It has been a good week for finding Mets players on the top prospect lists on MLB.com. They have had a player on the RHP List, the LHP List, the Catcher List, and First Base.
Today, it’s second base’s turn.
Right now the Mets have fan favorite, and my personal favorite, Daniel Murphy patrolling the bag, but it seems unlikely at the end of the year the Mets will give him a long term deal which is partially due to money (he was an All-Star last year and is pretty consistent) and also partially due to Dilson Herrera and Wilmer Flores. If the Mets find a shortstop, the two of them sort of back each other up in case one has an offense that doesn’t pan out. Dilson, Herrera, 20 year-old Columbian Second Basemen, was acquired as the player to be named later in the Buck and Byrd trade that also landed the Mets Vic Black.
On the MLB.com prospect ranking, Herrera is ranked 4th with an arrival of 2017 (even though he played in the majors last year). MLB.com gave him the following numbers: Hit 55, Power 40, Run 55, Arm 50, Field 55 and Overall 50. Last year he was the 8th best 2B prospect with the numbers: Hit 50, Power 45, Run 60, Arm 50, Field 55 and Overall 50.
His power potential (for 2B) is strong. Despite hitting only .220 last season in the majors he still had a slugging of .407. There are those who feel that he could be a potential all-star in a few seasons. Anything above “major league starter” would be a steal in the trade the Mets made, and I’m hoping he pans out.
