Baseball America - Mets Top Ten Prospects - 1999

[Centerfield]

Let's take a trip down memory lane.



Who were the Mets top ten prospects in 1999 according to Baseball America? It's a fun mix of names.



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[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Jose Reyes

[Cowtipper]

Alex Escobar

[Centerfield]

Alex Escobar is correct. Your top rated prospect of 1999. Jose Reyes was not on the list. Jose would debut on the BA Top 10 in 2002.



1. Alex Escobar, OF

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[Cowtipper]

I'm going to do a wild one and say...Rob Stratton.

[MFS62]

Terrence Long



Later

[Edgy MD]

Brian Cole.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Bobby Parnell?

[MFS62]

Octavio Dotel



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[Edgy MD]

Patrick Strange.

[The Hot Corner]

Pete Alonso before he rocked MLB as a rookie.

[MFS62]

Jorge Toca



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[Edgy MD]

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"The Dwead Piwate Gwant Wobbits is here faw yaw SOUL!"

[kcmets]

George Harrison. Oh wait, wrong thread and I'm wrong poster.



I have a dozen Jorge Toca rookie cards if anyone needs them!

[kcmets]

The Hot Corner wrote: Pete Alonso before he rocked MLB as a rookie.

Pete's old, but not that old!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

A boy named Seo

[Edgy MD]

Glendon 2112 Rusch.

[Centerfield]

Wow. You guys are good.





1. Alex Escobar, OF

2. Octavio Dotel

3. Grant Roberts

4. Jae Weong Seo

5. Terrence Long

6. Jorge Toca

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Incorrect: Glendon Rusch, Pete Alonso, George Harrison, Pat Strange, Bobby Parnell, Rob Stratton, Brian Cole.



The last four are hard. Though I think you guys will get one of them.

[Edgy MD]

Jason McCoy Tyner.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Ty Wiggletoes?

[metirish]

I don't have any guesses, but man so cool to see those names , Grant Roberts , Bobby V loved him, until something happened? Got in the doghouse if I recall

Edited February 12, 2025 by Guest

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

He hung out with Tony Tarasco and did bong hits. I may be conflating separate pot incidents

[metirish]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: He hung out with Tony Tarasco and did bong hits. I may be conflating separate pot incidents

Yes, a quick search leads to an ESPN article and a typical Bobby V response , Mark Corey was the other player





I guarantee you no one was in uniform and smoking marijuana, unless they were running around with a whole lot of Visine in their eyes,'' manager Bobby Valentine said. "I grew up in the '60s. I think I could tell by looking in a guys' eyes if he was smoking dope.''





https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2002/0920/1434282.htmlhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2002/0920/1434282.html

[MFS62]

Jason Tyner.



And I should have remembered Roberts. I wrote a song parody of Genie in a Bottle called Pee into the Bottle.

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[Gwreck]

Jay Payton?

[metsmarathon]

aaron heilmann

[Edgy MD]

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Jason Tyner.



And I should have remembered Roberts. I wrote a song parody of Genie in a Bottle called Pee into the Bottle.

Later

[MFS62]

I'll take "Failed Mets Outfield Prospects" for $800, Ken.

Who was Juan LeBron?



Later

[Centerfield]

Good guesses!



1. Alex Escobar, OF

2. Octavio Dotel

3. Grant Roberts

4. Jae Weong Seo

5. Terrence Long

6. Jorge Toca

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8. Juan LeBron

9. Jason Tyner

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I remember Jason Tyner being panned as the worst #1 pick ever. He was like 5'8" and 120 lbs. No power. I looked him up, and he ended up having an 8 year MLB career. I'm shocked you guys guessed Juan LeBron. Literally never heard of that guy.



Incorrect: Ty Wiggington, Jay Payton, Aaron Heilman.



I was surprised to see Jay Payton not on this list. He was pretty well regarded, and called up in 2000.

[metirish]

Good Google search 😆