There has been plenty of discussion about the impact Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez, and Mark Vientos have had at the big-league level. So much so, in fact, that they’ve been dubbed the “Baby Mets”.
But do you know what New York doesn’t have a lot of in the minor-league system right now? Top pitching prospects. The last wave came through during the organization’s last competitive window. It featured the likes of Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, and Steven Matz. You remember those guys, right?
This is part of the reason why Billy Eppler spent most of the Mets’ money this past winter on veteran starting pitchers.