Overview

• ESPN analyst Kiley McDaniel’s post–draft and trade deadline update places the Mets first, with a FanGraphs-based farm valuation up to roughly $315 million from $222 million in January.
• Six Mets made ESPN’s Top 100 prospects list — Jett Williams, Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong, Carson Benge, A.J. Ewing, and Brandon Sproat — with four ranked inside the top 50.
• MLB rates the organization’s pitching prospects as the strongest group in the minors, citing depth built by breakouts from arms such as Jack Wenninger and Will Watson alongside the headline names.
• Five of those six Top 100 Mets are already at Triple-A Syracuse, a proximity that strengthens the big-league club but could make the top ranking tenuous as call-ups occur.
• Carson Benge surged from Double-A to Triple-A after posting a 183 wRC+, and right-hander Nolan McLean has already debuted in the Mets’ rotation, underscoring near-term impact from the system.