Updated NY Mets top prospect list: 2 players ready to move up, 2 who’ll drop down

MLB Pipeline revealed their updated top New York Mets prospect list. Often one of the less controversial lists, there are a pair of players you could make the case should be higher and another two who look ready to drop down.

Watch closely. By the time we get to the next update, expect these players to be positioned in very different spots.

Two Mets prospects are ready to move up mid-year

Elian Pena will move up from number 9

It almost seems insulting to have Elian Pena barely ranked within the top 10. It’s more a matter of him not having enough time logged in the pros. After a terribly slow start in Rookie Ball, he ended up finishing with a .292/.421/.528 slash line. He homered 9 times in 221 trips to the plate.

Pena has a real chance to become one of MLB’s top prospects before he gets to the majors. The only thing that might stop this from happening is if his ascent is so quick no one ever has a chance to rank him incredibly high.

Randy Guzman will move up from number 25

Randy Guzman made it to St. Lucie last year and continued to mash. He’ll play this year at 21-years-old, looking to add to his power. He hit 10 homers last year in 283 chances.

Landing at 25 isn’t disrespectful for Guzman. It’s more of a nod to how well he’s coming along. He added a .302 batting average overall with a .333 average in his 105 plate appearances in A-Ball.

Two Mets prospects are ready to move down mid-year

Mitch Voit will move down from 8

By default, because others have lost their rookie status, maybe Mitch Voit stays right where he is. Last year’s Mets first-round pick batted just .235 with a single home run in his first 99 professional plate appearances.

Voit managed to add an alarming (in a good way) 20 stolen bases in 21 attempts. Running amuck on pitchers and catchers wasn’t something he did in college. There’s no concern over Voit’s underwhelming first 99 plate appearances just yet. Maybe it’s the fear of him becoming another Colin Houck which has me so bearish on him receiving a ranking higher than Pena.

Marco Vargas will move down from 21

Marco Vargas hit just .239 in A-Ball with a pair of home runs. He stole 38 bases and does seem to have some of those abilities to become a quality big leaguer in the future. If he can run and field without being a completely absent hitter, there will be a MLB pension for him in the future.

Getting out of Brooklyn will be crucial. However, after hitting only .208 in a small 2024 sample size, he might just be a slower-to-develop prospect that ends up forgotten in the system.