Comparing the Mets Top 20 Prospect List to Previous Years

With MLB.com updating its prospect list today, I thought it would be fun to look at what the prospect list looked like in 2013 and 2012 and where those players are now:

2014 List	Status	2013 List	Status	2012 List	Status
1. Noah Syndergaard	Minors	Noah Syndergaard	Minors	Zack Wheeler	ML-1
2. Kevin Plawecki	Minors	Travis d’Arnaud	ML-1	Travis d’Arnaud	ML-1
3. Brandon Nimmo	Minors	Rafael Montero	ML-3	Noah Syndergaard	Minors
4. Michael Conforto	Minors	Wilmer Flores	ML-2	Jeurys Familia	ML-1
5. Dominic Smith	Minors	Brandon Nimmo	Minors	Wilmer Flores	ML-2
6. Rafael Montero	ML-3	Cesar Puello	Minors	Brandon Nimmo	Minors
7. Ahmed Rosario	Minors	Dominic Smith	Minors	Gavin Cecchini	Minors
8. Dilson Herrera	Minors	Gavin Cecchini	Minors	Cesar Puello	Minors
9. Steven Matz	Minors	Dilson Herrera	Minors	Reese Havens	Out
10. Gavin Cecchini	Minors	Kevin Plawecki	Minors	Michael Fulmer	Minors
11. Milton Ramos	Minors	Jeurys Familia	ML-1	Rafeal Montero	ML-3
12. Gabriel Ynoa	Minors	Cory Mazzoni	Minors	Domingo Tapia	Minors
13. Cesar Puello	Minors	Michael Fulmer	Minors	Juan Lagares	ML-1
14. Cory Mazzoni	Minors	Victor Black	ML-2	Matt den Dekker	ML-3
15. Jack Leathersich	Minors	Luis Mateo	Minors	Cory Mazzoni	Minors
16. Marcos Molina	Minors	Domingo Tapia	Minors	Wilfredo Tovar	ML-3
17. Blake Taylor	Minors	Jack Leathersich	Minors	Kevin Plawecki	Minors
18. Michael Fulmer	Minors	Gabriel Ynoa	Minors	Matthew Reynolds	Minors
19. Matt den Dekker	ML-3	Jacob deGrom	ML-1	Juan Urbina	Minors
20. Logan Verrett	Minors	Jayce Boyd	Minors	Cory Vaugn	Minors

If the player has never made the majors, it says Minors by their name. The rest of the code:

ML-1: Established Regular
ML-2: Reserve / Bench
ML -3: Cup of Coffee, Option Rider for right now
Out – Out of Baseball

First, its amazing that from 2012, there is only one player of of baseball.

It is also equally amazing the amount of players from 2012 that not only made the majors, but are a critical part of this team.

There are also a number of players who have seen their stock drastically change. Kevin Plawecki and Jacob deGrom are both examples of the positive side of this. Fulmer, and Puello are downer side of this.

Not too much need for commentary on this. The list on its own is impressive and interesting.