These prospects have the best tools in the Mets' farm system

From bat-to-ball ability to speed, arm strength and defensive feel, the Mets' farm system features prospects flashing loud tools that should give them a chance to impact games at the highest level.

Here’s a look at the Mets prospects with the best individual tools in the system:

Hit: 60 -- Carson Benge, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 21)

Benge had some of the most advanced bat-to-ball skills in his Draft class, and showed them in spades as he hit everywhere he went during his first full pro season, reaching Triple-A. He shows strong plate discipline, the ability to draw walks and make consistent hard contact, leading to a .281/.385/.472 slash line across three levels in '25.

Honorable mention: SS/OF/2B Jett Williams

Power: 60 -- Ryan Clifford, 1B/OF (No. 8)

Clifford’s standout tool is his loud left-handed power, which he gets to well in games with an uphill bat path that helps him lift and pull. The 22-year-old ranked sixth in the Minors with 29 homers in '25, and he's the youngest player to go deep at least 70 times in the Minor Leagues since 2023.

Honorable mention: SS Elian Peña

Run: 70 -- Nick Morabito, OF (No. 16)

Morabito’s elite run tool translates into consistent sprint speeds of 30 ft/sec or faster and allows him to create havoc on the basepaths and run down would-be gappers in the outfield. The 22-year-old has racked up 108 steals over the past two seasons.

Honorable mention: SS/OF/2B Jett Williams

Arm: 60 -- Carson Benge

A two-way player in college, Benge ran it up as hard as 96 mph from the mound before deciding to focus exclusively as a position player in pro ball. That plus arm strength is now a defensive asset from anywhere on the outfield grass.

Honorable mention: 1B/OF Ryan Clifford

Field: 55 -- A.J. Ewing, OF/2B (No. 7)

Ewing's 60-grade speed and plus athleticism give him valuable versatility, as he is capable of contributing defensively up-the-middle in the infield and outfield. He's mostly focused on center field since the Mets made him a compensation pick in the 2023 Draft, where his wheels allow him to track down would-be gappers with regularity.

Honorable mention: OF Carson Benge

Fastball: 70 -- Jonah Tong, RHP (No. 4/MLB No. 46)

With his deceptive over-the-top delivery and good extension, Tong features one of the best heaters in the Minors. His four-seam fastball regularly blows by hitters at 94-97 mph with exceptional ride at the top of the zone, generating a 36.5 percent whiff rate in the Minors before his MLB debut in August. The MLB average for fastball whiff rate is 21.4 percent. Tong's heater is his secret sauce, the pitch that sets up all his other weapons.

Honorable mention: RHP Ryan Lambert

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Curveball: 55 -- Jonah Tong

Tong complements that heater in part with a hammer of a curve. It bends in at 74-76 mph and with more than 65 inches of vertical break, and Tong can throw it both early in the count for get-me-over strikes and late for swings-and-misses when he needs them most.

Honorable mention: RHP Nolan McLean

Slider: 70 -- Nolan McLean, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 11)

McLean's best pitch is a true plus offering, with sharp, late movement that regularly generates both whiffs and weak contact. It's a monster sweeper that swoops in at 84-87 mph, with elite spin and 15-16 inches of horizontal break. McLean uses it to complement an upper-90s heater and can run the pitch away from righties or backfoot it to lefties, making it an equal-opportunity weapon for the talented right-hander.

Honorable mention: LHP Jonathan Santucci

Changeup: 60 -- Jonah Tong, RHP

None of Tong's pitches improved more in '25 than the changeup, which emerged as his most-used secondary pitch and a true weapon. He uses a Vulcan grip to generate 13-14 inches of armside movement and 18 more inches of drop than his fastball, and he can tunnel the two pitches for maximum deception. At 84-87 mph, it features about 10 mph of velocity seperation from the heater, ample difference to get tons of swings-and-misses on the pitch, even within the strike zone.

Honorable mention: RHP Brandon Sproat

Splitter: 60 -- Dylan Ross, RHP (No. 20)

The 25-year-old reliever sets hitters up with a triple-digit fastball, then makes them look foolish with a spin-killer of a split. Ross throws the splitter at 88-91 mph and below 900 rpm, and the pitch drops more than 16 inches more than his fastball, making it a tunneling weapon. He can make right- and left-handed hitters look defenseless when they routinely swing over it.

Control: 60 -- Zach Thornton, LHP (No. 20)

The 22-year-old southpaw has just average stuff, but his near-elite control allows him to pound the zone with strikes. He's issued only 29 walks across 140 2/3 innings in his professional career and looks like a future back-end starter because he rarely gets in his own way.