In the New York Post, Tim Bontemps spoke to a scout who had just seen SS Wilmer Flores and 3B Jefry Marte play in Savannah.
Bontemps’ scout didn’t like Flores at all:
“I was not impressed at all. . . . In fact, I was kind of shocked.  I was expecting an outstanding player, and I saw [...]

This is part seven of my continuing review of my pre-season ranking of the Mets Top 41 prospects.  Part 1 (36-41) is here, part 2 (31-35) is here, part 3 (26-30) is here and part 4 (21-25) is here, and part 5 (16-20) is here and part 6 (11-15 is here).
This is a disappointing group, [...]

A+: FORT MYERS MIRACLE (4) @ St. Lucie Mets (2)
RHP Jose De La Torre (L, 0-1) entered the game in the ninth trying to save a 2-1 game, but suffered his second blown save after surrendering three runs and three hits. LHP Eric Niesen started for St. Lucie and was very sharp, yielding an unearned [...]

Baseball America’s Ben Badler checks in from two low-level Mets-Marlins minor league games.
Flores and Marte were both impressive today. … From his face to his body, Flores looks every bit like a player who didn’t turn 17 until the last month of the 2008 season—until he steps into the batter’s box. The righty-batting Flores stays [...]

Yesterday morning the great team at Baseball America broke down their Top 100 Prospects list by position and looked at the best tools at each. They came to the conclusion that “based on star quality and depth, catcher has emerged as the best position, edging righthanded starters.”
Some of highlights from the Met organization include:

Jonathon Niese [...]

Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6’1”, 187 lbs
Acquired: NDFA (7/2/07)
Born: 6/21/91 (La Romana, DR)
Why Ranked Here: The well built Marte has the potential to be a middle of the order run producer at third base in baseball’s version of the distant future. The fact that the Mets are well stocked at third does not matter to Marte’s [...]

R – GCL: Jefry Marte 3B
G-GCL: .325/.398/.532 14 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 13 BB, 20 K
Marte’s .930 OPS led the GCL.

What he is: A 17 year old 3B with precocious pop.
Where he came from: signed as a NDFA 7/2/07 from La Romana, DR
When he grows up: In a perfect world, Marte, who already [...]

Matt Blood handled the GCL rankings for Baseball America this year. He ranked 3B Jefry Marte (.325/.398/.532) at #3 and RF Cesar Puello (.305/.350/.364) at #12.

The most interesting thing he wrote about Marte:
“He already has a good swing and a strong body, but I can see him growing and getting even bigger and stronger,” [...]