Amed Rosario: Shortstop

The dynamic Rosario began this season as the eighth ranked prospect in all of baseball according to Baseball America. After being named to the Florida State League mid-season All-Star team last year, he finished the season being named a co-winner of the Mets’ Sterling Minor League Organizational Player of the Year award which he shared with Brandon Nimmo. Rosario has done nothing but continue to show the promise that makes him such a highly-touted player this season in Las Vegas (AAA).

At the time of his selection, Rosario was hitting .316 (98–310) for Vegas after hitting .324 (155–479) between St. Lucie (A) and Binghamton (AA) in 2016. Rosario has continued to be a great hitter for average, but has also added power to his game this season. Rosario has already hit a career-high seven home runs in 2017, two more than his previous high of five which he reached in 2016. He has also added 15 doubles, seven triples, and 49 RBI. Upon being selected, Rosario was second in the Pacific Coast League with 98 hits and is tied for third with seven triples.

A day later, Rosario was named to his second consecutive SiriusXM Futures Game as part of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week festivities.

Now 21, Rosario was acquired as an international free agent out of Santo Domingo Centro, Dominican Republic in 2012.

Dominic Smith: Infielder

Dom Smith has been a hitting machine in triple-A, as he leads the Pacific Coast League with 145 of them. Smith has matured nice and developed power at the plate. He has won the Sterling Award for best Mets prospect at every level he has played. He was selected to the SiriusXM Futures Game in 2016 and won the Florida State League Player of the Year in 2015. Smith got the nod from Mets GM Sandy Alderson saying they he would get a call up to the majors before the end of the 2017 season.

P.J. Conlon: Lefthanded Pitcher

After a remarkable 2016 campaign with Columbia (A) and St. Lucie (A) in which Conlon was named the Mets Minor League Pitcher of the Year by posting a 12–2 record and 1.65 ERA, Conlon is continuing to thrive. The 5–11 lefthander from Northern Ireland was the Mets’ 13th round pick of the 2015 draft out of the University of San Diego. After a solid showing in Major League Spring Training this year, Conlon has gone 5–6 with a 4.15 ERA for Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League. With stellar command of his low-90s fastball and ability to change speeds, Conlon has been impressive throughout his short time in the minor leagues.

Luis Guillorme: Infielder

The slick-fielding middle-infielder out of Davie, Fla. has been named an All-Star for the first time since he was named a post-season All-Star in 2015 in the South Atlantic League. Guillorme had made six errors in 296 total chances at the time of his selection, playing both shortstop and second base. He is also doing damage with his bat, hitting .293 with a .354 on-base percentage and leading the Rumble Ponies with 35 runs and 79 hits. He also ranks second on the team in doubles (13) and total bases (92). Mets fans might remember him from Spring Training, where he nonchalantly caught a bat that was flying uncontrollably into the Mets’ dugout with just one hand while his teammates behind him were trying to get out of the way, proving he can make plays both on and off the field.

Tomas Nido: Catcher

Nido is used to playing with the minor league’s finest, as he will be participating in his third-consecutive All-Star Game. When he was selected, Nido’s 33 RBI were tied for the most in the Eastern League among catchers, while his .254 batting average ranks fourth among the league’s backstops. A day after garnering EL mid-season All-Star honors, Nido was selected to play for the World team in the SiriusXM Futures Game in Miami as part of All-Star Week. Nido was invited to his first Spring Training with the Mets earlier this season before being assigned to Binghamton. Last season, Nido won the Florida State League batting title with a .313 average and was named the Sterling Award winner at St. Lucie.

Corey Oswalt: Righthanded Pitcher

Selected in the seventh round of the 2012 MLB draft out of James Madison High School, Corey Oswalt was primarily a position player before the the Mets converted him to starting pitcher. In 2017, Oswalt has produced stellar numbers with a 2.13 ERA (16 earned runs/67.2 innings pitched) and a 5–3 record for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. At the time of his All-Star selection, Oswalt’s 2.13 ERA was second-best in the Eastern League. He also ranked among the league leaders in WHIP (1.15, fourth) and opponent’s batting average against (.231, fourth). It’s the second mid-season All-Star selection of his career and first since he was a NYPL All-Star as a member of the short-season Brooklyn Cyclones in 2014. This past offseason, Oswalt posted solid numbers in the Arizona Fall League, going 4–1 with a 3.33 ERA in seven starts for Scottsdale.

Kevin Taylor: Outfielder

Signed as a minor league free agent in 2016, Taylor has been selected to his first All-Star squad in his second season in the Mets organization. The outfielder is leading the Rumble Ponies with his .308 average and .401 on-base percentage while he ranks among the team leaders with 66 hits, 12 doubles, 24 RBI and a .407 slugging percentage. Taylor has played 46 games in the outfield this season without making any errors after playing primarily on the infield dirt in his previous five minor league seasons. The lefty-swinging Taylor is batting .328 against lefthanded pitching, proving to the league that he doesn’t have a problem hitting against both lefties or righties.

Tyler Bashlor: Righthanded Pitcher

Taken in the 11th round of the 2013 Draft, Bashlor missed nearly two years due to Tommy John surgery that took place in May 2014. Since returning, Bashlor has established himself as an effective reliever. Last season he was 4–2 with a 2.50 ERA (14 earned runs/50.1 innings) in Columbia (A) before a brief call up to St. Lucie (A) at the end of the season. Bashlor has done nothing but build upon that so far this season, earning his first mid-season All Star nod in the Florida State League for St. Lucie (A). Bashlor went 2–0 with a 2.81 ERA (eight earned runs/25.1 innings pitched) and 16.1 strikeouts-per-nine innings in the first half.

