL in the Dominican Winter League. Reports surfaced on October 23, 2024, that Mauricio has not begun baseball activities yet, despite having surgery at the beginning of January 2024. He also had arthroscopic surgery to remove scar tissue from his knee at the beginning of August. It has been a slow recovery process, but Mauricio hopes to get back to 100 percent for the 2025 season.

In 2023, Mauricio had an impressive showing across 116 Triple-A games this year, and after much clamoring from Mets fans, Ronny Mauricio finally received the call. After spending 26 games with the Mets, the results were mixed, but Mauricio did manage to hit two home runs and steal seven bases.

Mauricio is an enigma of a profile as he hyper-aggressively swings at over 50 percent of pitches he sees and chases nearly 40 percent out of the zone. He counteracts it with high in-zone contact, running a rate above 86 percent in Triple-A.

There has never been any denying his power, as Mauricio’s 109 mph 90th percentile ranks toward the top of all MiLB hitters and firmly puts him in the plus or better range. The higher ground ball rate limits the output on barrels, but if Mauricio lifts the ball more consistently, there are 30 home run pops in the bat. While he may not be the fastest runner, Mauricio has a knack for stealing bases at a high clip, posting 20 and 31 during the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

Mauricio plays down in an OBP format dynasty league but could play better in a batting average context. The high swing rates will always limit his OBP upside.

 

No. 3 Mets Prospect -  Jonah Tong, RHP

Age 21, 6-foot-1/195 Pounds, Double-A

Tong enjoyed a massive breakout in 2024, pitching his way from Single-A to Double-A by the season’s end. Spending the majority of time in between in High-A, Tong totaled 113 innings, having a 3.03 ERA with 160 strikeouts to 47 walks.

Since being drafted, Tong has added plenty of good weight and even ticked up with his fastball. This year, he relied on the fastball with a pitch between 92-93 mph, and he regularly touched 20 inches of IVB from a sub-six foot release height. He has touched 97 before, which shows the potential of the offering if he even were to tick up another mph or two.

Tong utilizes a mid-to-upper 80s cutter with above-average horizontal movement for a cutter. The curveball is a hammer, with a shape near 12-6 and an over negative 18 inches of IVB. For those who are unsure, that is an absurd 67 inches of vertical drop. The pitch sits in the mid-70s with high spin rates.

The changeup rounds out the arsenal, sitting around 85 mph with good carry and horizontal movement. The pitch lags but has the potential to be a solid offering.

Strike throwing was a major question coming into the year, but Tong showed an above-average 64 percent strike rate and missed a ton of bats. The swinging strike rate near 17 percent is highly impressive, but Tong also steals some called strikes.

The delivery concerns some scouts I have spoken to, and he will need to prove his ability to land secondaries for strikes. If Tong takes another step forward in 2025, we are talking about a top-tier pitching prospect.

 

No. 2 Mets Prospect - Jett Williams, MI/CF

Age 21, 5-foot-6/175 pounds, Triple-A

Williams missed nearly the entire 2024 season due to a right wrist injury. Returning to action late in the year, Williams got 148 plate appearances, posting a .215/.358/.298 slash with zero home runs and nine extra-base hits. Williams was sent to the Arizona Fall League for additional work.

It is rare to see a profile like Williams’s excel at a high level, but he defies all odds after an impressive 2023 season in which he mashed 13 home runs and stole 45 bases. His listed height and weight are accurate, given that I am on the shorter side and have stood next to him pre-game. Williams controls the strike zone extremely well and walks at a high clip due to his decisiveness. The chase rate of 12 percent was one of the best in the Minors while also making contact at a 79 percent rate across three levels.

Williams shows underrated power for his size, posting a 90th percentile exit velocity of 102.5 mph while hitting plenty of fly balls and line drives, making the most of his power. While the frame is maxed out physically, Williams spent the entire season at 19, and he may find a way to become a perennial 15 to 18 home run threat with elite speed.

There is an argument that Williams might be a 70-grade runner, but he is comfortably a six in that category and is a highly efficient base stealer, finding success on 45 of 52 attempts in 2023.

Williams offers an incredibly high and safe floor, showing enough with the bat, plus the versatility in the field to make him at least an average everyday regular in the Majors with All-Star potential. The speed, plus OBP and batting average skills, will allow him to be a great fantasy asset, even if his power is just slightly below average. I would not put much stock into his 2024 performance, given the injury and how coming back from a wrist injury can affect power and timing. 2025 will be a telling season, though, as we likely see Williams begin the year in Triple-A and spend time with the Mets.

 

No. 1 Mets Prospect - Brandon Sproat, RHP

Age 24, 6-foot-3/215 pounds, Triple-A

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 in 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 10 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 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.

For full reports on the Top 30 Prospects in the New York Mets system and the top 50 ranked, head to the Dynasty Dugout for more of Chris's work!



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