Prospects, am I right?
For every can’t miss prospect that works out (David Wright), there’s a surefire stud that never lives up to his hype (Paul Wilson), those that become cromulent pieces without superstar status (Kevin Plawecki), those that don’t make it to the bigs at all (Reese Havens), and those unexpected pieces that surprise and delight us all (Jacob deGrom). For his first two seasons with the Mets, Mark Vientos looked more like a Plawecki or a Wilson than a Wright, with many, including this writer and others here at Amazin’ Avenue, thinking he would tap out somewhere along the Dominic Smith/Jarred Kelenic plateau.