Three Mets prospects the team absolutely cannot trade this winter

2) J.T. Ginn

During the 2020 MLB Draft, the Mets hit the jackpot with another potential ace pitcher falling in their laps with right-hander J.T. Ginn. The 21-year old pitcher had been a highly regarded pitcher since high school as he was a previous first-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers back in 2018, but chose to attend Mississippi State and became the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2019. Unfortunately, Ginn would undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery at the beginning of the 2020 campaign, which is why he slid to the Mets in the second round.

Brodie Van Wagenen and company had used a similar strategy to sign Ginn, that they had used to get Matthew Allan under contract the previous year. Many around the league had projected Ginn returning to school or even possibly having a potential high asking price. With the latter being true, the organization was able to get him under contract with a $2.9 million bonus, which is a historically large number for a player selected at his draft slot.

Currently, MLB.com has Ginn ranked as the Mets number six prospect in their farm system as he rehabs his way back to full strength. We have seen a previous video of Ginn rehabbing and playing catch with Noah Syndergaard which is an encouraging sign as we move into 2021. According to MLB.com, Ginn has a “wipeout slider” and his fastball reaches as high as 97 MPH.

If Ginn’s health cooperates we may be looking at Ginn and Matthew Allan as the Mets future one-two punch at the top of the starting rotation. The Mets have positioned themselves well in the last two drafts to have two potential frontline starting pitchers and there is no reason why either should be dangled in trade talks this winter or the future.