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NY Mets Spring Breakout roster: 3 unranked players piquing our curiosity

The game will be a chance to see some unranked minor leaguers with upside perform, too.
ByTim Boyle|
April 4, 2012; Tampa, FL, USA; New York Mets third baseman David Wright (not pictured) glove, hat and sunglasses lay in the dugout during the spring training game against the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-Imagn Images
April 4, 2012; Tampa, FL, USA; New York Mets third baseman David Wright (not pictured) glove, hat and sunglasses lay in the dugout during the spring training game against the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-Imagn Images | Kim Klement-Imagn Images

Last year’s New York Mets Spring Breakout roster was essentially all of their best prospects. This year it’s a little different. While many of those future studs will be present for the March 16 game, the inaugural event looks like it’ll be the most star-filled.

Several Mets prospects are too close to the big leagues to participate hence their exclusion. Health or other reasons may have held back a few more from participating. It’ll be a fun watch regardless and these three unranked prospects might pique your curiosity the most.

First baseman Corey Collins

It’s not that we have any intentions of shuttling Corey Collins up through the minors too quickly. The interest in him is simply how unknown of a player he can be. The 23-year-old was a sixth-round draft pick by the Mets last year. Appearing in 9 games and hitting only .217/.457/.348 in the limited opportunities in St. Lucie, it’s his college numbers at Georgia that make him stand out.

Collins belted 20 home runs, drove in 58, and did it with a spectacular .354/.574/.772 slash line. His 56 walks versus 32 strikeouts won’t be an exact translation to the pros, however, he did have 9 walks against 8 strikeouts for last season in A-Ball.

Infielder Bohan Adderley

The only other position player on the roster unranked by MLB Pipeline who never has been (Kevin Parada and Simon Juan were at one point and we’ve also seen them in spring training), Bohan Adderley is an 18-year-old from the Bahamas. He got a full season in the Dominican Summer League last year, batting a pedestrian .229. Luckily, there was a .356 OBP and 27 stolen bases in 28 attempts to catch our attention.

The Mets farm system is full of infield prospects. At the very least, Adderley could develop into a fascinating speedster if his bat can keep up with his legs.

Pitch Ryan Ammons

With several unranked pitchers on the roster, whom do we select? Quite honestly, most are unknown. The one name you may recognize who doesn’t have a prospect ranking number next to him is Ryan Ammons. He was the player the Mets added in December 2023 in exchange for Justin Slaten whom the Mets took in the Rule 5 Draft.

Ammons put together an incredibly noteworthy debut season. Pitching to a 2.18 ERA in 45.1 innings of work, the lefty is in the “struggles to throw strikes but loves to strike players out” phase of his career. He averaged 11.9 strikeouts per 9 but at the cost of 6.4 walks per 9. An actual look at him should be fun. I’d expect him to be a candidate to finish off the game whether the Mets are winning or losing.

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