This is part two of a look at guys who made last year’s Top 41 Prospect list, but will not appear this year.  Part one looking at the position players is here.  This is the happy section with the MLB graduations.  The next parts will discuss the guys who have slipped off  the list.

#11 – Dillon Gee

A year ago, Dr. Pangloss said, “Gee won’t be any kind of star, but could well stick as a competent (and cheap) fourth or fifth starter.”

Indeed, Gee pretty much was a bottom-end fifth starter. His 4.43 ERA nearly perfectly matched his 4.46 xFIP, and was slightly below his 4.65 FIP for a 84 ERA+.  In total, he put up a 0.2 fWAR and a 1.6 BRefWAR.  With basic rates of 6.39 K/9 and a 3.98 BB/9 or a 10% walk rate and a 16% strikeout rate, he is a back-end kind of starter.

#15 – Pedro Beato

Hi, I’m a middle reliever – 4.30 ERA, 4.64 xFIP and a -0.3 fWAR and -0.3 BRef WAR.  He fanned 5.2 batters/9 IP, walked 3.6 or in percentage terms fanned 13.8% and walked 9.5% of batters faced.

A year ago, Debbie Downer wrote, “His K/rate of 7.5 at AA was a little ordinary for my taste.”

Sure, mid-90s heat is great, but the fastball is better than the whole package now.  Beato will be fighting hard for the Mets’ last bullpen spot, and might well land back in Buffalo, now that he’s no longer subject to the Rule 5 roster restrictions, to refine his game to start 2012.