Could be considered a top 10 at this point. The guy is fire!

How much higher can he go? He made #40 in BA’s list, and was higher in the community list

Should there be concern with only 5 walks and 177 at bats?

I do not get why he is Way Up.. he is an improved prospect but is he even in top 100 consideration at this point.. a very good start to the season and 20/21 in AA is well obviously good but still a ton of questions in my book.
I guess from (at least for me personally) totaly off the radar to on the radar is a big jump but get impression you are thinking he is a top 100 guy.

I wouldn’t be too rough on Flores, but he was over rated.

Actual quote from BA prospect handbook:

“He’ll open open 2009 at low Class A Savannah as a 17-year old, and with the way the Mets challenge their top prospects, he could find himself as high as Double-A by his 18th birthday in August.”

Obviously he’s not going to be in AA by August. When expectations are set that high, yes they need to be lowered a bit when he doesn’t meet them.

My take on Mets:

B+ Mejia – up, way up. FB 92-96 touching 97-98, plus pitch, very good command. CU 87-88, above average, good command, movement. CB 79-80 – above average, improved but still spotty command.
B+ Martinez – He was already highly ranked, so not up too much. He’s doing what he was supposed to.
B+ Holt – up. The development of his secondary pitches moves him into top 100. CU average, curve shows plus potential, but inconsistent command
B Flores – down a bit, but still tremendous hitting potential. Really belongs at 3B or 1B.
B- Reese Havens – won’t move up yet, but I really like him, he was very impressive earlier in the season.
B- Ruben Tejada – has moved up to this spot. Great skills for young age, but previously doubts about his eventual ceiling kept him lower. His offensive surge over the last 6 weeks at AA suggests more upside than expected. Not superstar tools though, ceiling may still be more like Ryan Theriot.
B- Jefry Marte – not really much a change here. But this ranking is pretty aggressive, almost entirely on potential. Some will have him down based on really poor defense. Could he end up at 1B?
C+ Jon Niese – Down. He was over rated in the top 100. Now he’s more around 150. Still, not as bad as his performance either, the Mets apparently had him make some adjustments in ST and he’s been struggling with new release points. He’ll get it sorted out.
C+ Kirk Nieuwenhuis – Up. The tools and performance so far are beginning to even suggest Hunter Pence type potential. But he’ll need to keep performing over a larger sample and raise the average some to earn a ranking worthy of that projection.
C+ Ike Davis – up a bit, considering how poorly he hit last year. Numbers are good so far, 3rd in FSL in XBH. But projection looks pretty average for 1B. Enough untapped power still there though to rank ahead of Thole.
C+ Josh Thole – Up. Nice numbers in AA, but with his lack of power still projects to maybe a .740-.760 OPS in MLB, with average at best defense. Still looks like a good platoon guy (yes I know he hits lefties – I just think he’ll split time with a better defender).
C+ Dillon Gee – about the same, maybe up a bit. Holding his own in AAA despite aggressive promotion after only 4 games in AA. Ranks amongst league leaders (mostly good prospects) in swinging strikes and strikeouts swinging, despite CU only plus pitch.

Revere shouldn’t move much, same with Conger

up. now that Price and Wieters are in the Majors, Heyward’s probably going to be top-3 (if not #1).

i think Hanson’s in the Majors by July.

Medlen, had he stayed would be up.

Cody Johnson should be up.

i’m a braves fan, all i know really. however, Gordan Beckham is silly skilled and Desmond Jennings is rediculous.

Lars just has not looked good this year at all. Not sure if anyone saw the comment in KG’s latest chat, but one scout referred to Lars as “stiff and unathletic – the kind of guy that turns 40 when he is 26.” Just one guy’s opinion, but definitely not flattering at all.

On the plus side for Sox fans, Casey Kelly has looked tremendous. If Ethan Martin deserves to be in the top 40, then Kelly deserves to be at least that high as well. The kid has been outstanding thus far.

Probably in the 100-125 range.

I think it’s a little early to call Dee Gordon top 50. I definitely think he’s moved way up, but that can be true without making him top 50. At the very least, he needs to maintain this progress all year to be top 50, in my opinion.

He got off to a good start and is struggling a bit after the promotion. Hopefully, Kalish starts hitting again.

Huge Giants fan, love this guy, but he’s really started to struggle in AA. K’s are too high, power hasn’t really shown itself. I am also a Bruin so I’m a total homer, but I think it’s gonna take a little more time with this guy. Rooting hard for him tho.

He cuts that walk rate down next year and he will be top 10

if there’s anyone in the minors that can handle being rushed and not embarrassing themselves, it’s FMart given his history of being pushed and never cratering while never dominating

Patton – Fringe Top 100 probably . . .really knows how to pitch but didn’t have enough stuff to fool guys in AAA or the majors when he was with Houston, his current peripherals in AA suggest more of the same on the way. Still a potential ML starter in the back of the rotation though. Kelly (assuming he’s a RHP) is probably in the 40-55 range off the top of my head. Great athlete, nice repertoire, wonder a little about how high his ceiling is. Mejia = pure helium . . .he’s got to be a top 40 prospect at this point, doesn’t he? Solid peripherals, great fastball, very young. He’s not Deolis Guerra certainly! Norris . . .don’t have a good handle on right now, so won’t answer just yet.

I’ll predict Ackley ends up inside the top 20 for a lot of people who like numbers, BA maybe a little lower but inside the top 30. Leake will be divisive, could see people having him anywhere from top 45 to fringe top 100. The preps . . .pick your poison really. I’d have it in the order of Matzek/Turner/Wheeler at this point, I think, with the first two being at least top 55 or so and then Wheeler significantly lower than that but probably within the top 100 still.

With tonight’s start in AA, Mat Latos has now given up three runs in 48 innings across two levels this year in his first healthy performance as a pro. 49K/11BB, a well-above avg if not plus fastball, emerging slider, big frame… seems like someone whose name should have at least come up in this conversation.