So far this week the Mets have had Noah Syndergaard on the RHP Prospect List, Steven Matz on the LHP List, and Kevin Plawecki on the Catcher List. Yesterday Dominic Smith was featured on the First Basemen List.
This is tremendous for the Mets organization, to have players appearing high on theses lists.
For Dominic Smith, it was a bit of a step back. On the 2015 list, he is considered the 4th best first base prospect. In 2014 he was 1st and in 2013 he was 5th. From 2014 to 2015 scouts have ranked his stats different:
2015: Hit 50, Power 50, Run 40, Arm 50, Field 60, Overall 50
2014: Hit 60, Power 55, Run 40, Arm 50, Field 60, Overall 55
Basically, his power didn’t show up as much as they thought in 2014, some of which could be attributed to him being in a pitcher park, and also his age. He is still growing into his frame, and he is young. I feel that people were a little too down on him after the 2014 season. Luckily with the crop of players we have coming off, the pressure is starting to come off of him (especially with Duda breaking out last year). I’m curious to see how Smith rebounds this upcoming season.
