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    Zach Carver
    Zach Carver
    Nov 14, 2025, 18:30
    Updated at: Nov 14, 2025, 18:30

    Mets showcase top-tier talent with five prospects gracing the Top 100. Young arms and hitting phenoms signal a bright future for Flushing.

    The New York Mets have five prospects who climbed their way into Bleacher Report’s updated top 100 MLB prospect ranking heading into the offseason. The Mets have one of the best systems in baseball, with only one team, the Seattle Mariners, having more than five prospects on the list.

    The five Mets propsets whose names appeared on the list were RHP Brandon Sproat (No. 90), SS Jett Williams (No. 39), RHP Jonah Tong (No. 34), OF Carson Benge (No. 29), and RHP Nolan McLean (No. 9).

    The three pitchers, Tong, Sproat, and McLean, all got a taste of major league action last season as the Mets were desperate for any type of starting pitching help. It forced them to take a chance on their top pitching prospects, and although it didn’t result in a postseason berth, it showed that the Mets could have a dangerous rotation of young stars in the near future.

    Of the three, McLean proved to be the most MLB-ready. In eight starts, he posted a ridiculous ERA of just 2.06 and struck out 57 batters in 48 innings. The 24-year-old proved that he’s more than ready to be a mainstay in the Mets' rotation, which significantly lessens the front office’s stress of filling out their rotation this season.

    Sproat also impressed during his MLB stint, recording a 4.79 ERA in four starts. In his second start, he pitched six innings of shutout baseball against the Texas Rangers. He wasn’t as dominant as McLean outside of this, but he showed his potential as a solid MLB starter for years to come.

    Tong struggled the most of the three, but remains a top asset for the Mets. In his first start, he allowed just one run in five innings against the Miami Marlins. He had one more start in which he shut out the San Diego Padres over five innings, striking out eight. Outside of these two starts, he got hit around a significant amount, enough to bring his ERA to 7.71 in his five major league games. Though he might not be MLB-ready heading into 2026, the 22-year-old showed multiple flashes of what could be.

    At shortstop, Williams had an impressive season at the plate for the Double-A affiliate Binghamton Rumble Ponies. He recorded a slash line of .281/.390/.477 with an OPS of .868. As his name suggests, Williams is a threat on the bases, snagging 32 steals in just 96 games with Binghamton last season. With Lindor holding down shortstop in the majors, Williams’ future may come at second base or center field.

    Benge put people within the Mets’ organization on notice in his first full season in the minor leagues. The Mets’ 2024 first-round pick batted .281/.385/.472 with an OPS of .857 across High-A, Double-A, and Triple-A. He has immense bat-to-ball skills and has one of the best outfield arms in the minor leagues. It’s expected that he’ll get his shot in the MLB sometime next season.