Found March 19, 2009 on Mets Fever: Yardbarker Blogger Network
It's refreshing to see that Mets prospects get acknowledged, after almost a decade in which the farm was absolutely barren it took a few years for the experts to realize that this wasn't the 2003 Mets minor league system. I've been saying since 2007 that our system has several fine players coming up through the ranks, enough to pull off the Johan Santana and J.J. Putz trades while still having top impact prospects left in the system. Jon Heyman takes a look at the prospects who may impact in the majors this year, the Mets have two players ranked in the list and three others acknowledged. Dan Murphy is ranked #7 and Bobby Parnell #25 along with Nick Evans, Dillion Gee and Michael Antonini were mentioned....7. Daniel Murphy, Mets outfielder. "It's hard not to like him as a hitter,'' one scout said. Which explains why manager Jerry Manuel declared Murphy (.375) a starter on day one. Nick Evans(.277, two homers) will likely be sent out for seasoning, but one...
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