Wuilmer Becerra: Outfielder

Becerra is not new to being named to All-Star teams, having been named a post-season All-Star in the Appalachian League and the South Atlantic League. Last year, he was also named a mid-season All-Star in the Florida State League. Becerra is the last piece of the trade that brought Travis d’Arnaud and Noah Syndergaard to the Mets from Toronto in 2012. Prior to the All-Star break, Becerra was hitting .262 with 13 extra-base hits and 26 RBI. Becerra started his season on an eight-game hitting streak, including a stretch of four straight multi-hit games between April 10 and April 14.

Jeff Diehl: Infielder

The 23 year-old Diehl has been in the Mets minor league system since he was drafted in the 23rd round of the 2011 draft out of Cranston West High School in Rhode Island. Diehl is one of only two players from Cranston West HS to get drafted and the only one to sign and forgo college. This year is Diehl’s first minor league All-Star appearance. He got off to a hot start, hitting .280 (26–93) with a .376 OBP, three home runs, and five doubles before going on the disabled list with a back injury on May 14th.

Patrick Mazeika: Catcher

Mazeika has done nothing but rake since entering the Mets minor league system, hitting over .300 at every stop in his minor league career. Mazeika hit .354 (80–226) in 2015 for Kingsport and was named a post-season Appy League All-Star. This season, Mazeika has hit .303 (66–218) with a .394 OBP, seven homers, and 15 doubles while playing catcher, first baseman, and designated hitter. Mazeika had a 13-game hitting streak between April 26 and May 9, hitting .479 (23–48) with 11 extra base hits. He was the Mets eighth round pick in 2015 out of Stetson University.

J.C. Rodriguez: Infielder

Rodriguez started the season at Binghamton (AA), playing three games, before playing for St. Lucie (A) for the rest of the season to date. He has been a do-it-all player, appearing at second base, shortstop, third base, and leftfield between the two levels. Rodriguez has hit .235 with 11 steals for St. Lucie this season. In 2014, Rodriguez hit .312 in 49 games for Kingsport (A) with three homers. He was originally signed by the Mets as a non-drafted free agent out of Santo Domingo on July 15, 2010.

Jhoan Urena: Infielder

Urena was signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2011 and has come up the system mainly as a corner-infielder, but he has also made a few appearances in leftfield so far in 2017 for St. Lucie. Prior to the break, Urena was hitting .309 (72–233) with 19 doubles (one shy of his career high), three home runs and 31 RBI. It’s his second career All-Star nod after appearing as a mid-season All-Star with Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League in 2014. He was originally signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2011 out of Santiago, DR.

Jordan Humphreys: Righthanded Pitcher

Humphreys took the South Atlantic League by storm this season, leading the league in several pitching categories prior to his promotion to St. Lucie following the All-Star Game. Humphreys went 10–1 with a 1.42 ERA (11 earned runs/69.2 innings) in 11 starts for the Fireflies. He fanned well over a batter an inning, striking out 80 in 69.2 frames, while giving up nine walks. At the time of his selection, Humphreys led the Sally League in wins, ERA, WHIP, AVG against, and was third in strikeouts. Humphreys was drafted in the 18th round of the 2015 First-Year Draft out of Crystal River High School in Florida.

Michael Paez: Infielder

Paez is best known for his heroics in the 2016 NCAA Postseason, hitting a walk-off double to send Coastal Carolina to their first ever College World Series which they ultimately won. Paez played for Brooklyn (A) after signing last year before his promotion to Columbia to start the 2017 campaign. In 64 games, Paez hit .290 (65–224) with 31 extra-base hits. He was fourth in the South Atlantic League in RBI with 43 and tied for the league-lead with 21 doubles at the time of his selection. Following the All-Star Game, Paez was promoted to St. Lucie (A). The Mets selected the Florida native in the fourth round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft.

Max Kuhns: Righthanded Pitcher

Kuhns has been lights out as a reliever in his first year of full-season ball, with a 2.10 ERA (six earned runs/25.2 innings pitched) in 17 games with Columbia (A). Kuhn has struck out 37 batters and walked 10. He’s had five saves. In the month of May, Kuhns allowed only four batters to reach base in 9.2 innings pitched, striking out 16 and walking one. Kuhns, a Colorado native, attended Santa Clara (Calif.) University after being a two-sport star in high school, also playing quarterback for the football team. At Santa Clara, Kuhns was converted from a part-time position player and part-time pitcher to a closer, setting a school record in saves with 14 during the 2016 season. The Mets drafted Kuhns in the 21st round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft.

Dash Winningham: Infielder

Winningham, the Mets’ eighth-round pick in 2014 from Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, Fla., has had a great first half of the season, ranking among the league leaders in the South Atlantic League with his 11 home runs (T-7th) and 47 RBI (3rd). On pace to blow past his career-highs in both categories, Winningham was named to his first career All-Star Game in the South Atlantic League and was asked to participate in the league’s Home Run Derby. Although he didn’t win the derby, Winningham impressed in the All-Star game. Starting at first base, Winningham went 1-for-2 with a walk and a two-run double for the SAL South Division All-Stars on his way to being named the Bush’s Most Valuable Player of the Game.