Mets fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of SS prospect Amed Rosario and 1B prospect Dominic Smith, both knocking on the door while playing for Triple-A Las Vegas.
Beyond Rosario and Smith are lots of other prospects who are a bit further away but whose potential is high. Here are five of them...
1.) LHP Thomas Szapucki, Low-A Columbia Fireflies
The 21-year-old Szapucki, the Mets' eighth-best prospect according to Baseball America, has a 2.82 ERA and 1.12 WHIP with 21 strikeouts in 22 1/3 innings this season for the Fireflies.