Top 10 Mets prospects

Here’s the top 10 list from Baseball America…

1. Jenrry Mejia, RHP
2. Wilmer Flores, SS
3. Fernando Martinez, OF
4. Ike Davis, 1B
5. Brad Holt, RHP
6. Jon Niese, LHP
7. Reese Havens, 2B/SS
8. Josh Thole, C
9. Ruben Tejada, 2B/SS
10. Juan Urbina, LHP

Agree?  Disagree?  Don’t care?

Figueroa named International League Pitcher of the Week

In another notch for Nelson Figueroa’s case for a promotion, he was named Pitcher of the Week for the International League.  According to SmallBall USA, it was the second time Figueroa has earned the honors this year.

Here’s the release, via Surfing the Mets…

The International League announced that the Bisons' Figueroa has been named the league’s Pitcher of the Week for the period of July 16-19. It’s the second time Figueroa has been given the weekly honor by the IL, having also won Pitcher of the Week from June 8-14.

Figueroa began his week on Wednesday night as he pitched a scoreless inning for the IL in the Triple-A All-Star Game. The veteran righthander worked a scoreless eighth, allowing a hit and striking out two in the IL’s 6-5 win over the Pacific Coast League.

The All-Star returned to Buffalo to throw a seven-inning shutout in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of the Toledo Mud Hens. Figueroa allowed seven hits and no walks while striking out five in the Herd’s 2-0 win. With Jon Niese’s shutout in Game 1 the Bisons had their first doubleheader shutout sweep since 2006.

Figueroa’s gem lowered his season ERA to 2.32, the second-lowest mark in the International League behind only Charlotte’sCarlos Torres(2.20). Figueroa has won six decisions in a row and has allowed more than two runs in only two of his 15 starts with the Bisons this year.

Adam Rubin also notes that Brad Holt was named Pitcher of the Week for the Eastern League while pitching for the Binghamton Mets.

Two Mets crack Baseball America’s Top 50

Both Brad Holt and Jenrry Mejia appear in Baseball America’s Midseason Top 50 prospects.

Mejia will play in the Futures Game in St. Louis on July 12.

Here’s to hopeful futures in Mets uniforms in their futures.  Whew, that’s a lot of futures.

Brad Holt promoted to Double-A Binghamton

Brad Holt was drafted 33rd overall by the New York Mets last season.  Today, just days away from this years amateur draft, Holt has been promoted to Double-A Binghamton.

Holt is 9-4 in 22 career professional starts.  In 2009, he’s 4-1 with a 3.07 ERA and 1.049 WHIP with Advanced-A St. Lucie.

According to Adam Rubin, Mets officials say Holt is on a similar path that Mike Pelfrey took to the major leagues.  Hopefully he doesn’t take as many lumps once he makes it to the MLB level.

Holt makes his first start for Binghamton on Friday.