With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Mets’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:
- Carson Benge (MLB No. 14), OF -- New York (MLB)
- Jonah Tong (MLB No. 46), RHP -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
- A.J. Ewing (MLB No. 94), OF -- Binghamton (Double-A)
- Ryan Clifford, 1B/OF -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
- Jacob Reimer, 3B/1B -- Binghamton (Double-A)
- Jack Wenninger, RHP -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
- Mitch Voit, 2B/SS -- Brooklyn (High-A)
- Elian Peña, SS -- St. Lucie (Single-A)
- Jonathan Santucci, LHP -- Binghamton (Double-A)
- Will Watson, RHP -- Binghamton (Double-A)
- Wandy Asigen, SS -- Extended spring training (Dominican Republic)
- Nick Morabito, OF -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
- Eli Serrano III, OF -- Binghamton (Double-A)
- Zach Thornton, LHP -- Binghamton (Double-A)
- Chris Suero, C/OF/1B -- Binghamton (Double-A)
- Antonio Jimenez, SS -- Brooklyn (High-A)
- Ryan Lambert, RHP -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
- Dylan Ross, RHP -- Injured (arm fatigue)
- R.J. Gordon, RHP -- Injured (lat)
- Marco Vargas, 2B -- Binghamton (Double-A)
- Jonathan Pintaro, RHP -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
- Peter Kussow, RHP -- Injured (shoulder surgery)
- Boston Baro, INF -- Injured (shoulder)
- Randy Guzman, 1B/OF -- St. Lucie (Single-A)
- Daiverson Gutierrez, C -- Brooklyn (High-A)
- Camden Lohman, RHP -- Extended spring training
- Nathan Hall , RHP -- Injured (internal brace surgery rehab)
- Cam Tilly, RHP -- St. Lucie (Single-A)
- Brendan Girton, RHP -- Binghamton (Double-A)
- Edward Lantigua, OF -- Extended spring training
COMPLETE METS PROSPECT COVERAGE
Team to watch
Double-A Binghamton won the Eastern League championship last season, and many of the Mets' prospects who helped its postseason push return to begin 2026. Ewing and Reimer give the Rumble Ponies some lightning and thunder in the lineup, and Double-A newcomer Serrano is a breakout pick among many in the organization as he adds strength heading into his second full season. The pitching corps should be loaded with Santucci, Watson, Thornton and Girton, and the first two in particular might not be long for the EL if they carry their 2025 success into this spring.
Players we could see in MLB in 2026
Tong is working to get another Major League rotation look after he posted a 7.71 ERA in five starts in The Show last season, and that opportunity could come down to the development of his cutter with Syracuse. Clifford, who is still in only his age-22 season, could be a serious left-handed power option if he can make enough contact, though he’s blocked at first base by Jorge Polanco for now. Lambert and Ross are expected to be key pieces of New York’s bullpen depth. Don’t rule out a debut for Ewing either, even though he’ll open at Double-A. The speedy center fielder made a lot of fans in the organization this spring, and if nothing else, his wheels could be a nice addition down the stretch if the Mets remain in the postseason picture as expected.
New faces
The Mets didn’t add much prospect talent over the offseason, besides top international signing Asigen, who will open his career in the Dominican Republic. However, Peña is a new stateside face after playing all of last season in the D.R. and running cold then hot while doing so. New York is skipping the 18-year-old shortstop over the Florida Complex League with an assignment to Single-A St. Lucie after he was a Spring Training standout on the backfields of Florida. Such an aggressive assignment mirrors what happened to Top 100 prospects Jesús Made and Luis Peña last year.
On the shelf
Ross opened the season on the Syracuse injured list due to right arm fatigue, but he is expected to rejoin the Triple-A bullpen shortly. Gordon has been dealing with a lat injury that should keep him out until late April/early May, and Baro’s right shoulder injury will likely keep him on the IL until June. Lantigua has been dealing with a core injury this spring that will keep him in extended spring training to open the season. He could play in the FCL when that circuit begins on May 2, but it’s still possible he cracks the St. Lucie roster before then.
How to watch
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