Where the Mets' Top 30 prospects are starting the season

April 6th, 2016

With the 2016 season getting started, here's a look at where the Mets' Top 30 prospects are projected to start the season:
1. Steven Matz -- New York Mets (MLB)
2. Dominic Smith -- Binghamton Mets (AA)
3. Amed Rosario -- St. Lucie Mets (A Adv)
4. Gavin Cecchini -- Las Vegas 51s (AAA)
5. Brandon Nimmo -- Las Vegas 51s (AAA)
6. Desmond Lindsay -- Extended spring training
7. Luis Carpio -- Kingsport Mets (R) -- DL
8. Wuilmer Becerra -- St. Lucie Mets (A Adv)
9. Marcos Molina -- St. Lucie Mets (A Adv) -- DL
10. Matt Reynolds -- Las Vegas 51s (AAA)
11. Milton Ramos -- Columbia Fireflies (A)
12. Jhoan Urena -- St. Lucie Mets (A Adv)
13. Robert Gsellman -- Binghamton Mets (AA)
14. Gabriel Ynoa -- Las Vegas 51s (AAA)
15. Luis Guillorme -- St. Lucie Mets (A Adv)
16. Ali Sanchez -- Extended spring training
17. Akeel Morris -- Binghamton Mets (AA)
18. Max Wotell -- Extended spring training
19. Thomas Szapucki -- Extended spring training
20. Andres Gimenez -- Dominican Summer League
21. Gregory Guerrero -- Dominican Summer League
22. Eudor Garcia -- Suspended
23. Dario Alvarez -- Las Vegas 51s (AAA)
24. Josh Smoker -- Las Vegas 51s (AAA)
25. Seth Lugo -- Las Vegas 51s (AAA)
26. David Thompson -- Columbia Fireflies (A)
27. L.J. Mazzilli -- Binghamton Mets (AA)
28. John Mora -- St. Lucie Mets (A Adv)
29. Chris Flexen -- St. Lucie Mets (A Adv)
30. Ricardo Cespedes -- Extended spring training
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Team to watch
The Mets got a lot of help from their farm system in 2015, so it stands to reason that you should keep an eye on who will be next in 2016. That means checking out the Triple-A club in Las Vegas, where seven members of the Top 30 will play. Gavin Cecchini is the only Top 100 representative there, but he's joined by Mets' top five prospect Brandon Nimmo and No. 10 Matt Reynolds. There may not be a Steven Matz or Noah Syndergaard on the cusp, but there are a bevy of arms who could lend a hand in New York this season.
Where teams' Top 30 prospects are starting the season
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Las Vegas 51s
Binghamton Mets
New faces
They're a long ways away from contributing in New York, but the Mets will welcome in two recent additions via the international amateur market into the organization. Both Andres Gimenez and Gregory Guerrero received seven figures to sign last July 2. The two shortstops should get their careers started in the Dominican Summer League.
On the shelf
Shortstop Luis Carpio will miss the 2016 season following surgery to repair a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. Right-hander Marcos Molina is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. He's going to miss most, if not all, of the season as well.