Every time the New York Mets promote a prospect, analysis of some past drafts takes place. Carson Benge was a unique fast-riser through the system. The club’s first round pick in 2024 leaped through the minors and even after a poor Triple-A performance at the tail end of 2025, he worked his way into the conversation for the 2026 Opening Day roster. Patience paid off with him. He is now batting leadoff regularly.
The 2024 draft already has a win. What about 2025? David Stearns’ second chance to add to the farm system, the outlook is bleaker nearly one year later.
How the first five Mets draft picks from 2025 are performing
Mitch Voit - 38th overall, 1st round
Technically a first round pick, Mitch Voit feels more like a second-rounder because of how far down the club’s first pick arrived. Penalized 10 spots already because they actually spent money on the major league roster, the Mets weren’t able to make a draft pick until the 38th overall selection. Unfortunately, Voit doesn’t look like a steal. After hitting .235/.343/.294 in his first 22 games in 2025, Voit has struggled to maintain any momentum into this year. Stolen bases have still, oddly, been a major strength. He didn’t attempt many in college yet he has been off and running regularly since going pro. The bat, however, hasn’t kept up. He’s hitting .210/.296/.355 with 4 home runs and 13 stolen bases in 14 tries this season.
Antonio Jimenez - 102nd overall, 3rd round
Things are going really bad Antonio Jimenez. The second pick the Mets had available, he showed promise last year in A-Ball with a .263/.345/.274 slash in 24 games with St. Lucie. This year with Brooklyn he is batting .124/.181/.206. He has 30 strikeouts in the 105 plate appearances which is high but not outrageous. Jimenez is putting the bat on the ball and has 4 extra-base hits compared to only one all of last year. Other than that, no signs exist to suggest he’s taking anyone’s job in the majors anytime soon.
Peter Kussow - 133rd overall, 4th round
The first pitcher taken by the Mets in the 2025 draft was Peter Kussow. We’ll have to wait until 2027 before we see him at all. He’s out for all of 2026 with a right shoulder injury. The 6’5 righty is only 19 so it’s not disastrous territory until he’s old enough to get into all of the clubs and hasn’t logged a single professional inning.
Peyton Prescott - 163rd overall, 5th round
Another injured pitcher, Peyton Prescott has yet to appear in a game for the Mets organization. He had Tommy John surgery last summer before he was even drafted. It’s a wild card pick by the team hoping for a full recovery and better results than he had in college. We’ll have to ignore the 5.15 ERA he had at Florida State and instead rely on the Mets scouting department as to why they took him.
Nathan Hall - 193rd overall, 6th round
You’re seeing a pattern. Nathan Hall, yet another pitcher, is hurt and has yet to appear in a single game for the Mets organization. Already injured upon getting drafted, the Mets took a calculated risk with three of their top five picks. In their defense, there’s just as much of a chance of a healthy pitcher getting hurt as there is for an already injured one to land on the IL. Why not go after the talent and hope medical science wins?
