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3 Mets prospects we could see traded before the Rule 5 Draft in December

These three Rule 5 Draft eligibile Mets prospects could be on the move if the team doesn't want to protect them on the 40-man roster.

ByTim Boyle|
Oct 22, 2022; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; New York Mets infielder Luke Ritter plays for the Peoria Javelinas during an Arizona Fall League baseball game at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Oct 22, 2022; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; New York Mets infielder Luke Ritter plays for the Peoria Javelinas during an Arizona Fall League baseball game at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
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2) Dom Hamel

The trajectory Dom Hamel was on made it so the 2025 season would have been one where he could have competed for an Opening Day roster spot if he hadn’t already made it there. A third round draft pick back in 2021, he has put together some solid minor league seasons. His best was in 2022 when he went 10-3 with a 3.25 ERA at two different Single-A stops.

It was a whole different story in 2024. Hamel made 27 starts in Syracuse and got hit over the head way too often. A 5-9 record and 6.79 ERA, he was one of several Mets pitching prospects who hit a wall in Upstate New York. Serving up 23 home runs (he has only 40 total in his professional career) helped make this one of the worst imaginable seasons. His walks ticked up to 5.6 per 9 and his strikeouts fell to only one per inning.

This isn’t the end of his professional career. However, Hamel turns 26 in March. There is only so long the Mets can painstakingly wait for him to become the stud pitcher he has looked capable of becoming.

Unlike Ritter, Hamel is more likely to get picked up in the Rule 5 Draft if eligible. The Mets will either have to add him despite coming off of a bad year or look to swap him in a trade. He’ll have value. So will our third prospect on this list.

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